What Should a Wedding Website Include

The average couple answers the same six questions roughly 40 times each before their wedding. Where is it? What time? Where should we stay? Is there parking? Can I bring my kids? What should I wear?

A wedding website answers all of them once. Done well, it means your guests arrive informed, your inbox stays quiet, and you spend the final weeks before your wedding actually enjoying the anticipation rather than fielding logistics texts at midnight.

Here's what to include — and what most people forget.

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The Non-Negotiables

These are the sections every wedding website must have. If any of these are missing, your guests will call.

Date, Time, and Location

Sounds obvious. And yet: be specific. Don't just write "St. Mary's Church, Warsaw" — write the full address, a map link, and the exact times for both the ceremony and reception if they're at different venues or there's a gap between them.

Include:

• Ceremony venue: full address, start time, doors open time
• Reception venue: full address, start time (if different from ceremony)
• Any gap between ceremony and reception — what guests should do in between

If the ceremony and reception are at the same venue, say that explicitly. Guests will assume there's travel unless you tell them otherwise.

RSVP

The RSVP section deserves more than a note saying "email us". Link directly to your online RSVP form with a clear deadline prominently displayed.

State the deadline twice — once near the RSVP button and once in the intro text. Guests notice it the second time even if they skim past it the first.

If you need dietary information or meal choices, collect it here in the RSVP form — not via a separate process.

Dress Code

Every guest will wonder this. Every single one. Include it even if you think it's obvious. "Black tie", "smart casual", "garden party attire", "no specific dress code" — all of these are useful answers. Silence is not.

If the venue is outdoor, on grass, or involves a long walk, mention it so guests can make sensible footwear decisions.

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Sections Most Couples Include (But Don't Do Well)

Travel and Getting There

This section is almost always underdeveloped. Most couples write two sentences about the nearest train station and call it done. Your guests deserve better.

Cover:

• Driving: parking situation (free, paid, limited, nearby car parks with addresses)
• Public transport: nearest station or stop, realistic walking time from it
• Taxi/rideshare: whether taxis are readily available at the venue, or whether guests should book in advance
• For guests coming from far away: which nearby town to base themselves in, rough travel time from major cities

If the venue is rural or awkward to reach — a country estate, a barn in the middle of nowhere — this section is doing very heavy lifting. Don't shortchange it.

Accommodation

You don't need to have negotiated a group rate (though if you can, it's worth a few calls). You just need to tell guests where to look.

Include:

• 2–3 specific hotels or guesthouses you'd recommend, with approximate price range
• The area they should be searching in (guests from out of town often don't know whether to book in the nearest village or the nearest town)
• Any accommodation on-site or within walking distance — always mention this first
• Whether a shuttle is running between accommodation and the venue (massive relief for guests who want to drink)

Our Story

Optional, but guests genuinely enjoy it. A short, human paragraph or two about how you met, how the proposal happened, or what the relationship means to you. Not a novel. Not a CV of your relationship.

Two or three paragraphs. One photo. That's enough to make it feel personal without oversharing.

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Sections Most Couples Forget

These are the sections that, when missing, generate the most questions.

The Schedule

Not a minute-by-minute breakdown — just the shape of the day.

2:00 pm — Ceremony begins
3:00 pm — Drinks reception
5:00 pm — Wedding breakfast
7:30 pm — Evening reception begins
12:00 am — Music ends

This single section eliminates a huge number of questions: when should guests arrive, when is the evening reception, how late does it go, when can Grandma leave without missing anything important.

FAQ

The highest-ROI section on a wedding website. Write down the eight questions you've already been asked, answer them concisely, and never answer them again.

Common FAQ entries:

• Can I bring children? (State this clearly — guests are desperate to know and terrified to ask)
• Are there vegetarian / vegan options?
• Is there parking at the venue?
• What's the WiFi password at the venue? (For the evening)
• Can I take photos during the ceremony?
• Where should I sit at the ceremony?
• Is the venue wheelchair accessible?
• Is there a gift list? (Link to your registry if so)

The FAQ section signals to guests that you've thought about their experience. It also gives you somewhere to redirect every question: "It's all on the website!"

Gift Registry

If you have one, link to it. If you don't want gifts, say so. "No gifts please, your presence is the only gift we need" is a complete and perfectly acceptable answer — but say it, so guests aren't left wondering.

If you have a gift registry, link directly to it from the website rather than making guests search for it separately.

Photo Gallery

A few photos of the couple — engagement shots, a favourite travel photo, something candid — make the website feel alive rather than like a logistics document. Four to six photos is ideal. More than that gets unwieldy.

If you have a photographer you love, link to their work. Your guests will look them up anyway.

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Things to Get Right Technically

Keep the URL simple

Your website address will be typed into phones, shared in WhatsApp groups, and printed on invitation inserts. It needs to be short and guessable.

getcelebrate.app/magda-tomek beats weddingwire.com/wedding/magda-and-tomek-2026-june-14th-warsaw every single time.

Mobile first

Most guests will visit your website on their phone, probably while on a commute or at work. Check that every section reads correctly on mobile — especially the RSVP form, the map link, and the schedule.

Keep it updated

A wedding website is a living document until the wedding day. If the ceremony time changes, update the website. If you add a shuttle, update the website. Tell guests to check it for the latest information — and then actually keep it current.

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What Not to Include

A countdown timer. It felt exciting in 2015. Now it just creates pressure.

A password gate for the whole site. If guests can't find the basic information without a password, they'll call instead. Reserve passwords for truly private sections (like a post-wedding photo album) if you use them at all.

Too much text on the home page. Guests want to find things quickly. The home page should feel like a welcome, not a document. Save the detail for the FAQ and travel sections.

Autoplay music. Please. No.

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Frequently Asked Questions

When should we launch our wedding website? At the same time you send save-the-dates — often 9–12 months before the wedding. The sooner it's up, the sooner guests have something to point their questions at.

Do we need a wedding website if we're having a small wedding? Even for 20 people, a simple page with the date, address, and dress code saves you dozens of messages. It's worth 30 minutes of setup.

Should the wedding website be public or private? Usually public is fine — the URL isn't indexed by Google if you don't want it to be, and the information on it (venue, date) isn't sensitive. If you have genuine privacy concerns, a simple password on the site is reasonable.

How often will guests actually visit the website? Most guests visit twice: once when they first get the save-the-date, and once in the week before the wedding to double-check times and directions. Make sure both those visits are useful.

Can we use the website to collect RSVPs directly? Yes, and this is the best way to do it. An embedded or linked RSVP form on your wedding website means guests can confirm their attendance in the same session as reading the details — no separate email, no lost paper card.

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A wedding website isn't just a nice-to-have. It's your communication hub for the entire guest experience — from save-the-date to the day itself.

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