In short: a wedding website needs a one-line welcome, a short story (under 200 words), the practical details in the order guests need them, where to stay, a translated dress code, an RSVP with a clear deadline, and one honest line about gifts. Keep every section short — guests read it on a phone, once.
The design is the easy part. The words are where most wedding websites go quiet for a week. Here is what each section is for, how long it should be, and a line you can steal for each.
The welcome
One sentence. Your names, the date, the place. Not “Welcome to our wedding website!” — guests know where they are. Try: “Margaux & Antoine — 12 June 2027, Château de Villiers.”
Our story
The section everyone dreads writing and everyone reads. Keep it under 200 words, past tense, and start in the middle: not “we met in 2019” but the moment something happened. One detail nobody else knows, and stop. If you cannot agree on a version, let one of you write it and the other add a single sentence at the end.
A structure that works: where you were → what one of you did → what the other noticed → the proposal in one line. That is four sentences, and it is enough.
The details
Facts only, in the order guests need them: ceremony time and place, reception time and place, how to get from one to the other, where to park. Write the address so it can be pasted into a map. If there is a shuttle, say when it leaves and from where — twice.
Where to stay
Two or three options at different prices, with the distance to the venue. If you have a room block, give the code and the deadline. “Book early, it is a small town” saves you a dozen messages in May.
Dress code
The most misread section on any wedding website. Name the code, then translate it: “Cocktail — a suit without a tie, a dress you could dance in. The ceremony is on grass, so heels will sink.” The second sentence is the useful one.
RSVP
State the deadline in words and numbers, and what you need to know: attending, number of guests, dietary needs. Add one open field — “a note for us” — and you will get the messages you keep for years. For the exact line, pick from these 27 RSVP wording examples.
Gifts
Say what you mean in one line and do not apologise. “Your presence is the gift. If you would like to contribute to the honeymoon, there is a link below.” Nobody has ever been offended by that sentence.
Music
Optional, and one of the most visited pages when it exists. Name the first-dance song, then ask for one request each: “Tell us the song that gets you on the dance floor — the band has promised to play the good ones.”
What to leave out
Your engagement story in three paragraphs, the full bridal party with biographies, a countdown to the bachelor weekend. The best wedding websites are short. Guests read them on a phone, in a queue, once.
A shortcut
Every Vowery wedding website template arrives with these sections already laid out — welcome, story, details, music and RSVP — with sample wording in each one, so you are editing sentences rather than facing a blank page. If you are building it yourself, follow the steps to a Canva wedding website.
Questions couples ask
How long should a wedding website be?
Five short sections are enough: welcome, story, details, RSVP and gifts. If a section needs more than a phone screen, cut it.
Should our story be written by both of us?
One voice reads better. Let one person write it and the other add a single closing sentence.
Where do we put the registry?
At the bottom of the gifts section, as one link with one sentence above it. Never on the welcome page.
Do we need a dress code section?
Only if there is a dress code. If there is, always translate it into what to actually wear.
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