Your Wedding Website Checklist: Everything to Include

Every wedding website should include the essentials guests need to show up prepared: your names and wedding date, ceremony and reception details, an online RSVP, travel and accommodation information, a schedule, and answers to common questions. Everything else (a gift registry, a photo gallery, your story) is a welcome bonus. Use the checklist below to make sure nothing important is missing before you share the link.

The must-have pages and details

These are the items guests look for first. If any are missing or hard to find, you will field the questions by text instead.

• The basics, front and center: your first names, the wedding date, and the city. A guest should know the who, when, and where within seconds of landing on the page.
• Ceremony and reception details: venue names, full addresses, and start times. If the two happen at different places, make the gap between them clear.
• An online RSVP: let guests reply in a few taps instead of mailing a card. Collect meal choices, dietary needs, plus-one names, and song requests in the same step.
• Travel and accommodation: nearby hotels (with any room blocks), the closest airport, and parking or shuttle notes.
• A schedule or timeline: arrival time, ceremony, cocktail hour, dinner, and the end of the night so guests can plan childcare and rides.
• Dress code: two or three plain words (black tie, cocktail, garden formal) save everyone a round of guessing.

The details guests always ask about

Answering these on the site heads off the most common day-of confusion.

• Kids or adults only: state your policy plainly so there is no awkward assumption.
• Weather and terrain: note if the ceremony is outdoors, on grass, or on sand so guests choose the right shoes.
• Registry or gift wishes: link to your registry, or explain a cash or charity preference in a sentence or two.
• Contact for questions: a name and email (yours or a willing family member's) for anything the site does not cover.

The nice-to-have extras

Once the essentials are in place, these touches make the site feel personal and keep guests coming back.

1. Your story: a short how-we-met paragraph and a few engagement photos.
2. A wedding party introduction: names and a line about each person.
3. A shared photo gallery: a place for guests to upload their candid shots. With MyKnotBook, guests add photos and videos straight from a browser with no app to download.
4. Seating or table information: if you plan assigned tables, a simple seating plan keeps the reception flowing.

Before you share the link

Run through this quick pre-launch pass so the first impression is a polished one.

• Open the site on a phone, since most guests will. Check that text is readable and buttons are easy to tap.
• Proofread names, dates, times, and addresses twice. A wrong digit in a start time causes real problems.
• Test the RSVP flow yourself from start to confirmation.
• Set a clear RSVP deadline and show it near the RSVP button.
• Click every link to confirm nothing points to a dead page.

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Frequently asked questions

When should I launch my wedding website?

Aim to have it live when you send save-the-dates, usually six to eight months before the wedding. That gives out-of-town guests time to book travel, and it gives you a single place to update details as plans firm up.

Do I still need paper invitations if I have a website?

You can go fully digital, but many couples send a simple printed invitation or save-the-date that points guests to the website for the full details and RSVP. The site carries the information that changes; the card carries the keepsake.

How much information is too much?

Keep each page focused on what guests need to act on. If a detail does not help someone decide what to wear, when to arrive, or how to reply, it probably belongs in your story section rather than the logistics pages.