What is a Wedding Website?
A wedding website is the central hub of all information about an upcoming wedding. It is a one stop shop for all information about the wedding and is the couple's main point of communication with their guests. Rather than needing to email, ring or snail mail guests when there is a change, they simply need to update the website for all to receive the new information.
A wedding website can be used as a wedding planning tool too, providing additional information to guests that isn't on your invitations. Don't want the whole world to know? No problem, as you can password protect your website, giving only the login details to your guests.
Benefits of Having a Wedding Website
While building a wedding website does give you yet another job to do, we think it is well worth the benefits which include:
- one place for all information - wouldn't it be great not to have to deal with everyone's questions? Your wedding website could contain information such as local accommodation options, dress codes or a wedding day timetable.
- can manage RSVPs and other guest details online - keeping track of you has RSVP'd or not is a big time waster. Snail mail is slow and costly, emails are easily lost and phone calls forgotten. What if your guests could RSVP online through your website, which collects their replies in one place. What if I told you that you could also ask your guests for additional information at the same time, such as their postal addresses for your thank you cards and their dietary requirements?
- wedding registry information or wish lists - forget sending your guests to multiple wedding registries. Add all the information to your website instead, or just create your own wish list for gifts.
- can send out one email to all your guests at the same time - need to make changes to your plans? No worries, simply use the bulk emailer to send out one email to all your guests with the information, or to request that they revisit your website.
- cost effective - printed invitations, envelopes and stamps can really put the costs up for a wedding. Instead you share all the information on your website for a small monthly web hosting fee.
- eco friendly - by choosing a wedding website provider who has green web hosting, your wedding is even more eco-friendly!
- digital keepsake - encourage guests to upload photos of your wedding day to you website. Or you could add your own to share with everyone.
How to Build a Wedding Website
We recommend using Website World's platform to build your wedding website. With their drag and drop snippets you simply add the page features you want to each page, then add your text and your photos. With pre designed editable templates, you'll soon have your website up and running. After you have purchased your domain name, you'll need to create your website and get your special wedding email account set up. Pages that could come in useful for your wedding website include:
- Home page - here's where you put the most important information - date, time and place of your wedding and reception
- Accommodation page - here's a page for out of town guests. Add details of local accommodation options, and even about some of the local attractions and eateries.
- RSVP page - have a specific form on this page that lets your guests answer your invitation. You'll be able to see all of their answers and who has replied, which is a great way to keep track of RSVPs.
- Bridal shower page - if you are having a bridal shower, set up a page which contains all of the details guests will need to know. You might want to make this page members only. In this case, users need to login with their own password, and you'll simply set up a group of members.
- Wishlist page - rather than be highly specific as you would need to be on individual business' online registries, you can simply make a list of the types of things you would like guests to consider gifting you both.
- FAQ page - here's where you put all those little time consuming questions and their answers that you are forever answering, such as dress code and venue directions.
- Contact page - you need a page with a form that makes it easy for people to contact you. Your form can be as simple as just requesting their name, email and message.
Posted: Thursday 20 June 2024
