How to Create A Stunning Wedding Website

Minted’s wedding websites offer the perfect blend of elegant design and seamless functionality. Our artist-designed and endlessly customizable wedding websites match your wedding invitations and coordinating stationery, which means your guests will experience a cohesive look, from start to finish.Take advantage of free features like a photo and video gallery, password protection, custom pages, and more. Upgrade to a custom URL for an even more personalized experience, or schedule a Wedding Website Consultation with a stationery expert to walk you through the ins and outs of building your perfect website.

Welcome guests to your wedding website by including a favorite shot (or two, depending on the layout you choose) from your engagement photos and a heartfelt message that expresses your excitement to see them on the homepage.

How to Do it at Minted

• Select “Site Editor” from the top navigation menu of the wedding website dashboard.
• Select “Home” from the pages menu on the left-hand side of your screen.
• Use the form field editors in the left-hand bar to edit various sections of the home page.

Located on the homepage of your wedding website, the “Our Story” section is a place to recount your love journey and/or share the proposal story. Not sure where to start? Here are some tips on writing this section on your wedding website:

• Share the memorable moments that define your relationship. You might want to include details about how you first met, your first date, the proposal story, what you love and admire most about each other, and the most significant experiences from your relationship so far.
• Keep this section warm and light-hearted; a bit of playfulness and humor can be a great way to engage with your guests.
• Keep it brief. There's no need to write a novel! A couple of sentences that describe your first date, engagement story, and what you love about each other are all you need to provide guests with some insight into your relationship.

How to Do it at Minted

• Select “Site Editor” from the main navigation bar of Minted’s wedding website builder.
• Select “Home” from the navigation menu on the left-hand side of the page.
• Scroll down to the bottom to find the “Welcome Message” section. If you’d like, you can change the text to display something other than “Our Story” (“Our Love Story” is a sweet idea, so is something like “Love at First Sight”). Then, use the field below to insert a paragraph or two describing your love story.

Most guests just want to be told where they need to be and when. Be sure to provide clear information about event times, including the ceremony, reception, and additional activities like the welcome party and farewell brunch.

Pro tip: Most wedding website builders will offer “Private RSVP” functionality. Be sure to enable this feature for exclusive events, such as a rehearsal dinner that’s just for wedding-party members or a bridesmaids-only breakfast. This ensures that only those invited will see it on their event list when submitting their RSVP and other guests don’t get confused or feel left out.

How to do it at Minted

• From the “Pages” editor, select “Events.”
• Select “Add Event.”
• Select your event type from the drop-down menu or add your own event title.
• Include all the details of your event, including what it is, the date, its start and end times, the location, and the venue name.
• Use the “Event Description” field to add any additional information, such as dress code, parking instructions, or if the event will be child-friendly.

Think about what you’d need to know in order to plan a trip, and provide this information to your guests so they don’t have to do all of the legwork. Examples include:

• Lodging options and special rates, including how to access your room blocks, if you have them.
• Nearby transportation hubs (airports, train stations, etc.)
• Maps with directions
• Public transportation information (including car services like Uber and Lyft)
• Venue parking instructions

How to do it at Minted

• From the “Pages” editor, select “Travel.”
• Select “Add Travel”
• Enter the details of the accommodation, such as the hotel’s name and website.
• Add additional details, such as instructions for how to book a room within your room block. If you plan to add multiple accommodation options to your Travel page, it is a good idea to add a few details about each property (such as a photo, average room rates, how close they are to the venue, if you’ll have a shuttle coming to each location, etc.) to help your guests decide which one will be best for them.
• To add additional accommodations, select the “Add to Travel Page” button, then repeat this process.
• You can also use the “Add to Travel Page” button to add additional images, text, URLs, and more.
• To change the order of how accommodations and other elements appear on the Travel page, select “Reorder sections.” Then drag the event up or down the page editor menu to place it where you’d like it on the page.

Weddings come with a lot of questions! Help make your life (and your guests’ lives) easier, by using your website to answer as many as you can. To get started on this page, think about all the questions you ask when you go to other people’s weddings, and try to include the answers. Common questions to include on an FAQ page include:

• Dress code and attire suggestions.
• Local weather or terrain conditions.
• Child attendance policy (Consider listing local babysitting services if children are not invited).
• Whether you will be providing transportation to/from the ceremony and reception.
• "Unplugged" (cell phone/camera free) ceremony explanation, if applicable.
• Reminder of the RSVP deadline.
• Reminder of the ceremony start time and any timing notes (e.g., suggesting guests arrive 30 minutes ahead of time to enjoy a pre-ceremony cocktail). You could also include the reception end time, so guests have a sense of how late the party will go.
• Wedding hashtag.
• A note asking guests to reach out to you ahead of time if they have food allergies or dietary restrictions (if not added as an RSVP question).
• Contact information for any further questions (email address or phone number).

How to do it at Minted

• From the “Pages” editor, select “FAQS”
• To add questions and answers, select “Add FAQ.”
• Start with one of Minted’s suggested FAQs or use the “Question” field to add your own.
• If using one of Minted’s suggested FAQs, you can edit the provided answer text, or add your own.
• Once done, hit “Save and Add Another” to add another FAQ or hit “Save.”
• To change the order of how events and other elements appear on the FAQ page, select “Reorder sections.” Then drag the event up or down the page editor menu to place it where you’d like it on the page.

