Why create a wedding website?

Who says wedding, says preparations!

Ordering the announcements, holding a guest list, sending thank you notes, … Future married couples centralize a lot of information! Without a good organization, it can be a puzzle for them. 

Creating a wedding website is a real asset in the organization of your special day, as much for you as for you guests. Original, practical and simple to use, your website is the store front of your wedding. Your guests can follow the preparations before, during and after the D-day!

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Why create a wedding website? 

First of all, because it is fashionable! Wedding websites are the new challengers of the traditional announcements or thank you cards. They offer a large choice of templates to adapt to any wedding decoration and atmosphere. 

The trend is to celebrate a “green wedding”. Surf on it as for now by reducing your ecological footprint with less paper and transportation. Opt for a digitized communication, 100% made in… LOVE!

Furthermore, many websites offer templates you only need to customize. You will do it in a few clicks without having to start from scratch. 

Above the esthetic aspect, your website is practical, simple and fast! The organization of a wedding is done with a lot of anticipation, especially if you want to get married abroad! You will thus proceed to many modifications, updates, shares and filling of information between the day of your announcement and the D-day. With a website, you can do it quickly, in one click!

The wedding website is a precious tool for the management of the guest list. It updates instantly every time your guests confirm their choice. 

Moreover, a digitized management allows you to avoid losing key information about your wedding. You will keep track of everybody’s answers and of the diet constraints of you guests for example. 

 If you have called upon the services of a wedding planner, the website will ease your exchanges. She will use your centralized information about the wedding to complete your common dedicated follow up application. 

Your wedding website makes you save money! It is one of its most interesting features. You can create a great website freely and in good quality. 

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The printing and sending of announcements is an expense you can now suppress from your wedding budget by using a wedding website. Use these savings to get a thematic photobooth to animate your reception for example! Furthermore, most of the guests prefer an oral or numeric answer to a classic paper response coupon. 

What information on your wedding website? 

1.Talk about yourselves!

This moment will be a reflection of your story together. Why not tell it to your guests in a dedicated page of your website? Say how you met each other, tell a few stories and announce your projects to bring your numerical tool to life. You can also use this page to reveal how your proposal happened, the place you chose for your ceremony – particularly if you chose a wedding in Corsica, a reception in Apulia or a celebration in Tuscany! 

2.Share practical information

Wanting to get married in Italy is one thing. Actually doing it requires organization! Your guests are to book transportation tickets, housing and maybe rent a car. It is not easy for everyone to find the best option for the best price. Our wedding planners team in Italy will send you early on a list of hotels close to your wedding venue. You can share  their contact details and price range with your guests.

Also think of sharing the itinerary and access plan of your wedding location via Google Maps for example. 

Your guests are now settled to plan their trip!

Our wedding planners can put a shuttle service at your disposal. It will ensure the transportation between the airport or train station and the wedding location. A good alternative if your guests are sleeping on site instead of renting a car. This information is important to share on your page for your guests to organize and maybe book the same transportation. 

Among the practical information, also remember to ask for your wedding planner’s advice about the best restaurants of the region. She can put you in contact with hairstylists or barbers as well. Finally, she will tell you which are the most beautiful beaches to relax with your guests before and after the wedding. 

If you have booked a babysitter service for the wedding night, it is time to ask your guests if they want to use it as well! 

Finally, if you organize your wedding in Italy, you can put online a small vocabulary book to introduce your guests to Italian culture.

3.Share your wedding list

Are you dreaming of a romantic escape in Rome as a honeymoon? Or maybe of a “trash the dress” photo shoot after your wedding to remember this unique day? Your guests can ship in if you publish a gift list on your wedding website. They will thus contribute directly to the gift of their choice among your selection. You can join the links towards the websites of the brands you want to guest your presents from. You can update this list anytime, even after the wedding and take the time to thank them. 

If you don’t have precise ideas of wedding gifts, you can choose to organize a crowdfunding on a platform such as Kwendoo or CotizUp.

The numeric pot avoids the preparation of an envelope and the transportation of an important sum in cash. 

4.Announce your wedding program!

Remember to share the program of your event as early as possible so your guests can organize. The aim is not to kill the suspense, but to give an overview of the activities and unfolding of your event. It is particularly important if you plan on doing a brunch or beach party the day after the ceremony. 

Inform your guests about the time your ceremony will start. Communicate the address and place. If you are celebrating a wedding at church or a civil wedding in a city hall, communicate the number of parking spots. 

You should also share the contact details of your wedding witnesses in case some of your guests want to organize a surprise. They will call them in case of emergency on the D-day as well to spare you additional stress. 

5.Create an online picture album

To share pictures of the best day of your life, create an online photo gallery. Each one of your guests can relive this beautiful and emotive moment. You can allow them to comment and download your wedding pictures if they wish to. 

Our advice for a perfect wedding website

Even though a wedding website is easy to make, you shall still anticipate its creation. You must put it online when you send the invitations to your wedding. We advise you to put your website’s link on the invitations so your guests can find it to confirm their presence when they get them. Moreover, they will be thrilled to discover your wonderful wedding blog!

To make your guest consult your website regularly and keep track of your updates, be attractive and active! Publish content continuously and favor interactions. For instance, put a guest book online or launch surveys about activities or carpooling options for the event. 

For a multicultural wedding, remember to create a bilingual website. If the spouses have different religions, you can briefly introduce the traditions and customs of both beliefs. You can even explain the features of your “Noces Italiennes”!

To conclude, keep in mind to create secured spaces with passwords to limit the access of some pages to the relevant people (your witnesses, your wedding planner, …). You can thus keep the suspense if you plan on surprising your guests!