To be able to easily share wedding details, gift registries, or accept RSVPs all in one place is quite a perk for couples trying to communicate a ton of information to their guests. With the many changes 2020 brought, couples looked to wedding websites to keep their guests updated on the fluid details of their day. We think this tip can be taken into the future, giving you a platform to make announcements or updates along your wedding planning process. Wedding websites have become a common complement to save-the-dates or invitations which are designed to only display a limited amount of information, and of course, cannot be changed once sealed for delivery!
If you’re interested in what wedding websites have to offer and want to know the difference between popular wedding website platforms like WeddingWire, Zola, and The Knot, we have information here to help you get started!
Top 3 Wedding Website Providers: What’s the Difference?
Zola
- Cost: Free (Custom domain is $14.95)
- Registry: Zola-hosted registry
- RSVP services included
- 140+ design templates
- Matching Wedding Stationery
The Knot
- Cost: Free (Custom domain is $20)
- Registry: Easily hosts registries from many places, along with cash and experience gifts
- RSVP services included
- 100+ design templates
- Matching Wedding Stationery
WeddingWire
- Cost: Free (Custom domain is $24 for 1 year)
- Registry: WeddingWire-hosted registry
- 120+ design templates
- RSVP services included
Other Wedding Providers with More Customization & Designs
Platforms like Squarespace and Wix allow for more customization if you don’t dig a standard template provided by common wedding website providers, but this comes with a price. While these sites make site building super easy, they are not built for weddings specifically, so if you can afford something a bit more customizable, but with a few of the popular wedding website bells and whistles, check out Minted, Joy, or Riley & Grey.
Wedding Website: What’s Needed?
Your wedding website is expected to include useful information for those attending your wedding, and for those who are unable to but want to still send you a wedding gift. Be sure your website includes these four main details:
- Wedding date and time
- Location and address of the ceremony and reception
- Links to your gift registry
- Details on reserving rooms with any hotel room blocks
Making Your Wedding Website Unique
Here are two ideas to add to your website to further personalize it!
- How You Met and/or Engagement Story – While your closest friends probably can share these stories themselves, or were most likely involved along the way, you still have old friends or relatives who haven’t heard the story in its entirety. Your website gives you the opportunity to set it straight on what your official first date was, who said, ‘I love you” first, how the question was popped!
- Couple’s Top Shops – Share your favorite restaurants, pubs, and shops in the local area around your wedding! Perhaps you have a reason for why you’re getting married in that town or a local establishment you met at or had your first date at. Share the places that mean the most to you two, or suggest a spot to visit before or after the ceremony, after the wedding reception, or for breakfast the next morning.
So, when you’ve run out of space on your wedding invitation, want a platform to share your favorite engagement photos, or want to share your favorite spots in the town of your wedding for your guests, a wedding website is a great solution!
Complete Weddings + Events in Manhattan
Creating a wedding website helps build up excitement for the big day, and can be a great resource for your guests! Contact Complete Weddings + Events in Manhattan to help knock out your wedding vendor team to help make this big day a success!