Get your wedding website live in an afternoon

7 steps from a blank page to a link your guests can open. Start with your details and a template, and the writing is mostly done for you. The times are a guide; most of it is filling in blanks.

  1. Gather your details

    Set aside 30 minutes

    Everything else goes faster with these in one note. Anything you don't know yet can go up later; guests mainly need the date and place early.

    • Your names as you want them shown
    • Date, venue name and full address
    • Arrival, ceremony, reception and finish times
    • RSVP deadline: a week or two before your caterer needs final numbers
    • Dress code, parking and transport
    • Two or three places to stay nearby
  2. Choose a template

    Set aside 15 minutes

    Filter the library by style, season, venue and formality, and open the two or three that appeal. Read the “who this style suits” notes: they will tell you quickly if a style is fighting your venue.

    Open the template library →

  3. Pick your builder and sign up

    Set aside 10 minutes

    Choose the builder where your guests will RSVP. If you want your RSVPs, guest list and seating in one place, start free with WedBuild: no card is needed, it's free for up to 50 guests, and every account starts with 7 days of every Pro tool.

    Then choose one of its website designs or a blank page, and set your fonts and colours once for the whole site.

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    Compare builders first →

  4. Paste in the wording

    Set aside an hour

    Work through your template one section at a time: copy it, paste it into the matching page, and swap every highlighted sample detail for the details you gathered. Delete any line that doesn't apply rather than leaving it vague.

    Do the home page, schedule and travel first. Your story can be two sentences.

  5. Set up your RSVP questions

    Set aside 20 minutes

    Add every question from the template's RSVP section: attendance, names, dietary requirements and access needs, plus meal choices if you're serving a plated dinner. Asking once now saves chasing answers later.

    Send yourself a test RSVP to see what guests see.

    RSVP and dietary wording →

  6. Check it on your phone

    Set aside 15 minutes

    Most guests will open your link on a phone. Read every page on yours: check that the times are right, the map link opens the right place, and the RSVP button is easy to find. Ask one friend to try it too.

  7. Publish and share the link

    Set aside 15 minutes

    Publish, then put the link everywhere guests will look: your save-the-dates or invitations (a QR code works well on paper), a message to the family group chat, and your RSVP reminder.

    If you'd rather keep the details private and your builder offers password protection, turn it on and include the password with the link.

Once it’s live

Update the site, not the group chat: when timings or transport change, change the page and let guests know it’s been updated. Check your RSVPs weekly, and send a reminder a week before the deadline.

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