Wedding Planning Tips: Making the Most out of your Wedding Website
Weddings take a lot of planning, especially in the Boston wedding market. Because we live in a major US city, there are so many options when it comes to ceremony locations, reception venues, guest lodging, etc. A great tool to ensure that your guests are up to date on all the pertinent information for your wedding is a wedding website. Keep reading to find out the best ways to optimize your site for you and your guests.
Choose the right platform: There are so many options to choose from when deciding where to have your website hosted. Think strategically about what functionality you want your wedding website to have. Are you planning on doing online RSVPs instead of traditional mailed ones? Make sure the site you choose offers this and that it is user friendly for your guests. Are you looking to enable a honeymoon fund donation on your website? Research which website hosts can accommodate - some of our favorites are The Knot and Zola
Decide on your vibe: Consider your wedding website an extension of your invitation suite. There are many templates to choose from, and some sites like Minted even have website designs that will match your invites. Visually, your website will help guests know what to expect at your wedding, and you can use a FAQ page to communicate things like dress code, if children are invited, or any special accommodations.
Provide the details: Your wedding website is a place that guests can go for all of the information about your wedding. You should include dates and times, locations, dress codes, and full schedule of events. Make sure to only include information that is pertinent to all guests, so for example you wouldn’t include details about the rehearsal dinner or other events exclusive to the bridal party. Details about travel and hotel room blocks are very important to include for out of town guests. This is also a great place to provide links to your wedding registries.
Explain unique traditions: A wedding is a blending of two families, and with that sometimes comes a mixing of two different cultures. If one side of your family or new family has unique cultural traditions surrounding weddings, it can be a good idea to explain these to guests beforehand on your wedding website so they know what to expect. For example, guests who have never attended a full catholic mass might not know about appropriate dress for a church service.
As Boston Wedding planners, we recommend that your wedding website be complete by the time you send out Save the Dates. You can link to your website with a QR code, or come up with a catchy URL for them to access on their own. Remember that many people will be accessing your site from their phones, so ensure that it is mobile friendly. You can find more info about our recommended timelines here.
Happy planning!
-Elle & Team
