A wedding website needs seven sections to work well: names and date above the fold, your story, the day's schedule, RSVP with a clear deadline, venue map, accommodation options, and gift registry. Share it with your save-the-dates, even before all the content is filled in.
Most wedding websites answer logistical questions. The best ones make guests feel something. Here's how to build one that does both.
Choose a URL That's Easy to Share
Your URL will be typed into phones, written on save-the-dates, and verbally shared at family dinners. Keep it simple. Avoid hyphens if possible. charlotteandjames.com or charlottejames2025.com is better than charlotte-james-wedding-june-2025.com. On Dear Delilah, your site lives at a custom path; many couples also purchase a short custom domain and redirect it.
The Sections Every Wedding Website Needs
1. Your Names and Date — Above the Fold
Guests should know immediately whose wedding this is and when. Your hero image — an engagement photo, a meaningful location, or an atmospheric styled shot — should appear here. Make it large.
2. Your Story
This is the section guests spend the most time on. Two short paragraphs each for "How We Met" and "The Proposal" is plenty. Be specific — the city, the restaurant, the song that was playing. Specificity is what turns a summary into a story.
3. The Day's Schedule
Ceremony time, ceremony location, reception location and start time. If there's a gap between ceremony and reception, say what guests should do during it. If there's transport provided, say where and when.
4. RSVP
Make this impossible to miss and impossible to misunderstand. Include the deadline prominently. Collect dietary requirements here — not separately.
5. Venue Map
An interactive map showing the ceremony venue, reception venue, nearby hotels, parking, and any after-party location saves enormous amounts of logistics conversation. On Dear Delilah, this unlocks for guests who have confirmed they're attending — a small detail that makes it feel personal rather than public.
6. Accommodation
List two or three options at different price points, with direct booking links. For destination weddings, a discounted room block at the nearest hotel is worth the phone call to arrange.
7. Gift Registry
List your registries with direct links. It's perfectly acceptable to include a note that presence is the only gift you need — and then list your registry links below it anyway. Guests prefer to have the option.
What to Leave Out
Avoid putting anything on your wedding website that you wouldn't want all guests to see. If you have a separate bridal party site, a more intimate communication, or information intended only for specific guests, use a different channel. Your wedding website is public once shared.
When to Share It
Share your wedding website at the same time as your save-the-dates — typically 8–12 months before the wedding for destination events, 6–8 months for local. The site doesn't need to be complete at that point; even a holding page with your names, date, and "RSVP coming soon" is better than nothing.