6 tips for an extra-useful wedding website

6 tips for an extra-useful wedding website

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You may remember IMcreator, the DIY wedding website tool that allows you to easily create free wedsites. We're bringing you some wedsite tips inspired by them! Read on for some ideas to up your wedsite game.

I love seeing a wedding website URL in a save-the-date envelope. "Head to this website for our whole story." YES: I want to see photos, I want to see cute anecdotes, I want to see if you're planning any cultural traditions that I can read up on, and maybe I even want to RSVP there. Some guests may not get into them (and we have suggestions for that!), but a lot of the time, your wedding website is your key to telling all there is to know about your wedding. Not everyone chooses to have a wedsite, but since many offbeat weddings are themed, costumed, outdoors, interfaith, or just plain need a little 'splainin', a wedding website is often perfect for making sure you give everyone a heads up. Here are six tips for giving your wedsite some extra zing.

1. Include an FAQ

Guests will have questions... maybe many, maybe frequently. Maybe on the day of the wedding! These might include:

  • How do I get to the venue(s)?
  • What should I wear?
  • Is there a dress code?
  • What kind of shoes should/shouldn't I wear?
  • Are there any colors that guests should avoid wearing?
  • Are kids welcome?
  • Can I bring a date?
  • Does your wedding have a theme?

We have LOTS more suggestions here for what to include on your FAQ. You could even include a "who to call" cheat sheet online so that anyone can access it on their smartphones in those we-need-to-know-this-NOW moments.

2. Tell your story

Most guests will already know what you are all about, but when it comes to guests' dates, extended family, coworkers, and the like, a little romantic/cultural/interest-y background may be welcome. If you're having a Star Trek theme, guests would love to know that you guys met at Comic-Con. It may feel a little me-me-me, but it might make those less close folks feel more aligned with your luuuurve. Plus, warm fuzzies are always welcome, amirite?

3. Let guests RSVP online

If your wedsite of choice has an RSVP tool, take advantage! Those younger folks may be totally phone- and snail mail-phobic (trust us, we're right there with you), so an online RSVP is perfect for when you want to collect and track the headcount without having to track down those glued to web like we are. RSVPing in my underwear? Yes, please.

4. Include a map of the area with key points of interest

This is one of those so-useful-it-hurts additions for anyone from out-of-town. Most guests can Google nearby sites, but if it's your town, you probably know the really great places to see, to eat at, or in which to get sloshed. Don't leave your guests hanging - dish, baby!

5. Include your registry information

If you are planning to register for gifties, it is pretty efficient to find that information on your wedsite. This is especially true if you're going to use an online registry where guests can browse and buy.

6. Make blog-style updates

This one is so not required (as are all of these tips, really), but if you're planning to remember key elements of planning or DIYing (or want to submit to a certain website), a blog updating your planning progress can be super helpful and even cathartic at times. Unless of course you're already putting your updates on the Offbeat Bride Tribe.

Thanks to IMcreator for supporting Offbeat Bride by sponsoring this post. Take a peek at their many super sleek, uber pretty, and very easy-to-setup totally free wedding website templates.

And then let us know which template you picked in the comments!

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