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A grandparent who no longer travels, a cousin in Australia, a friend on bed rest the week of the wedding. Live-streaming gives them a seat anyway, and it has gone from fiddly novelty to something a lot of couples now sort out as a matter of course.",[91,95,96],{},"You do not need a film crew or a big budget. You need a steady camera, decent sound, a stable connection and a plan for getting the link to the right people. Here is how to do it well.",[98,99,101],"h2",{"id":100},"decide-who-you-are-doing-it-for","Decide who you are doing it for",[91,103,104],{},"Be honest about the audience before you spend a penny. A stream for two housebound grandparents is a very different thing from one you expect 40 people to watch.",[91,106,107],{},"For a handful of close relatives, a phone on a tripod and a group video call might genuinely be enough. For a wider group, or anyone who will mind about quality, it is worth a proper setup. The middle ground covers most weddings: one good camera, one external mic, streaming to a private link.",[91,109,110],{},"Talk to your venue too. Rural barns and old churches are notorious for patchy signal, and some celebrants or officiants have views on cameras during the ceremony. Sort both of those out before you commit to anything.",[98,112,114],{"id":113},"choose-your-kit-and-platform","Choose your kit and platform",[91,116,117],{},"You have three broad routes, and the right one depends on how much you want to fuss on the day.",[119,120,121,137],"table",{},[122,123,124],"thead",{},[125,126,127,131,134],"tr",{},[128,129,130],"th",{},"Option",[128,132,133],{},"Roughly costs",[128,135,136],{},"Best for",[138,139,140,152,163],"tbody",{},[125,141,142,146,149],{},[143,144,145],"td",{},"Phone or tablet + tripod",[143,147,148],{},"£20 to £40 for a tripod",[143,150,151],{},"A small, informal stream to close family",[125,153,154,157,160],{},[143,155,156],{},"Dedicated camera + capture + laptop",[143,158,159],{},"£200 to £600 if buying",[143,161,162],{},"Couples who want better picture and zoom",[125,164,165,168,171],{},[143,166,167],{},"Professional streaming service",[143,169,170],{},"£500 to £1,500+",[143,172,173],{},"A polished, hands-off, multi-camera stream",[91,175,176],{},"If you go DIY, a recent phone shoots lovely footage. The thing that lets most home streams down is not the picture, it is the audio. Built-in mics pick up wind, shuffling chairs and the person standing nearest, not the couple saying their vows. A small clip-on lapel mic on the officiant, or a mic plugged into a camera near the front, transforms it.",[91,178,179],{},"For platforms, a private YouTube link is the workhorse: free, reliable, works on any device, and you can set it to unlisted so only people with the link can find it. Vimeo and dedicated wedding-streaming companies offer a tidier, ad-free experience if you would rather pay for the polish. Avoid making distant guests download an app or create an account just to watch; half of them will give up.",[98,181,183],{"id":182},"get-the-picture-and-sound-right","Get the picture and sound right",[91,185,186],{},"A few practical calls make the difference between a stream people watch to the end and one they quietly close.",[188,189,190,198,204,210],"ul",{},[191,192,193,197],"li",{},[194,195,196],"strong",{},"One locked-off wide shot beats wobbly handheld."," A fixed tripod on the ceremony and the top table covers the moments that matter.",[191,199,200,203],{},[194,201,202],{},"Frame for the action, not the room."," Test exactly where the couple will stand and where speeches happen, then set up so both are in shot without moving the camera mid-ceremony.",[191,205,206,209],{},[194,207,208],{},"Mind the light."," Big bright windows behind the couple turn them into silhouettes. Position the camera with the light falling on faces, not behind them.",[191,211,212,215],{},[194,213,214],{},"Mute background noise where you can."," A churchyard with a road beside it, a band warming up next door, these all leak into the audio.",[91,217,218],{},"Do a full rehearsal a few days before with whoever is running it. Stream a few minutes to a private link, then watch it back on a phone over mobile data, not your home wifi, so you see what a remote guest actually gets.",[98,220,222],{"id":221},"hand-the-job-to-someone-reliable","Hand the job to someone reliable",[91,224,225],{},"You will be slightly busy getting married, so you cannot run this yourself. Ask a calm, tech-comfortable friend or a younger relative who is not in the wedding party. Give them