Wedding website examples worth copying
Eight patterns we keep coming back to, what each one gets right, and where most wedding websites bury the details.
The wedding websites worth copying share one habit: the first screen answers when, where, and what to wear, and the RSVP button is visible without scrolling. Below are the patterns we keep coming back to, and what each one gets right.
1. The single-screen hero
Names, date, city, venue, and one button. No menu, no scroll hint. A guest who opens it in a taxi has everything they need in three seconds.
2. The travel card stack
Three small cards (getting there, staying there, parking) instead of a paragraph. Each has an address, a map link, and a price range. Scannable beats complete.
3. The dress code with a translation
"Cocktail" followed by one sentence of plain English: what that means for a suit, a dress, and shoes on grass. The label sets the tone; the translation stops the texts.
4. The schedule as a timeline
Times down the left, one line each. Include the end of the night: guests book taxis around it, and its absence produces more questions than any other omission.
5. The household RSVP
One reply covering the family, with meals and dietary notes collected in the same step. See how household RSVP works for the mechanics.
6. The twelve-question FAQ
Children, plus ones, arrival, parking, weather, gifts. Two sentences each. The wording is here if you would rather copy than draft.
7. The short story section, placed last
Three paragraphs, well below the logistics. Guests do read it: after they have found the venue.
8. The live updates strip
A single line at the top of the page on the day: shuttle running late, ceremony moved indoors. It is the section nobody plans and everybody uses.
FAQ
What makes a good wedding website?
One screen that answers when, where, and what to wear, with RSVP one tap away. Everything else is decoration and should sit below those answers.
How long should a wedding website be?
Five or six short sections. Guests scan on a phone in under a minute, so a long page mostly hides the details you needed them to read.
Should a wedding website have photos?
One good photo at the top and nothing else until after the practical sections. Galleries look lovely and push travel details below the fold.
What should you not put on a wedding website?
Autoplay music, countdown timers, a long love story above the details, registry links in the first screen, and anything that requires an account to read.
See the same patterns written out section by section, with copyable wording, on our wedding website examples page.