What to Include on a Wedding Website

Your wedding website needs to answer three questions quickly: where do we need to be, what do we need to know, and how do we reply?

Start with your names, wedding date, location and RSVP instructions. Then add the details that affect your guests' plans: timings, travel, accommodation, dress code and answers to likely questions. Your story and photos can make it personal, but guests should not have to scroll through a photo album to find the ceremony time.

Here is a practical way to build the site in layers, including what to publish first and what to keep private.

The information to publish first

You do not need a finished wedding to create a useful website. You need accurate information and a clear distinction between confirmed details and things still being planned.

If the venue is not confirmed, name the city rather than suggesting a specific address. If RSVPs are not open, say so. A visible "Formal invitation and RSVP details to follow" is more useful than a button that goes nowhere.

1. A welcome that points guests in the right direction

Use a short introduction, then tell people what they can do next. For example:

We're getting married, and we're so happy to celebrate with you. Here you'll find the schedule, travel information and answers to your questions. Please respond by [RSVP date] using the RSVP section.

Change that last sentence when responses are not yet open. More personal alternatives are in our wedding website welcome message examples.

Keep the practical essentials visible near the top: names, date and location. Avoid putting all of them inside an image, where guests cannot easily copy an address or enlarge the text.

2. A schedule with arrival times, not just ceremony times

"Ceremony at 4 PM" and "Please arrive at 3:30 PM" are different pieces of information. State both when guests need to be seated before the ceremony begins.

For each event, include its full date, local start time, venue name and address. Add an end time when confirmed. Note any venue change between the ceremony and reception, and identify which entrance guests should use if that is not obvious.

Do not publish an invitation-only dinner in a schedule every visitor can see. Share it privately, or use access controls you have tested from both an invited and an uninvited guest's perspective. See our guide to wedding websites with multiple events for planning the full weekend.

3. RSVP instructions that explain the next step

Your RSVP section should state who should reply, how they should find their invitation and when a response is due.

A useful version reads:

Please RSVP by [date]. Open your invitation link and respond for each named guest in your household. If you need help finding your invitation, contact [name] at [contact method].

Adapt that to your actual RSVP process. Do not promise that guests can search by name, edit responses or add people unless your chosen setup allows it.

Collect only the information you will use. Our wedding RSVP questions guide covers attendance, meals and other useful questions without making the form feel like an application.

4. Travel information that helps guests make decisions

A travel page should help someone decide where to stay and how to reach the celebration. Include the venue address, transport arrangements, parking instructions and any accommodation offer you have actually confirmed.

For hotel blocks, show the booking deadline and explain whether guests book and pay directly. Do not describe rooms as reserved for everyone if availability is limited. Avoid quoting journey times as guarantees; suggest checking the route for the relevant day and departure time.

For international guests, write the month in words and make the event's time zone clear. Link to official travel information rather than maintaining your own immigration or entry-rule advice.

5. An FAQ that prevents awkward guessing

Your FAQ is the place to answer questions about plus-ones, children, clothing, accessibility, photographs and transport.

Use direct language that reflects the decisions you have made. "Please refer to the named guests on your invitation" is clearer than "We hope you understand our intimate celebration."

You do not need a huge FAQ. Start with the questions that could change someone's attendance or travel plans. Our wedding website FAQ examples provide answers you can adapt.

6. Personal details that are genuinely yours

Add your story, photos or wedding-party introductions because you enjoy sharing them, not because every wedding site needs the same sections.

Use the names and roles people actually use. Ask before sharing someone's photograph, personal story or contact details. A couple who would rather skip "how we met" can simply publish a welcome and a practical schedule.

Registry information can have its own discreet section. Keep it optional in tone and make it easy for guests to return to event information.

What not to publish

Keep guest addresses, phone numbers, dietary answers, invitation codes and internal planning notes off public pages. An unpublished link is not the same as restricted access. Likewise, asking search engines not to index a page is not a substitute for a password or invitation check.

Give guests a private way to ask about accommodations or sensitive arrangements. The website can explain how to contact you without publishing the request itself.

A copy-and-paste website outline

Welcome: [Names], [wedding date], [city], a short message and the next action.

Schedule: Arrival time, ceremony, reception, confirmed locations and transport notes.

Travel: Accommodation, booking deadlines, parking and transport information.

RSVP: How to respond, the deadline and a help contact.

FAQs: Invitations, children, clothing, accessibility, photos and other relevant decisions.

Optional: Your story, wedding-party introductions, photos and registry links.

Test the site like a guest

Open it on a phone while logged out. Find the ceremony address, RSVP deadline and help contact without relying on the editor's navigation. Test every link and ask someone unfamiliar with the plans to explain where they need to be.

Then test any restricted information separately. The couple's editing view cannot tell you what an uninvited guest sees.

Keep the website useful as plans change

Choose one person to maintain the information and check it before sending invitations or reminders. A short, accurate site is better than a complete-looking one with outdated arrangements.

Ready to put the essentials together? Create your wedding website with Shared Beginning, then use this outline as your publishing checklist.