one clear job: start the stream, keep an eye on it, restart it if it drops.",[91,227,228],{},"Write them a one-page brief. When to go live, the link, the wifi password, what to do if the connection wobbles, and a phone number for the venue's tech contact. The more boring and specific the instructions, the smoother the day.",[98,230,232],{"id":231},"share-the-link-without-it-going-everywhere","Share the link without it going everywhere",[91,234,235],{},"A wedding stream is a private moment, and you probably do not want a public link floating around social media. Two sensible habits keep it contained.",[91,237,238],{},"First, use an unlisted or password-protected link rather than a fully public one. Second, send it directly to the people who need it rather than posting it openly.",[91,240,241],{},"This is where your wedding website earns its keep. Rather than emailing a link that gets lost in inboxes, you can put a watch button on a page that only invited guests can reach, and update the start time or a backup link if plans shift on the day. With Build The Day you can keep that link behind your guest list so it reaches the right people and not the wider internet. Add a short line telling remote guests when to tune in, in their time zone, and whether the recording will be available afterwards for anyone who misses it.",[98,243,245],{"id":244},"a-few-kind-extras","A few kind extras",[91,247,248],{},"Small touches make remote guests feel like more than a webcam in the corner. Reserve a chair or a framed photo for them at the ceremony. Have someone wave to the camera during drinks. If your budget allows a second view, a phone propped near the dance floor in the evening lets faraway guests feel part of the party rather than just the formal bits.",[91,250,251],{},"And remember to keep the recording. Even guests who were in the room will want to watch the vows back, and it becomes one of the loveliest things you have from the whole day.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":255},"",2,[256,257,258,259,260,261],{"id":100,"depth":254,"text":101},{"id":113,"depth":254,"text":114},{"id":182,"depth":254,"text":183},{"id":221,"depth":254,"text":222},{"id":231,"depth":254,"text":232},{"id":244,"depth":254,"text":245},"Wedding Websites & RSVPs","2026-01-31","How to live-stream your wedding for guests who cannot travel, from kit and platforms to camera angles, sound and sharing the link the right way.",false,"md","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1553013983-15241ab69e57?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw1fHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","White printer papers on tray","Ricardo Moura","https://unsplash.com/@ricardomoura?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/live-streaming-your-wedding-for-distant-guests",6,{"title":85,"description":264},"blog/live-streaming-your-wedding-for-distant-guests",[277,278,279],"live stream","guests","technology","N2mtGCvjGH3NRceyyYvYZT9wdgQSHbWwn70UJ8oaxW4",[282,461,659,859,975,1188,1271,1417,1703,1864,2062,2243,2406,2574,2749,2999],{"id":283,"title":284,"author":285,"body":286,"category":262,"date":446,"description":447,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":448,"imageAlt":449,"imageCredit":450,"imageCreditUrl":451,"meta":452,"navigation":5,"path":453,"readTime":273,"seo":454,"stem":455,"tags":456,"__hash__":460},"blog/blog/keeping-your-guests-data-private-and-secure.md","Keeping Your Guests' Data Private and Secure","Editorial Team",{"type":88,"value":287,"toc":439},[288,291,294,298,301,304,307,311,314,317,321,324,327,353,356,360,363,366,426,430,433,436],[91,289,290],{},"Planning a wedding means collecting a surprising amount of personal information about the people you love. Home addresses, mobile numbers, email addresses, dietary needs, sometimes medical or access requirements. It's easy to gather all that without a second thought. But your guests have trusted you with it, and a little care goes a long way to honouring that trust.",[91,292,293],{},"This isn't about getting paranoid or treating your wedding like a corporate database. It's about a few sensible habits that keep everyone's details safe and your day stress-free.",[98,295,297],{"id":296},"treat-your-guest-list-like-the-private-document-it-is","Treat your guest list like the private document it is",[91,299,300],{},"Your guest list holds more sensitive data than most people realise. A spreadsheet with names, full postal addresses and phone numbers is exactly the kind of file you wouldn't want floating around.",[91,302,303],{},"So a few small