Your wedding website is the single source of truth for the weekend: where guests go for the when, the where, and the what-to-wear. Build it around the questions they actually have, in roughly the order they'll ask them. Here's the full checklist, then the part no website solves on its own.
Start with the five-second answers.
- Who, when & where: names, the date, and the city; put it above the fold
- The weekend schedule: welcome party, ceremony, reception, farewell brunch, with times and venues
- Dress code: black tie, cocktail, garden formal; spell it out so no one guesses
- RSVP: a clear deadline and a link, plus meal choice and dietary notes
Where to sleep, how to get around.
- Hotel block: the property, the group rate, and the booking cutoff date
- Getting there: nearest airport, drive time, and whether to rent a car
- Shuttle & parking: pickup times and spots, or where to park and whether there's valet
- Things to do: a few local picks for guests making a weekend of it
The questions that fill your inbox.
- Plus-ones & kids: state the policy plainly; it's the most-asked question of all
- Registry: a link, and a note if you'd prefer a honeymoon fund or charity
- Weather & what to pack: the season, the terrain, and whether heels work on grass
- A point of contact: someone (not you) to text on the day for anything urgent
They'll text you anyway. Every time.
Here's what every couple discovers: the website can be perfect and guests still text you. They don't dig through a site when they have a quick question in the moment. They text the person they trust. So the week of the wedding, you become the help desk, answering "what time is the shuttle?" thirty times across six group chats.
Pearl is the fix: a concierge your guests text instead of you. It answers each question instantly from your event details (the same details on your website), so the site stays the reference and you get your weekend back. See how it works.
Wedding website, answered.
- What should every wedding website include?
- At minimum: the date and location, a weekend schedule, travel and hotel details, the dress code, RSVP, and a registry link. Beyond that, guests look for shuttle and parking info, the plus-one and kids policy, and a few things to do nearby.
- Do guests actually read the wedding website?
- They skim it once, then text you in the moment. The information is there; people just don't dig for it when they have a quick question, which is why a concierge they can text matters.
- How do I stop guests texting me questions the website already answers?
- Give them someone else to text. Pearl answers each guest instantly from your event details, so the website stays the reference and you stop being the help desk.
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