A wedding invitation website takes most of the work out of inviting a few hundred guests across several functions. Whether you build one yourself or have it made, the steps are the same. This guide walks through them in order.
1. Gather your details first
The design is the fun part, but the details are what guests actually use. Before anything else, write down:
- Both your names as you want them shown, and your parents' names if they will appear
- Every function: name, date, start time, venue name, full address and a Google Maps pin
- Dress code or colour theme for each function, if there is one
- Who is invited to which function (not every guest comes to every function)
- A contact number guests can call on the day, ideally not yours
- A few photos, if you want them on the site
Getting the map pins right matters more than anything else. Open each one yourself and check it lands at the gate, not at the back of the building.
2. Choose a design that feels like your wedding
An invite sets the tone before anyone arrives. A Punjabi wedding with a jaago night feels different from a Tamil wedding with an early-morning muhurtham, and from a Nikah followed by a Walima. Pick a design that matches your community and your mood, or ask for a custom theme. You can browse designs by style, from Punjabi and Gujarati to South Indian and Nikah.
3. Decide how you want RSVPs
An RSVP is the most useful thing a wedding website adds. Keep it short: name, how many people, and which functions they will attend. Decide where the replies should go. WhatsApp is easiest to read; a Google Sheet is easiest to count when the caterer asks for numbers.
4. Make a link for each family
Indian weddings invite families, not just people. A personal link per family, one that greets them by name, makes a digital invite feel as considered as a card handed over in person. It also lets you show each family only the functions they are invited to.
5. Choose your link
Keep the address short and easy to say on the phone, like riya-weds-arjun. Avoid numbers and hyphens in odd places. Elders will sometimes type it, and someone will read it out at least once.
6. Test it on the phones your guests use
Your phone is not your guests' phone. Before sharing, open the site on an older Android, on a small iPhone and on slow mobile data. Ask an elder in the family to open it and find the sangeet venue without help. If they can, everyone can. Check that the text is large enough, that the music doesn't start too loud, and that the map buttons open directions.
7. Share it, then keep it up to date
Send the link on WhatsApp with a short personal message (see our guide on sending a wedding invitation on WhatsApp). Then keep the site current: if a time or venue changes, update the site and send one short message saying the details have been updated on the same link.
Doing it yourself or having it made
Generic website builders can make a simple wedding page, but they are built for businesses, so things like per-family links, function-wise RSVPs and testing on budget phones are left to you. A wedding invitation studio like Chalchitra Labs does all of this for you: send us your details on Instagram, pick a design, and we send you your link, usually within a few days. See pricing.