Wedding Website Wording Examples (Welcome, Registry, Details)

The hardest part of a wedding website is often the words. You know the date and the venue, but what do you write above them? These wedding website wording examples cover every section guests read: the welcome message, the schedule, the RSVP request, travel, dress code, kids and plus-ones, gifts, the guest book and the thank-you after the wedding. Each comes in more than one tone, so you can pick the one that sounds like you and change the details.

The examples use our sample couple, James and Anna, who marry in Bath on 12 June 2027. Swap in your own names, dates and places.

Disclosure: Wedding Plan is our product and the screenshots come from it. The wording works on any wedding website builder.

Where the wording goes

Most builders give each section a heading and a short text under it. In Wedding Plan, open your website dashboard and choose Edit page wording. You'll see one card per section, each with a heading and a short text: Wedding Video, Wedding Gallery, Love Story, Bridesmaids & Groomsmen, Wedding Event, Invitation, Wedding Gift Box and Guest Book.

Before you write:

• Event names are set in each event; a line about each of you goes in Bride and Groom Information.
• Plain text only. Line breaks are kept, but there's no bold, and a web address shows as text, not a clickable link.
• No field can be empty. If you don't want a section, hide it with Show on website instead.
• Not every design shows every text. In the free design James and Anna use, the Invitation text doesn't appear, so their welcome goes in the Wedding Event text. Check your site on a phone after saving.
• Wording is saved per site language. If you switch the site's language later, the default texts for the new language come back, so check them again.

There's no separate field for RSVP, dress code or travel, so short notes go into the Wedding Event text. Keep it to two to four lines.

Welcome message examples

The welcome message is the first thing guests read after your names. One to three sentences is plenty.

• Formal: Together with their families, James Walker and Anna Bennett warmly welcome you to their wedding website. We look forward to celebrating with you in Bath on 12 June 2027.
• Warm: Welcome! We're so glad you're here. You'll find everything you need for our wedding day below, and we can't wait to see you in June.
• Playful: We met over spilled coffee. Now we're getting married. Scroll down for the when, the where and the dancing.
• Save-the-date stage: We're getting married in Bath on 12 June 2027! Formal invitations and full details will follow. For now, please save the date.

Event and schedule wording

Give each part of the day its own event with a plain name: Ceremony, Reception, Welcome Drinks, Sunday Brunch. Save in-jokes for elsewhere; this is the part people check on the day. For the text above the events:

• Formal: The ceremony will begin at 2pm at Bath Abbey. Guests are kindly asked to be seated by 1:45pm. The reception follows at 6pm in Royal Victoria Park.
• Casual: Ceremony at 2pm, party from 6pm. There's a four-hour gap in between: grab a coffee in town, check into your hotel, or rest your feet.
• Playful: 2pm: we say "I do". 6pm: we eat, we toast, we dance badly. Midnight: carriages.

RSVP request and deadline wording

Ask once, clearly, with a date. Put the deadline in your event text, in the message with your link, and on any printed invitation.

• Formal: Kindly reply by 1 May 2027 using the RSVP button.
• Warm: Please let us know if you can join us by 1 May 2027. It helps us plan the seats and the food.
• Playful: Our caterer needs a number, and so does our nervous planner (Anna). RSVP by 1 May 2027.

On Wedding Plan, guests reply with their name, phone, attendance per event and party size. There are no meal questions, so ask about dietary needs by message. Our wedding website RSVP guide covers timing and reminders in detail.

Travel and accommodation wording

Keep it to a few lines and give the rest by message.

• Simple: Bath Spa station is a 10-minute walk from the Abbey. Parking in the city centre is limited, so we suggest the train or a taxi.
• Hotel note: We've reserved a few rooms at a hotel near the Abbey. Mention our names when you book, before 1 March 2027.

For a full page, see our guide to the wedding website travel and accommodations page.

Dress code wording

Name the dress code, then add one practical hint. The hint is what guests actually use.

• Formal: Dress code: black tie. Evening gowns and dinner jackets are welcome.
• Garden: Dress code: garden formal. Part of the day is on the lawn, so flat shoes or block heels are a good idea.
• Playful: Dress to impress, shoes to dance in. Bring a jacket; English summers are optimistic.
• Colour request: We'd love a sea of pastels. Please avoid all-white outfits.

