How to Make a Wedding Website in 7 Steps

Wondering how to make a wedding website that your guests will actually use? It's less work than most couples expect, if you do the steps in the right order. I'm Nick, a wedding DJ from Augsburg, and I've stood in enough reception halls to know which pages help guests and which ones just look pretty. This is the order I'd follow, plus the mistakes I see most often.

Step 1: Choose your builder before you write a word

The builder decides what your page can do later, so pick it first. Check for the features you'll need at the end, not just the pretty templates at the start: RSVP with menu choice, access protection, your own web address, and a clear price. Our honest comparison of what a wedding website costs shows where free plans and subscriptions tend to bite. If your guest list mixes languages, also check for bilingual guest pages: at about2marry, guests can view the page in German or English, whichever you choose.

Step 2: Start with names and date

Your names and the wedding date are enough to create the page and claim your address. At about2marry that address has the form name-and-name.about2marry.de, so there's no domain to buy. Don't wait until every detail is settled. The couples who finish their page are the ones who start it early and fill it in as decisions land.

Step 3: Add the content guests actually look for

• Schedule: ceremony, reception, dinner, party, with times. Guests check this constantly on the day itself.
• Venues and directions: full addresses, parking, and how to get from ceremony to reception.
• Menu: if guests choose their dish, put the options right in the RSVP form.
• FAQ: dress code, kids yes or no, gifts, hotel tips. Every question answered here is a call you won't get.

A note from the DJ booth: the schedule page gets read more than anything else. Keep it current, and your day runs calmer. If you're still building that schedule, our wedding day timeline guide helps.

Step 4: Make the design yours

Pick colors and type that match your stationery, add one or two good photos, and stop there. A wedding website is an information page with feelings, not a portfolio. Guests open it on their phones, between things, looking for a time or an address.

Step 5: Set an access code

Your page carries names, venues, and times. That's not content for the open internet. Set an access code and print it on the invitation, right next to the link. Your guests won't even register it as a hurdle, and strangers stay out.

Step 6: Publish

Publish before the invitations go to print, because the link and code need to be final by then. At about2marry the whole design phase is free and you pay only at this step: €49 one time, no subscription. You can start building now and take your time before publishing.

Step 7: Put the QR code on your invitations

A printed link gets typed by almost nobody. A QR code gets scanned at the kitchen table, seconds after the envelope opens, and with name matching your guests just type their name to RSVP. One code works for every invitation. The details are in our guide to QR codes on wedding invitations.

How to make a wedding website that doesn't fail: 3 mistakes to avoid

• Starting too late: if the invitations are printed before the page exists, the QR code and access code can't be on them.
• Too much content: long love stories bury the schedule. Guests need times, places, and a form.
• No access protection: an open page with your guests' names and your venue's address is a gift to nobody but strangers.