If you’ve recently created a wedding website and are now wondering how to fill it with love, then you’ve come to the right place. This site is a blank canvas for you to paint your unique love story, and it will be with you from the very beginning of your wedding journey. We’ve already given you some helpful tricks on how to create and launch a site in “Your Personalized Wedding Website Part 1: Tips and To-Dos For Creating Your Digital Dream,” and now it’s time to truly make it your own by curating the content. These little touches allow guests to feel more connected with the full journey and help build the excitement for your big day!
By the time we’re done, you’ll have a beautiful, coordinated space to direct guests, complete with comprehensive information for your wedding event that answers any questions that might pop up. This gives you space to slow down and focus on other important details, like enjoying every moment of the engagement with your partner in crime. Read on to learn more!
The Need-to-Knows: What, When, Where
This is your guests’ one-stop shop for all of the event details, so make it personal and clear! Include the date of the big day, event locations, and the ceremony and reception details. Closer to the date, you can include the full weekend (or weekday) schedule, from rehearsal dinner to the morning after. The dress code details are a necessity too – so everyone knows to bring their dancing shoes! Don’t forget travel information, hotel and accommodation essentials, and even some fun insights into the local area if family and friends will be traveling. A wedding website is a wonderful companion to your physical detail cards, just in case the card doesn’t make it to the big day.
The logistics of your wedding can also be managed here! For example, you can include a helpful RSVP system that gives you easy access to all attendance data. Allow guests to indicate dietary restrictions and preferences, and if you merge your wedding registry with the website, then loved ones can see your wishlist with the click of a button. Oh, and feel free to add general tidbits, like details for all your POCs. This ‘Meet the Wedding Party’ section will allow guests to seek out important individuals on the big day and take the pressure off you and your spouse!
Your Story Unplugged: Inside Jokes, Love Notes, Fun Facts
This is where the fun begins! Share sentimental anecdotes about how you met, favorite memories, or even the proposal story. This will set the tone for the upcoming big day and give your guests a sneak peek into what’s in store!
To make it even more engaging, try sprinkling in some interactive elements! Include entertaining games like ‘Who Knows The Couple Best?’, a collection of favorite songs or recommendations (maybe an advanced copy of the wedding playlist so everyone can get grooving before the big day), or even a wedding countdown clock. Embedding interactive games or plugins into your site and providing instructions on how to play in an FAQ section will bring that extra element of engagement. Tailor the wedding content to suit both of your personalities, as well as giving guests a unique way to get involved.
Beyond the Aisle: Happily Ever After
Don’t forget that the wedding website is a digital keepsake for your special day, helping you to relive the magic of this important milestone long after you’ve tied the knot!
Create a QR code that directs guests to an electronic photo album on your site, where they can upload the candid shots from throughout the day. You can even include your own officially photographed images once you’ve received them. One space for all of the cherished memories! Offering a virtual guestbook will allow you to keep all of those messages and happy wishes together. Combined with your online photo album, it’ll be a match made in heaven! And, you can pair it with a physical wedding day keepsake box for the best of both worlds.
By thoughtfully crafting your wedding website, it’ll become a special and beloved keepsake for both you and your loved ones. As long as the internet lasts – and we don’t see it going anywhere! – you’ll have a beautiful tribute to the most romantic day of your life.
Lily is a Content Specialist at Zazzle from Galway, Ireland. Before she could even walk, she was begging her parents to read her fantastical stories filled with great adventures. To this day, just give her a cup of tea and a good book to cozy up with, and she will be happily lost for hours! If she doesn’t have her nose in a book, then she will probably whipping up something delicious in the kitchen for her friends and family, or, negotiating with her house plants to stay alive.
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