habits matter. Don't email the whole list around as an attachment to every helper who asks. Don't post it in a shared group chat where screenshots travel. If you're using a shared document, check who actually has access, because \"anyone with the link\" often means more people than you intended.",[91,305,306],{},"When you do need to share, share the minimum. Your caterer needs meal choices and dietary notes, not everyone's home address. Your transport coordinator needs a headcount and pickup points, not email addresses. Slice off the bit each person needs and leave the rest tucked away.",[98,308,310],{"id":309},"be-careful-with-the-bcc-line","Be careful with the BCC line",[91,312,313],{},"One of the most common slip-ups happens the moment you email your guests. If you pop everyone's address in the To or Cc line, you've just shared all those email addresses with the entire list. Some of your guests won't know each other, and a few may have very good reasons for keeping their address private.",[91,315,316],{},"The fix is simple: use BCC, or better still, send through a system that messages each guest individually. The same caution applies to group chats. Adding ninety people to a WhatsApp group exposes everyone's phone number to everyone else. A broadcast or a proper messaging tool avoids that entirely.",[98,318,320],{"id":319},"choose-a-wedding-website-that-takes-data-seriously","Choose a wedding website that takes data seriously",[91,322,323],{},"A wedding website is genuinely the tidiest way to collect RSVPs and details, because guests enter their own information and it stays in one secure place rather than scattered across cards, texts and emails. But not all sites are built the same, so it's worth a quick look under the bonnet before you commit.",[91,325,326],{},"A few things worth checking:",[188,328,329,335,341,347],{},[191,330,331,334],{},[194,332,333],{},"Is the site password-protected or unlisted?"," Your wedding details, address and guest information shouldn't be sitting on the open internet for anyone to find.",[191,336,337,340],{},[194,338,339],{},"Where is the data stored, and is it encrypted?"," Look for sites hosted on reputable infrastructure with secure, encrypted storage.",[191,342,343,346],{},[194,344,345],{},"Can you delete everything afterwards?"," You shouldn't have to leave your guests' addresses living on a server forever once the day has passed.",[191,348,349,352],{},[194,350,351],{},"Does the provider sell or share data?"," Read the privacy policy. A trustworthy wedding platform makes its money from couples, not from quietly selling guest information.",[91,354,355],{},"Build The Day was built with this in mind: guest details are stored securely, your site can be locked behind guest sign-in so it isn't public, and you can wipe guest data once the wedding is over. The point is that the convenience of online RSVPs shouldn't come at the cost of your guests' privacy.",[98,357,359],{"id":358},"lock-down-who-can-see-your-site","Lock down who can see your site",[91,361,362],{},"A surprising amount of personal information ends up on the wedding website itself: venue addresses, the day's running order, sometimes accommodation suggestions or even the couple's home address for gifts. You probably don't want all of that indexed by search engines or visible to a passing stranger.",[91,364,365],{},"Most decent platforms let you gate the site behind a passcode or a guest sign-in, so only invited people get in. It's a small setting that makes a real difference. Turn it on, and your private details stay between you and your guests.",[119,367,368,381],{},[122,369,370],{},[125,371,372,375,378],{},[128,373,374],{},"Detail on your site",[128,376,377],{},"Sensitivity",[128,379,380],{},"Sensible approach",[138,382,383,394,405,415],{},[125,384,385,388,391],{},[143,386,387],{},"Venue name and time",[143,389,390],{},"Low",[143,392,393],{},"Fine behind guest sign-in",[125,395,396,399,402],{},[143,397,398],{},"Full home or gift address",[143,400,401],{},"High",[143,403,404],{},"Share only with confirmed guests, never publicly",[125,406,407,410,412],{},[143,408,409],{},"Guest dietary or access needs",[143,411,401],{},[143,413,414],{},"Keep internal, share only with caterers",[125,416,417,420,423],{},[143,418,419],{},"Photos of guests",[143,421,422],{},"Medium",[143,424,425],{},"Ask before posting; offer an opt-out",[98,427,429],{"id":428},"mind-the-photos-and-the-after-party","Mind the photos and the after-party",[91,431,432],{},"Privacy doesn't end when the dancing does. Plenty of guests are happy to be photographed and