In short: share your wedding website three ways — a QR code on everything printed, one short message with the link and the date, and a reminder before the RSVP deadline. Send it with the save-the-dates (six to eight months before a destination wedding, four to six months before a local one) and test the code from paper before you print a hundred.

A wedding website only works if guests open it. The design matters less than the moment and the way the link arrives. Here is how to share it so it is opened, saved and used.

When to send the link

With the save-the-dates, if the website already has the date, the place and where to stay. Guests need those first. The RSVP can open later — with the formal invitation, usually eight to ten weeks before the day. If your website is not ready when the save-the-dates go out, print the QR code anyway and publish a single welcome page: the code will keep working when you add the rest.

The message that works

One message, the date in the first line, the link on its own line, nothing to download. For example:

Eleanor & James — 14 June 2027, The Rose Garden Estate.
Everything is here, including where to stay:
eleanor-and-james.my.canva.site
Replies open in March. We cannot wait.

Send it individually or in small groups rather than one enormous group chat: people reply to messages addressed to them.

QR codes that scan every time

  • Link the published address, never the Canva editor link.
  • Print it at least 2 cm wide, with a white margin around it.
  • Dark code on a light background. Gold foil on cream is beautiful and often unreadable.
  • Test from paper, with two different phones, before you print the full run.
  • Add the short address underneath for the guest whose camera refuses.

If your address might change (say you connect a custom domain later), point the QR code at the address you will keep, or publish on your own domain from the start.

Where to put it

  • The save-the-date card or email.
  • The back of the formal invitation.
  • Table cards on the day — for the photo album and the playlist.
  • The thank-you card afterwards, if you add a gallery.

A private website or a public one?

Most couples do not need a password. The address is not listed anywhere, and a password is the first thing grandparents lose. If you want privacy, leave the exact address of your home out and share the full timings in the message rather than on the page.

The reminder

One week before the RSVP deadline, send the link again with one line: “A little reminder — replies close on 1 May.” It brings in most of the stragglers. For the wording on the reply page itself, see our 27 RSVP wording examples.

Made to be shared

Our Canva wedding website templates are designed for the phone first, because that is where the link is opened. Each one comes with a guide that covers publishing, the custom address and the QR code, step by step. See how it looks in your hand: The Invitation · Wisteria, Heirloom or Limoncello.

Questions couples ask

Should we put the wedding website on the invitation?

Yes — as a QR code with the short address underneath. Keep the invitation itself for the formal wording.

How do I make a QR code for a Canva website?

Canva has a free QR code app: paste your published website address and place the code on your design. Test it from the printed card.

Should the wedding website have a password?

Usually not. An unlisted address is private enough for most weddings, and it saves every guest a step.

When should the RSVP open?

With the formal invitation, eight to ten weeks before the wedding, with a deadline three to four weeks before the day.

Vowery, by Serment Couture — the invitations, at home here.