Many couples opt to include a section with a brief bio and/or photo of each wedding party member, describing their relationship to each person.

How to do it at Minted

• From the “Pages” editor, select “Wedding Party”
• To add your first bridesmaid or groomsmen, select “Add Person”
• Add their name and use the drop-down menu to designate their role in the wedding party. Our editor features 15 roles ranging from Made of Honor to Ring Bearer and even Honored Guest — you can also select “custom” to add your own role.
• To help guests get to know your wedding party ahead of the big day, we recommend using the text editor to add a little bit about how the couple knows each member, as well as uploading a photo of each person.
• Use the “Display Style” options to choose how you’d like your photos and text to be arranged.
• To add additional wedding party members, select the “Add to Wedding Party Page” button, then repeat this process.
• To change the order of how people and other elements appear on the Travel page, select “Reorder sections.” Then drag the event up or down the page editor menu to place it where you’d like it on the page.

If you had engagement photos taken, this is a great place to display them. Choose your favorite engagement session photos and a handful of cherished snapshots or short videos with your fiancé.

How to do it at Minted

• From the “Pages” editor, select “Gallery.”
• To add a group of photos or videos, select “Add Gallery”
• If applicable, you can give each section a name by completing the “Section Title” field. This is a good idea to do if you plan to upload multiple groups of photos. For example, you might use one section to display a few engagement photos and another to display a handful of your favorite photos over the course of your relationship.
• If applicable, add a description to tell the story of the photos or video you’d like to display using the text editor field.
• Select “Add Media” to upload the photos you’d like to display into your media library. Then, click on the photos you’d like to include in your gallery before hitting “Select.”
• Choose from a mosaic or slideshow display.
• To change the order in which your photos appear within a particular section, click and hold the cluster of six dots in the left-hand corner of a particular image or video. Then drag it into position.
• To crop a photo or add a caption, select “Edit” underneath the image in the “Selected Media Panel.”
• Hit “Save” to add your gallery to the Gallery page.

To set up your website’s RSVP functionality, you’ll need to begin by adding your guests. Minted makes this super easy to do by allowing you to either upload a spreadsheet of your guest list, select from your online address book, or add them individually.

How to do it at Minted

• From your dashboard, select “Guests” from the top navigation bar or “Add Guests” from the menu in the right-hand panel.
• Click “Add Guests” to begin building your guest list.
• If you’ve previously uploaded a guest list to Minted (if you used Minted’s free addressing when ordering your save the dates, for example), click “Select from Address Book” to add your guests already in our system to your list.
• If you haven’t previously created an address book, you can add guests individually or via uploading a spreadsheet (Minted has a template that you can utilize to make sure their information populates correctly in our system).
• Once you’ve added guests to your list, you can indicate their maximum party size. This tool is great if you are inviting families and want to keep track of how many people are in each group. This tool can also be used to designate who gets to bring a plus one — simply select a maximum party size of two for individuals who will be able to bring a date along with them, and a maximum party size of one for individuals who won’t be able to bring a date.
• Once a guest is on your list, you can select which events to invite them to by checking or unchecking the box next to each event name.

Once your guest list has been uploaded to your wedding website, you can enable your site’s RSVP functionality.

How to do it at Minted

• Select “Site Editor” in the top navigation bar of the website dashboard
• Select “RSVP” from the pages menu.
• An RSVP widget will automatically populate on the page. To add custom text to the RSVP widget, select “Settings.” From there you can add a sub-heading with a fun message or RSVP date reminder.
• If you’d like to customize the page with additional elements such as photos or extra text, select “Add Element” and then add your custom content blocks.

Ideally, you’ll have a simplified version of your wedding website complete before you send your save the dates, so you can include a URL on the card where guests can learn more information about the location and venue.

You can slowly begin to display more pages as you finalize wedding details such as hotel room blocks, your registry, and more. You’ll want to ensure you have a majority of the information you’d like guests to know published to your website by the time you send out your wedding invitations.

Absolutely! You can start by browsing design options and update your website with basic information like your names and date. You can also choose your color scheme and the photos you want to use as well. Once the other details are finalized just update them directly on the website builder.

At a bare minimum, your wedding website should include event information, RSVP information, and your registry. What you decide to add on top of that is totally up to you!

Here are a few additional details and personal touches your wedding website could include:

• Your love story
• Your wedding party
• A gallery with favorite photos of the two of you
• Wedding hashtag information
• Fun activities to do around your wedding venue

It is always a good idea to password protect your wedding website, especially if you plan to share specific event information with anyone who makes their way to your website. You can password protect your Minted wedding website by navigating to the “Settings” area of the Minted Weddings Website manager. From there, you can toggle on “Password Protection” and choose a password to set.

Note that if you decide to password protect your wedding website, you’ll want to be sure to include the password in all wedding communications, and especially on your save the dates and invitations.

You don’t need to get rid of your website after your big day! You can transform it into a digital memory book by sharing wedding photos, guest messages, behind-the-scenes moments, and highlight reels to make it even more special.