Do You Need to Include Your Wedding Website on Your Wedding Invitations?
You've spent ages choosing your venue, setting your date, choosing your colours and planning all the little details of your wedding. Then comes the wedding website. And suddenly you're wondering…
“Do we actually need to put our wedding website on our invitations?”
The short answer is: not necessarily. But for many couples, a wedding website can be incredibly useful — particularly when you have lots of information to share with your guests. The key is making sure your wedding invitations remain beautiful, clear and easy to understand, while your website does the job of holding all those extra details.
Here's how I'd approach it.
What is a wedding website actually for?
A wedding website gives you somewhere to put all the information your guests might need before the big day.
Rather than trying to squeeze everything onto your wedding invitation, you can direct guests to your website for things like:
Your full wedding day schedule
Venue address and directions
Accommodation recommendations
Transport information
Parking details
Dress code
Gift information
Dietary information
Frequently asked questions
Local places to eat and visit
Your wedding registry
RSVP information
It can be particularly helpful if you're having a destination wedding, getting married somewhere rural, or have lots of guests travelling from different places. And let's be honest — trying to fit all of that onto one invitation would not exactly create the beautifully designed wedding stationery you're probably hoping for!
So, do you need to put the website on your wedding invitation? No.
There isn't a rule saying you have to include your wedding website on your wedding invitation. However, if you're using a wedding website as an important source of information for your guests, I would definitely make sure they know where to find it. Your guests can't use a website they don't know exists! The question is really where you include it.
Option 1: Put it directly on the invitation
The simplest option is to add your website address to the bottom of your invitation or in your details section. This works particularly well if your website is mainly there for additional information rather than your main RSVP method. It's simple, straightforward and doesn't require an additional stationery card. The only downside? If you've spent time creating a beautiful, bespoke wedding invitation, you may not want a long website address taking up valuable space within the design.
That's where your other options come in.
Option 2: Add a wedding details card
This is probably one of my favourite options from a wedding stationery design point of view. Rather than putting lots of information on the main invitation, you can include a separate details card within your invitation suite. It could say:
Everything you need to know about our day…
Then include your wedding website underneath. This keeps the main invitation clean and elegant while giving you somewhere to include all those practical details. And because the details card is part of your wider bespoke wedding stationery suite, it can be designed to complement your invitation rather than feeling like an afterthought.
Option 3: Use a QR code
QR codes have become increasingly popular and top of my list for wedding stationery, and they can be a really handy way of sending guests directly to your wedding website. You could include a small QR code on your details card or for my couples I add it to the back of the gate fold. Your guests simply scan the code with their phone and are taken straight to your website. This can be particularly useful if your website contains lots of information that would be difficult to fit neatly onto a printed card.
But do you have to use a QR code?
Absolutely not. If you don't like the look of QR codes, you don't have to include one just because everyone else seems to be doing it. A simple website address can work just as well. Your wedding stationery should feel like you, not like you're ticking off a list of things you think you're supposed to have.
What about including the website on your save the date?
You can! In fact, this can be a really useful option if you've already created your wedding website. Your save the date could include:
Save our date
Saturday 12th September 2027
More details to follow at:
www.yourweddingwebsite.co.uk
This means guests can visit your website early and find out a little more about your plans. However, you don't need to have every single detail finalised at this stage. Your save the date is simply there to give your guests the important information they need to reserve the date.
What about RSVPs?
This is where your wedding website can become particularly useful. Some couples choose to collect RSVPs online rather than using traditional RSVP cards. If you're doing this, it's really important that your guests know exactly where to go and what they need to do.
For example:
Please RSVP by 1st June 2027 at:
www.yourweddingwebsite.co.uk/rsvp
Or you could use a QR code that takes guests directly to your RSVP page. Just make sure the instructions are incredibly clear. You don't want your guests wondering:
“Am I supposed to RSVP here… or somewhere else?”
Do you still need RSVP cards?
Not necessarily. If you're collecting all your RSVPs through your wedding website, you may decide that you don't need printed RSVP cards.
However, there are still plenty of couples who love having a traditional RSVP card as part of their wedding invitation suite. There's something lovely about receiving a little handwritten response through the post. It's completely personal preference. If you're trying to reduce the amount of paper or keep your stationery suite simple, an online RSVP can be a great alternative. If you love beautiful paper goods and the traditional feel of wedding stationery, an RSVP card might be exactly what you want.
How do you make a wedding website work with beautiful stationery?
This is where I think it's important to remember that your website and your stationery don't have to compete with each other.
Your wedding invitation should give guests the important information they need. Your website can then hold everything else.
Think of your invitation as the beautiful introduction to your wedding, and your website as the place where guests can find all the practical details.
You can even carry your stationery design across to your website — using the same colours, illustrations, floral details and overall style. That creates a really lovely sense of continuity.
Keep your invitation uncluttered
One of the biggest mistakes I see couples make when planning their wedding stationery is trying to put everything onto the invitation. Your invitation doesn't need to answer every possible question your guests might have.
If your website already contains:
Directions
Accommodation
Gift information
Transport
Dietary information
Timings
FAQs
then you don't need to squeeze all of that onto your invitation too. Give each piece of your wedding stationery a job. Your invitation tells guests what, where and when. Your details card can point them towards everything else. And your wedding website can hold all those extra details in one easy-to-update place.
What wording should you use?
Keep it simple. You don't need a huge paragraph explaining your website.
Something like:
For further details, please visit:
yourweddingwebsite.co.uk
Or:
More information about our day can be found at:
yourweddingwebsite.co.uk
Or, if you're using a QR code:
Scan for all the details
It's a small detail, but the wording can be designed to fit naturally within your overall bespoke wedding stationery rather than looking like you've simply added a website address at the last minute.
My advice as a wedding stationer
If you're wondering whether to include your wedding website on your invitations, I'd ask yourself one simple question:
“Will my guests need it?”
If your website contains important information they'll need before the wedding, make sure they know about it.
But don't feel that you have to cram the website address onto the main invitation if it doesn't work with your design. A details card, RSVP card or QR code can be a much more elegant solution. And remember — there isn't one “correct” way to do your wedding stationery. Your invitations should work for your wedding, your guests and your priorities. Whether you choose traditional RSVP cards, online RSVPs, a QR code, a simple website address or no wedding website at all, the most important thing is that your guests know exactly what they need to do.
And your stationery should make that feel effortless.
Your wedding stationery should tell your story — not overwhelm your guests
I love creating bespoke wedding stationery because there isn't a one-size-fits-all solution. Some couples need a simple invitation. Others need a full stationery suite with RSVP cards, details cards, menus, place cards and a beautifully illustrated wedding table plan. And sometimes, a little QR code tucked discreetly onto a details card is all you need. Your wedding stationery should be beautiful, but it also needs to work. Because ultimately, the prettiest invitation in the world isn't much use if your guests don't know where they're supposed to be, when they're supposed to arrive or how to RSVP!
If you're planning your wedding and want wedding stationery that combines beautiful hand-drawn artwork with all the practical details your guests need, I'd love to create something that's completely personal to you.
Lauren
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