tagged, but some aren't, and that's their call to make. A quiet word, or a line on your website asking people to check before tagging others, respects that.",[91,434,435],{},"If you've collected guest data through a website or spreadsheet, do a tidy-up once the thank-you cards are sent. Delete the old files, clear down the website data if your provider lets you, and don't hang on to addresses you no longer need.",[91,437,438],{},"None of this needs to be heavy. A handful of careful choices, made early, mean your guests can hand over their details knowing you'll look after them. That trust is part of what makes the day feel warm in the first place, and it costs you almost nothing to keep it.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":440},[441,442,443,444,445],{"id":296,"depth":254,"text":297},{"id":309,"depth":254,"text":310},{"id":319,"depth":254,"text":320},{"id":358,"depth":254,"text":359},{"id":428,"depth":254,"text":429},"2026-02-19","How to handle wedding guest addresses, emails and dietary details responsibly, from sharing photos to choosing a wedding website you can trust.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1656104717095-9d062b0d4e8d?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw0fHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","Text","Lisandro Garcia","https://unsplash.com/@lisandrow11?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/keeping-your-guests-data-private-and-secure",{"title":284,"description":447},"blog/keeping-your-guests-data-private-and-secure",[457,458,459],"privacy","guest data","wedding websites","XuLH0lGlFVfNj6QUDRjLk6FQOMBxCg-ZcD5xGfIhhZs",{"id":462,"title":463,"author":86,"body":464,"category":262,"date":643,"description":644,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":645,"imageAlt":646,"imageCredit":647,"imageCreditUrl":648,"meta":649,"navigation":5,"path":650,"readTime":651,"seo":652,"stem":653,"tags":654,"__hash__":658},"blog/blog/is-a-wedding-hashtag-still-worth-it.md","Is a Wedding Hashtag Still Worth It?",{"type":88,"value":465,"toc":635},[466,469,473,476,479,482,486,489,495,501,507,510,514,517,520,523,526,529,533,609,612,616,619,622,625,629,632],[91,467,468],{},"A few years back, no wedding felt complete without a clever hashtag printed on the order of service. #SmithSaysIDo, #TheGreatGatsbeckWedding, that sort of thing. The idea was simple: everyone tags their photos with it, and you scroll Instagram afterwards to find every snap from the day. Lovely in theory. But Instagram changed, guests changed, and the question now is whether the whole thing is still worth the bother.",[98,470,472],{"id":471},"what-a-hashtag-was-actually-for","What a hashtag was actually for",[91,474,475],{},"The job of a wedding hashtag was always collection. You wanted one place to find the hundreds of phone photos your guests took, the ones your photographer never sees: the table candids, the toddler asleep under a chair, your aunt crying during the speeches.",[91,477,478],{},"For a while it worked beautifully. People posted publicly, the feed filled up, and you had a free, crowd-sourced second album by the following weekend. It cost nothing and felt a bit fun to design.",[91,480,481],{},"The trouble is that the world it relied on has more or less gone.",[98,483,485],{"id":484},"why-hashtags-dont-pull-their-weight-anymore","Why hashtags don't pull their weight anymore",[91,487,488],{},"A handful of things have quietly killed the wedding hashtag, and it's worth being honest about them.",[91,490,491,494],{},[194,492,493],{},"Fewer people post publicly."," Loads of guests now keep their accounts private, or share to Stories and close-friends lists that vanish after 24 hours and never show up in a hashtag search at all. A private post with your hashtag is invisible to you. So even when guests play along, you might never see the photo.",[91,496,497,500],{},[194,498,499],{},"Instagram buried hashtag search."," The platform has shifted hard towards suggesting content by interest rather than by tag. Searching a niche hashtag like #LucyAndOmarForever now returns a thin, patchy set of results, often missing posts you know exist.",[91,502,503,506],{},[194,504,505],{},"Guests forget, or get it wrong."," Even the keenest guest is three glasses of fizz deep by the time they post. They mistype the tag, drop it entirely, or use a slightly different version they half-remember. You end up chasing fragments.",[91,508,509],{},"And there's a generational thing too. Plenty of younger guests barely use the public Instagram feed at all. Their photos live in group chats