Keeping Your Wedding Website Up to Date (Without the Faff)

A wedding website with last month's information is worse than no website at all. guests trust it, and then turn up at the wrong time. The good news is that keeping it current takes about ten minutes a month, if you do it little and often. ## The monthly ten-minute check Once a month, open your site as if you were a guest and check five things: 1. **Times and addresses**. still correct? Venues occasionally shift timings when menus and numbers are finalised. 2. **Travel and accommodation**. do the hotel links still work? Has the taxi firm changed its number? 3. **RSVP count**. who has not replied? Note them down for a gentle nudge. 4. **Dietary requirements**. any new allergies or veggie guests your caterer needs to know about? 5. **FAQs**. have guests asked you anything new that belongs on the site? That is the whole job. Ten minutes, once a month, and nothing goes stale. ## The moments that always need an update Some changes should go on the website the day they happen, not at the monthly check: - **The RSVP deadline passes.** Swap the RSVP prompt for a line like "RSVPs are now closed. any changes, just text us" so late replies do not dribble in. - **Final numbers go to the venue.** After this point, dietary changes and plus-one requests need to come to you directly, not through the form. - **Anything logistical changes.** A different ceremony time, a new coach pickup point, a room block that has filled up. Guests plan around these details, so they cannot wait. - **The week before the wedding.** Add a short "final details" note: the day's timings, the weather plan if part of the day is outdoors, and a phone number for the day itself. ideally your best man or maid of honour's, not yours. ## Chasing the missing RSVPs Every wedding has them: the fifteen people who never quite get round to replying. The website makes this easier because you can see exactly who they are. A week after the deadline, send a short, friendly message. "Just checking you saw the RSVP on our website, the caterer needs numbers by Friday". and most will reply within the day. For the stubborn few, a phone call works better than a third message. ## After the wedding Do not switch the site off the morning after. Guests will want it for two things: travel home details on the day, and your photos afterwards. When your photographer delivers the gallery, add a link or a selection of pictures, and leave the site up for a few months. It becomes a nice record of the day. and it costs you nothing to leave it there. Then, when you are ready, download your guest messages and photos before you close it down. Those are worth keeping.

Keeping Your Wedding Website Up to Date (Without the Faff)

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