Creating a personalized wedding website is a great way to
communicate all of your information to your guests. Putting as much information
as you can in this one central location will be incredibly helpful to your
guests. Here are some ideas of what you should think of including on your own
wedding website:
Creating different tabs for each of the following headings
will keep the website organized and easy to use:
Welcome
This page will act as the homepage and will provide guests
with some general information about the wedding. Mostly, you should use this
page to welcome yoru guests to your site, tell them that all of the information
they will need can be found here, and express how excited you are for the
wedding!
Our Story
Here you can write the personal story of how you two met,
and how your relationship grew. Don’t forget to include how he proposed here!
The Events:
Some brides choose to have one event tab and list them all
under that, while others opt to do separate tabs for each event. If you would
like to do separate tabs, you could do something like this:
Mehendi Event
Make sure to include the date, time, and location of the
event. If you have non-Indian guests, you can explain a bit about what Mehendi
is and why you are having this. Also make sure to include the dress code for
the event here. Make sure to include pictures!
Garba/Sangeet event
Again, include a description of what this event is along
with the date, time, location, and what to wear.
Ceremony
This can include a brief overview of the ceremony, including
the date, time, and where it will take place. If the location of the ceremony
is special to you for personal reasons, this is a great place to explain why. If
you are doing two ceremonies (e.g. Indian & American), you can list them
both as separate tabs or include them both here. If you are having a
traditional Indian ceremony and some of your guests are unfamiliar with the
traditions, you could describe Indian Ceremonies a little bit here. Also make
sure to include the dress code here.
Reception
This is similar to the ceremony tab – just make sure to
include the date, time, location, and dress code.
Calendar of Events
If you decided to give each event a separate tab, you can
create a “Calendar of Events” tab where you list the complete schedule of
events for your weekend. This makes it easy for guests to have all dates,
times, and locations in one central location.
Accommodations
If you have already negotiated a group room rate for a
specific hotel, you can list the relevant information here with instructions
for how your guests can book their rooms under your room block. If not, you can
list several nearby lodging options for any guests traveling from out of town.
Directions
Here you can put the addresses for all of your venues, as
well as directions to them from nearby areas.
Gift Registry
Here you can put links to all of your registry sites.
Guest Book
This is a spot for your guests to write a little something
to you two – whether it be how excited they are to come or wishing you two
congratulations!
**If you are having a destination wedding, or if you are
having a lot of out of town guests, consider adding in the following
information:
Travel Information
Be sure to include the location of the local airport, how
far it is from the hotel, and any car rental information here. If you have
arranged for a shuttle service to the hotel, make sure to include that
information here as well.
Local Activities
Here you can list ideas for your guests to do in their free
time to enjoy the location of your destination wedding. Some ideas are
locations of beaches, information on walking tours, and local restaurants.
All in all, make sure to have fun designing your
website! If you have created a
particular brand (whether it be a monogram, color scheme, etc), make sure to
include this in your website design. Lastly, don’t forget to include lots of
pictures of you two!