and shared albums, not on a public grid.",[98,511,513],{"id":512},"when-a-hashtag-still-earns-its-place","When a hashtag still earns its place",[91,515,516],{},"I'm not saying ditch it completely. There are a couple of cases where it still makes sense.",[91,518,519],{},"If your friends and family are genuinely active, public Instagram users, a hashtag can still surface a decent haul. Some crowds just love it. You know yours.",[91,521,522],{},"It's also a nice unifying touch for a more social-media-minded couple, the kind of detail that sets a tone. A hashtag on a welcome sign or a cocktail menu reads as playful, not pushy.",[91,524,525],{},"And it does one thing a shared album can't: it lets your wider circle, the people not at the wedding, follow along and feel included. If having a public moment matters to you, that's a fair reason to keep it.",[91,527,528],{},"So the test is simple. Will your actual guests use it, and do you care about a public trail? If yes to both, go ahead. If you're only doing it because it feels obligatory, skip it.",[98,530,532],{"id":531},"a-quick-honest-comparison","A quick honest comparison",[119,534,535,551],{},[122,536,537],{},[125,538,539,542,545,548],{},[128,540,541],{},"Method",[128,543,544],{},"How much you'll actually collect",[128,546,547],{},"Effort for guests",[128,549,550],{},"Privacy",[138,552,553,567,581,595],{},[125,554,555,558,561,564],{},[143,556,557],{},"Instagram hashtag",[143,559,560],{},"Patchy; misses private and Story posts",[143,562,563],{},"Low, but easy to forget",[143,565,566],{},"Public by nature",[125,568,569,572,575,578],{},[143,570,571],{},"Shared cloud album (link or QR)",[143,573,574],{},"High; people drop photos directly",[143,576,577],{},"Low, one tap to upload",[143,579,580],{},"Private to invited guests",[125,582,583,586,589,592],{},[143,584,585],{},"Your wedding website upload",[143,587,588],{},"High; everything in one tidy place",[143,590,591],{},"Low, no extra app needed",[143,593,594],{},"Controlled by you",[125,596,597,600,603,606],{},[143,598,599],{},"Asking by group chat",[143,601,602],{},"Variable; depends on your nudging",[143,604,605],{},"Medium, a bit manual",[143,607,608],{},"Private",[91,610,611],{},"The pattern is clear enough. The hashtag is the lowest-yield option on the list, and the only one where you don't really control what comes back.",[98,613,615],{"id":614},"the-simpler-alternative-most-couples-prefer","The simpler alternative most couples prefer",[91,617,618],{},"What people are quietly moving to is a direct upload spot. One link, or one QR code on a table card, that drops every guest photo straight into a single gallery you own. No public posting, no tag to remember, no scrolling to hunt for stragglers.",[91,620,621],{},"This is exactly what Build The Day's guest photo gallery does: guests scan a code or follow the link on your wedding website and upload their snaps right there, and the whole lot lands in one place you can browse and download. It works whether or not anyone touches Instagram, and shy guests who'd never post publicly still join in because it feels private.",[91,623,624],{},"A small practical tip if you go this route: put the QR code somewhere people sit for a while. Table cards and the bar work far better than a sign by the entrance that everyone walks straight past. And drop a line on your website explaining what it's for, because a bare QR code with no context tends to get ignored.",[98,626,628],{"id":627},"so-worth-it-or-not","So, worth it or not?",[91,630,631],{},"For most couples in 2026, a hashtag is no longer the workhorse it once was. It's become more of a decorative flourish than a real way to gather photos. If you love the idea and your crowd is the sort to use it, keep it as a bit of fun. Just don't lean on it to bring your photos home.",[91,633,634],{},"Pair it with a proper shared gallery, or skip the hashtag and go straight to the gallery, and you'll end up with far more of the candid, joyful, slightly blurry photos that turn out to be your favourites a year later.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":636},[637,638,639,640,641,642],{"id":471,"depth":254,"text":472},{"id":484,"depth":254,"text":485},{"id":512,"depth":254,"text":513},{"id":531,"depth":254,"text":532},{"id":614,"depth":254,"text":615},{"id":627,"depth":254,"text":628},"2026-02-13","Whether a wedding hashtag still earns its place in 2026, when it actually helps, and the simpler ways to gather your guests' photos in one spot.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1768777274872-ae706fa353c2?