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Do I need a wedding website, or is an invitation enough?
You need a wedding website if guests have to plan travel across several days, find a gift registry or choose between several venues. If your wedding is one day in one place, a digital invitation with an RSVP form, a schedule, a map and hotel suggestions covers what most guests look for, and they get it in one link.
What guests actually look for
- The date and the start time
- Where it is, and how to get there
- Whether they're invited with a partner or children
- What to wear
- Where to stay if they're travelling
- How and by when to RSVP
- Whether there's a gift list
What a digital invitation with RSVP covers
On Digitally Invite the invitation is itself a web page. It carries your names, the date and a countdown, a schedule for the day, the venue on a map with directions, hotel suggestions, a note to guests, a photo gallery, music and the RSVP form. Replies collect in your panel and you can download them as a CSV file.
So for a one-day wedding in one place, the invitation answers every question on the list above except the gift list. The optional gift section holds bank details and a short note, it isn't a registry.
When a full wedding website is worth it
Our invitations have one venue and one map, and one RSVP form per invitation. If your plans look like this list, a wedding website does that job better, and you can still send a digital invitation that links to it in the note.
- A weekend of events in different places, each needing its own map
- A registry with items guests can claim
- Long travel guides, visa notes or several pages of information
- Separate RSVPs for separate events, such as a welcome dinner and the wedding
Should the website go on the invitation?
Yes, if you have one. On a printed card it usually goes on a small insert or at the bottom with a line like "Details and RSVP at" followed by the address. On a digital invitation, write it in the note to guests.
On save the dates, a website address is optional. Save the dates go out early, often before the details are settled, so many couples add the website only to the invitation.
RSVP on a website or on the invitation?
Put the RSVP in one place only. Two forms mean two lists to reconcile. If the invitation has its own RSVP form, tell guests to reply there and leave the website for information.
Frequently asked questions
Is a wedding website necessary for a small wedding?
Rarely. With one venue and a short guest list, an invitation with a schedule, a map and an RSVP form usually answers every question.
Can a digital invitation replace a wedding website?
For a one-day, one-venue wedding without a registry, usually yes. For multi-day events or a registry, use both.
Where do I put the wedding website on a digital invitation?
In the note to guests, with one line saying what guests will find there.