Kids and plus-ones wording

Vague wording here causes the most awkward conversations. State the general rule kindly and handle exceptions privately.

• Adults only, warm: We love your little ones, but our wedding is an adults-only celebration. We hope you can enjoy a night off.
• Adults only, formal: With respect, we are unable to accommodate children, with the exception of those in the wedding party.
• Plus-ones: Your invitation lists everyone we've invited. Due to space, we can't add extra guests. Thank you for understanding.

Personal invitation links help here: each guest sees their own name, so nobody has to guess who's included. See how personalized invitation links work.

Registry, gift and cash fund wording

Guests look for gift details, so include them. Keep the tone light, keep it low on the page, and never make a gift sound like an entry fee.

Registry

• Warm: Your presence is the best gift. If you'd like to give something, we've put together a small list of things for our first home.
• Formal: Your company on our wedding day is all we ask. For those who wish to give a gift, our registry is below.

Cash fund or honeymoon fund

• Honest: We've lived together for three years and our cupboards are full. If you'd like to give a gift, a contribution towards our honeymoon would mean a lot.
• Playful: We have enough mugs for a small café. If you'd like to help us save for a trip instead, details are below.

No gifts

• Simple: Please, no gifts. Having you there is everything.
• With a charity: We don't need gifts. If you'd like to mark the day, a donation to a charity close to your heart would make us very happy.

In Wedding Plan, the Wedding Gift Box (bank details and a QR code) has its own heading and text in Edit page wording, and each item in the Gift registry has a note field for a line like "for our first garden". Both are part of the paid plans. Don't put gift wording on the cover or the printed invitation.

Guest book prompts

A blank box gets few messages. A small prompt gets many more.

• Warm: Leave us a note. We'll read every one, probably more than once.
• Advice: What's the best advice you've had about love or marriage? We'd love to hear it.
• Playful: Share a memory, a piece of advice or your best dance move.
• For guests who can't come: Can't make it to Bath? Send us your wishes here and we'll read them on the day.

The heading can change too: "Leave Us a Note" or "Send Your Love" both work.

Thank-you wording after the wedding

Guests come back after the day for photos. Swap the event text for a thank-you.

• Warm: Thank you for celebrating with us. We're still smiling. Photos are coming soon, and we'll add them here.
• Formal: James and Anna would like to thank everyone who shared their wedding day. Your kindness and good wishes mean more than we can say.
• Casual: We did it! Thanks for the dancing, the speeches and the hugs. The photos are below.

In Wedding Plan, put this in the Wedding Event text and the Guest Book text, and add your best photos to the album. Keep in mind how long your site stays online: 3 months on the free plan, 1 year on VIP and for life on SUPER VIP.

How to adapt these wedding website wording examples

• Practical first, sweet second. Times, places and dates before the poetry.
• Read it on a phone. Two lines on a laptop can be six on a phone.
• Pick one tone and keep it. A formal welcome next to a jokey dress code reads oddly.
• Write dates in full. "1 May 2027", not "1/5", which reads differently in the US and Europe.
• Two languages? Write each text twice, one line per language. The site's buttons use one language, so your own words carry the second.

For what to include and what to leave off, see what to put on a wedding website, or start from our complete wedding website guide.

FAQ

What do you write on a wedding website welcome page?

A short greeting, your names, the date and the city, and a line pointing guests to the details and the RSVP. Two or three sentences are enough.

How do you politely ask for money on a wedding website?

Lead with thanks for their presence, give a short honest reason ("our home is already full"), and put the details in a gift section low on the page. Don't mention money on the cover or the printed invitation.

How do you say no kids on a wedding website?

Directly and warmly: "We love your little ones, but our wedding is an adults-only celebration." Then handle exceptions, like children in the wedding party, in private messages.

Next steps

Pick a tone, copy the examples you like and change the names and dates. Then open the free wedding website builder, go to Edit page wording and paste them in. If you haven't built the site yet, our guide on how to make a wedding website walks through each step, and the wedding website templates show how each design lays out the text.