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxwaG9uZSUyMHdlZGRpbmclMjBzb2NpYWx8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4MTYwMDM5OXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","People celebrating at a dimly lit outdoor party event.","Fotógrafo Samuel Cruz","https://unsplash.com/@fotografosamuelcruz?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/is-a-wedding-hashtag-still-worth-it",5,{"title":463,"description":644},"blog/is-a-wedding-hashtag-still-worth-it",[655,656,278,657],"hashtag","photos","social media","5QcBzFAh9HZBwNKGRdXqGc865OtQYs6KFeVxlkBCaqo",{"id":660,"title":661,"author":285,"body":662,"category":262,"date":844,"description":845,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":846,"imageAlt":847,"imageCredit":848,"imageCreditUrl":849,"meta":850,"navigation":5,"path":851,"readTime":651,"seo":852,"stem":853,"tags":854,"__hash__":858},"blog/blog/collecting-guest-song-requests-online.md","Collecting Guest Song Requests Online",{"type":88,"value":663,"toc":837},[664,667,670,674,677,680,683,687,690,693,699,702,705,709,712,715,729,732,736,739,800,803,806,810,816,822,828,834],[91,665,666],{},"A packed dance floor rarely happens by accident. The couples who get one usually did something simple ahead of time: they asked their guests what they wanted to hear. Not a guess, not the DJ's standard set, but actual requests from the people who'll be on the floor at 10pm.",[91,668,669],{},"Collecting those requests online is the easy bit. The skill is asking the right question, filtering sensibly, and handing your DJ or band something they can actually use.",[98,671,673],{"id":672},"why-asking-guests-works-so-well","Why asking guests works so well",[91,675,676],{},"People dance to songs they have a connection to. Your uncle isn't getting up for a track he's never heard, but he'll be first on the floor for the one that played at his own wedding. When you gather requests across all your guests, you end up with a list that spans generations and tastes, which is exactly what keeps a mixed room moving.",[91,678,679],{},"There's a practical bonus too. Asking on the RSVP means you collect requests while people are already filling in their details, rather than chasing them separately. One less email to send.",[91,681,682],{},"If you're using a wedding website, you can add a song request box right alongside the RSVP. Build The Day lets you collect requests as part of the RSVP form, so they land in the same place as everyone's other answers.",[98,684,686],{"id":685},"ask-the-question-the-right-way","Ask the question the right way",[91,688,689],{},"A blank \"any song requests?\" box gets you \"surprise me\" or nothing at all. Frame it and you'll get gold.",[91,691,692],{},"Try a prompt that nudges people toward a story:",[694,695,696],"blockquote",{},[91,697,698],{},"What one song would get you on the dance floor? Bonus points for telling us why.",[91,700,701],{},"That little \"why\" does a lot of work. It turns a list of titles into something with meaning, and it gives you a reason to play a song that isn't an obvious banger. A grandparent requesting the song from their first dance fifty years ago is a moment you'd never have planned otherwise.",[91,703,704],{},"Keep it to one request per guest. Open the floodgates and you'll get a twenty-track wishlist from one person and silence from everyone else.",[98,706,708],{"id":707},"decide-what-you-wont-play","Decide what you won't play",[91,710,711],{},"This is the bit couples skip, then regret. Have a short do-not-play list and tell your DJ. It saves a cringe moment in front of two hundred people.",[91,713,714],{},"Common ones to rule out quietly:",[188,716,717,720,723,726],{},[191,718,719],{},"An ex's name in a song, or a track tied to a past relationship",[191,721,722],{},"Anything with lyrics you'd wince at hearing over the speakers at Granny's table",[191,724,725],{},"A novelty song that clears the floor (you know the ones)",[191,727,728],{},"Tracks that are lovely but kill the energy mid-set",[91,730,731],{},"You don't need to publish this list. Just hold it back and brief whoever's playing.",[98,733,735],{"id":734},"turn-requests-into-a-usable-playlist","Turn requests into a usable playlist",[91,737,738],{},"Once the requests are in, do a quick sort. Group them roughly so your DJ can see the shape of the night, and flag the handful that genuinely matter to you.",[119,740,741,754],{},[122,742,743],{},[125,744,745,748,751],{},[128,746,747],{},"List",[128,749,750],{},"What goes in it",[128,752,753],{},"Who needs