Websites and delivery
Publish the wedding website from confirmed guest information
Editorial team · Reviewed
A wedding website becomes useful when the information is accurate enough for guests to act on. Start with confirmed practical details, then add personal stories and visual design around them.
A practical sequence
- Decide which events and details are intended for each guest audience.
- Check local times, addresses, transport and contact instructions.
- Preview the page on a phone and with the intended access restrictions.
- Review links and response settings before sharing the address widely.
Work through an example
The couple has a venue booking but accommodation details are still provisional. The website can publish the confirmed event information while keeping unconfirmed room-block instructions in draft. A guest should not book travel based on a working note.
Where judgement matters
A page title or search preview can reveal information even when the main page is protected. Review metadata and indexing behavior along with the visible page. Keep private planning documents out of public website content.
Make it usable
Open the working tool and work through the decision with your own inputs. Adapt the structured template to preserve the choices and responsibilities. Keep an original copy so later changes remain understandable.
Work the decision
A practice case
An original fictional scenario. Numbers are illustrative inputs; this is not a customer result or a provider performance claim.
A couple’s website draft contains a venue address, a hotel suggestion and a private rehearsal dinner. Only the first two are intended for the public page. Review the published projection using an unsigned visitor before sharing the URL. The editor’s access is broader than a guest’s and can conceal an accidental disclosure.
| Decision | Why it matters |
|---|---|
| Separate draft content from the published version. | An unfinished wording change should not appear publicly before the couple approves it. |
| Make event visibility explicit. | Invitation-scoped details must not be included merely because they belong to the same wedding. |
| Verify practical links and dates. | A polished theme does not compensate for an old map pin, broken RSVP link or incorrect local date. |
Make one usable artifact
Build a publication checklist covering names, date, venue, event visibility, RSVP access, transport, image permissions and mobile readability. Record the approved version.
Then test the difficult case
Remove an event from public visibility and reload as an outsider. Confirm it is absent from page content, structured data and any public schedule export.
Use the linked tool or structured template below to record the result. Confirm it against the actual people, agreements and permissions before using it for an event.