13 best wedding websites

These are the default starting point for most couples: free to use, bundled with a registry and RSVP tool, and fast to set up from a template.

• Zola. A free wedding website builder tied to a widely used universal registry and built-in RSVP management, which makes it a popular do-everything default for couples who want one account to handle the site, the gift list, and guest responses.
• The Knot. One of the largest wedding planning platforms, offering free website templates alongside a large vendor marketplace, checklist, and guest-list tools, useful if you want your website and your vendor research in the same place.
• Joy (withjoy.com). A free builder known for polished, modern templates, strong RSVP collection, and a guest messaging hub that lets you send updates and reminders directly through the site.
• Minted. Best known for stationery, Minted also offers a free wedding website designed to visually match its paper invitations and save-the-dates, so your print and digital materials look like one coordinated set.
• Riley & Grey. A design-forward website builder with an editorial, minimalist aesthetic, a good fit for couples who find typical wedding templates too busy and want something that reads more like a lifestyle publication.

If gifts and cash funds are the main thing you want your website to handle well, these platforms build the site around the registry rather than the other way around.

• Blueprint Registry. Pairs a wedding website with a flexible universal registry that lets you add items from multiple retailers into a single gift list, rather than sending guests to several different store registries.
• MyRegistry. A dedicated universal registry service (you can pull in products from virtually any store) paired with a simple companion wedding website, useful if the registry itself matters more to you than site design options.
• Honeyfund. Built around honeymoon funds and experience-based gifts rather than physical items, with a wedding website attached. It’s the natural choice when what you actually want from guests is a contribution toward travel, not more stuff.

These aren’t wedding-specific platforms. They’re general website builders that couples use when they want more creative control than a template library provides.

• Squarespace. A general-purpose website builder with extensive design customization, favored by couples who want a site that doesn’t look like everyone else’s. It takes more setup time than a dedicated wedding platform and typically requires a paid plan, since it isn’t purpose-built with wedding RSVP or registry tools out of the box.
• Wix. A drag-and-drop website builder that offers wedding-specific templates alongside far more layout flexibility than most dedicated wedding platforms, at the cost of more manual setup if you want RSVP and registry features to work smoothly.
• Canva. Best known as a design tool for invitations, signage, and social graphics, Canva also has a website feature that can turn out a simple, visually cohesive wedding site quickly, a natural fit if you’re already designing your paper goods there.

• Appy Couple. Pairs a wedding website with a companion mobile app that guests can download, so the day’s schedule, photos, and updates live in their pocket rather than a bookmarked page.
• Say I Do. A straightforward, no-frills website builder for couples who want to publish something clean fast, without wading through a long list of customization decisions first.

Templates all start to look similar after the fifth one. What actually differs between builders (and what’s worth checking before you pick one) comes down to five things:

• RSVP handling. Can you collect meal choices, limit or allow plus-ones, take song requests, and see who still hasn’t responded at a glance? A builder that makes you export a spreadsheet to answer that question will cost you time later.
• Registry integration. Some platforms only display their own registry; others let you link or embed registries from any store. If you’re registering in more than one place, confirm the site can pull them together rather than sending guests to a scavenger hunt of separate links.
• Custom domain. A short, easy-to-share address (yournames.com) is friendlier to guests, and easier to put on printed invitations, than a long subdomain. Check whether your builder includes one or charges extra for it.
• Privacy and password protection. Most wedding websites carry details you don’t want publicly indexed: addresses, travel plans, gift information. Look for the ability to password-protect the site, hide it from search engines, and unpublish or take it down after the wedding.
• Mobile experience. The overwhelming majority of guests will open your site from a phone, often from a text or a save-the-date link. View the template on a phone screen, not just a laptop, before you commit to it.

Most couples build the site early (often right after the venue is booked and the guest list is roughly set), but hold off on sending it out until save-the-dates go in the mail, usually six to eight months before the wedding for a local guest list and earlier for a destination one. That gives you time to fill in vendor details, travel information, and the registry before anyone actually visits. For where the website fits in the broader timeline, see the wedding planning checklist.

Do we really need a wedding website? It’s optional, but it saves you from answering the same questions (parking, dress code, hotel blocks, registry links) over and over by text. Most couples find it pays for itself in avoided messages alone.

Should we password-protect our site? It’s worth doing if the site includes addresses, travel details, or anything you’d rather keep off a public search result. It adds one extra step for guests but costs you nothing.

Can we switch builders later if we change our mind? Yes, but it means re-sharing a new link with everyone who already has the old one, so it’s worth spending a little extra time picking before you send it out rather than after.

Do we need both a website and a printed invitation? Most couples use both: a printed save-the-date or invitation with the website address on it, and the website itself for the details that change or need RSVPs, like meal counts and travel updates.

Whatever you choose, keep it current and link it everywhere: on save-the-dates, invitations, and in your own messages to guests. And when it’s time to fill in the vendor side of planning, the vendor checklist shows who you still need. Tell Our Day about your day and we’ll bring back up to six vetted, available vendors per category, with Our Day-exclusive rates negotiated on your behalf.