it",[138,755,756,767,778,789],{},[125,757,758,761,764],{},[143,759,760],{},"Must-plays",[143,762,763],{},"First dance, parent dances, 3–5 songs you love",[143,765,766],{},"DJ or band, top priority",[125,768,769,772,775],{},[143,770,771],{},"Crowd requests",[143,773,774],{},"Everything guests asked for",[143,776,777],{},"DJ to weave in across the night",[125,779,780,783,786],{},[143,781,782],{},"Do-not-play",[143,784,785],{},"Anything off-limits",[143,787,788],{},"DJ, kept private",[125,790,791,794,797],{},[143,792,793],{},"Maybe",[143,795,796],{},"Nice ideas, no pressure",[143,798,799],{},"DJ's discretion",[91,801,802],{},"Hand this over a fortnight or so before the day. Most DJs will happily build around your must-plays and dip into the crowd requests when the floor needs a lift. A good one reads the room and won't play everything; that's the job. Trust them to leave a few out.",[91,804,805],{},"If you've got a live band, send the same lists but be realistic. Bands have a fixed repertoire, so frame requests as \"if you know any of these\" rather than a demand. Ask early what's already in their set, and you can fill the gaps with a DJ or a playlist for the late slot.",[98,807,809],{"id":808},"a-few-small-things-that-help","A few small things that help",[91,811,812,815],{},[194,813,814],{},"Set a deadline."," Tie requests to your RSVP cut-off so you're not still collecting them the week before.",[91,817,818,821],{},[194,819,820],{},"Share the highlights."," A short note to guests saying \"we're playing your songs\" gets people excited and gives latecomers a nudge to send theirs in.",[91,823,824,827],{},[194,825,826],{},"Keep your own running order."," Even with a DJ in charge, jot down the moments that need a specific song: walking in, cutting the cake, the last dance. Those are the ones you don't want left to chance.",[91,829,830,833],{},[194,831,832],{},"Have a backup."," Build a simple playlist on your own account too. If anything goes wrong with the kit, someone can plug in a phone and keep the night going.",[91,835,836],{},"Get the requests in early, brief your DJ clearly, and protect the few moments that matter. Do that and the dance floor mostly looks after itself.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":838},[839,840,841,842,843],{"id":672,"depth":254,"text":673},{"id":685,"depth":254,"text":686},{"id":707,"depth":254,"text":708},{"id":734,"depth":254,"text":735},{"id":808,"depth":254,"text":809},"2026-02-06","How to gather wedding song requests from guests online, build a dance floor playlist everyone loves and brief your DJ or band without the chaos.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1527150122806-f682d2fd8b09?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxtdXNpYyUyMHBsYXlsaXN0JTIwcGhvbmV8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4MTU5NTg2N3ww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","Person holding iPhone 6 turned on","Fath","https://unsplash.com/@visualbyfath?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/collecting-guest-song-requests-online",{"title":661,"description":845},"blog/collecting-guest-song-requests-online",[855,856,857],"music","rsvp","playlist","WVaENdEtaQOcxEdqlK02QzzCpRcaUaeK-QPA4Kqr2M4",{"id":84,"title":85,"author":86,"body":860,"category":262,"date":263,"description":264,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":267,"imageAlt":268,"imageCredit":269,"imageCreditUrl":270,"meta":972,"navigation":5,"path":272,"readTime":273,"seo":973,"stem":275,"tags":974,"__hash__":280},{"type":88,"value":861,"toc":964},[862,864,866,868,870,872,874,876,878,916,918,920,922,924,942,944,946,948,950,952,954,956,958,960,962],[91,863,93],{},[91,865,96],{},[98,867,101],{"id":100},[91,869,104],{},[91,871,107],{},[91,873,110],{},[98,875,114],{"id":113},[91,877,117],{},[119,879,880,890],{},[122,881,882],{},[125,883,884,886,888],{},[128,885,130],{},[128,887,133],{},[128,889,136],{},[138,891,892,900,908],{},[125,893,894,896,898],{},[143,895,145],{},[143,897,148],{},[143,899,151],{},[125,901,902,904,906],{},[143,903,156],{},[143,905,159],{},[143,907,162],{},[125,909,910,912,914],{},[143,911,167],{},[143,913,170],{},[143,915,173],{},[91,917,176],{},[91,919,179],{},[98,921,183],{"id":182},[91,923,186],{},[188,925,926,930,934,938],{},[191,927,928,197],{},[194,929,196],{},[191,931,932,203],{},[194,933,202],{},[191,935,936,209],{},[194,937,208],{},[191,939,940,215],{},[194,941,214],{},[91,943,218],{},[98,945,222],{"id":221},[91,947,225],{},[91,949,228],{},[98,951,232],{"id":231},[91,953,235],{},[91,955,238],{},[91,957,241],{},[98,959,245],{"id":244},[91,961,248],{},[91,963,251],{},{