Do you need a wedding website?

When you probably don’t need one

• The wedding is small, local and in one place.
• Everyone invited is in the same family group chat.
• There’s nothing to book: no travel, no hotel, no transport between venues.

Then a paper invitation with the date, time and place, and a phone number for replies, does the job.

When a website saves you time

• Guests travel. They need directions, places to stay and when to book, and they’ll want to check them more than once.
• The day has several parts: a ceremony in one place, a reception in another, a brunch the day after.
• You have a big guest list. Collecting fifty or more replies by message is where most couples give up and build a spreadsheet anyway.
• Details change. A website can be updated in a minute. A printed card can’t.
• Guests speak different languages. One page can show the details in each of them.

Website, app or paper?

These aren’t either-or. A common mix: a printed invitation with a short message and a QR code, and the website with everything else. Paper sets the tone; the website does the practical work.

Wedding apps that guests have to download tend to get fewer replies than a link that opens straight in the browser. Ask yourself whether your oldest guest would install an app to tell you they’re coming.

Your options

• A free builder. Quick and free. Usually comes with the builder’s branding and an address on its domain, and many couples end up with similar-looking pages.
• A paid template. More choice of design, a monthly fee, and you set it up yourself.
• A page made for you. Designed for your wedding, with your own address, and someone else does the setup. Costs more than doing it yourself, but you don’t spend your evenings on it.

Whichever you choose, the content matters more than the tool. Start with our checklist of what to put on it. If you’d like it made for you, see our event websites.