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":965},[966,967,968,969,970,971],{"id":100,"depth":254,"text":101},{"id":113,"depth":254,"text":114},{"id":182,"depth":254,"text":183},{"id":221,"depth":254,"text":222},{"id":231,"depth":254,"text":232},{"id":244,"depth":254,"text":245},{},{"title":85,"description":264},[277,278,279],{"id":976,"title":977,"author":285,"body":978,"category":262,"date":1174,"description":1175,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":1176,"imageAlt":1177,"imageCredit":1178,"imageCreditUrl":1179,"meta":1180,"navigation":5,"path":1181,"readTime":273,"seo":1182,"stem":1183,"tags":1184,"__hash__":1187},"blog/blog/qr-codes-at-your-wedding-genuinely-useful-ideas.md","QR Codes at Your Wedding: Genuinely Useful Ideas",{"type":88,"value":979,"toc":1167},[980,983,986,990,993,996,999,1003,1006,1038,1041,1045,1048,1120,1123,1127,1130,1136,1142,1148,1154,1158,1161,1164],[91,981,982],{},"QR codes had a rough few years. They felt like a 2012 marketing gimmick, the sort of thing on a bus shelter that nobody ever scanned. Then everyone learned to point their phone at a restaurant menu, and now scanning a little square is second nature for guests of every age. Which makes them genuinely useful at a wedding, as long as you use them for things people actually want.",[91,984,985],{},"The trick is restraint. One or two well-placed codes solve real problems. Twenty of them plastered on every surface just make your wedding look like a car boot sale.",[98,987,989],{"id":988},"start-with-the-one-that-matters-your-website-and-rsvp","Start with the one that matters: your website and RSVP",[91,991,992],{},"If a QR code earns its place anywhere, it's on your save-the-date or invitation, pointing straight to your wedding website. Guests scan, land on your page, and reply without typing a long URL by hand or squinting at your handwriting.",[91,994,995],{},"This is the difference between a guest meaning to RSVP and a guest actually doing it. Lower the effort and more people reply on time. A printed link asks someone to find their laptop later, which is to say never. A code asks them to do it now, phone already in hand.",[91,997,998],{},"Build The Day generates a QR code for your wedding website automatically, so you can drop it onto stationery without faffing about with a separate generator. Print it once, and it carries guests through to your RSVP, your details, everything.",[98,1000,1002],{"id":1001},"ideas-that-genuinely-earn-a-code","Ideas that genuinely earn a code",[91,1004,1005],{},"Here's where they help on the day itself or in the run-up:",[188,1007,1008,1014,1020,1026,1032],{},[191,1009,1010,1013],{},[194,1011,1012],{},"The order of the day."," A small code on each table card linking to your timeline, so nobody has to ask a bridesmaid when the speeches start.",[191,1015,1016,1019],{},[194,1017,1018],{},"A song request page."," Let guests suggest tracks for the dance floor in the weeks before, instead of shouting requests at the DJ at 10pm.",[191,1021,1022,1025],{},[194,1023,1024],{},"Travel and parking."," Especially handy for an out-of-the-way venue. One code beats reprinting directions for everyone who took a wrong turn.",[191,1027,1028,1031],{},[194,1029,1030],{},"A shared photo gallery."," Point guests to one place to upload the candid shots your photographer never sees. The blurry, brilliant ones from the dance floor.",[191,1033,1034,1037],{},[194,1035,1036],{},"The menu and dietary info."," A scannable menu means you can update it if the kitchen swaps a course, without reprinting a thing.",[91,1039,1040],{},"Notice the theme: every one of these replaces something fiddly with something instant. That's the test.",[98,1042,1044],{"id":1043},"where-to-put-them","Where to put them",[91,1046,1047],{},"Placement makes or breaks whether a code actually gets used. A few that work well:",[119,1049,1050,1063],{},[122,1051,1052],{},[125,1053,1054,1057,1060],{},[128,1055,1056],{},"Spot",[128,1058,1059],{},"What it links to",[128,1061,1062],{},"Why it works",[138,1064,1065,1076,1087,1098,1109],{},[125,1066,1067,1070,1073],{},[143,1068,1069],{},"Save-the-date",[143,1071,1072],{},"Wedding website",[143,1074,1075],{},"Early, and people keep these on the fridge",[125,1077,1078,1081,1084],{},[143,1079,1080],{},"Invitation",[143,1082,1083],{},"RSVP page",[143,1085,1086],{},"Captures the reply while they're holding it",[125,1088,1089,1092,1095],{},[143,1090,1091],{},"Welcome sign",[143,1093,1094],{},"Order of the day",[143,1096,1097],{},"First thing guests see on arrival",[125,1099,1100,1103,1106],{},[143,1101,1102],{},"Table cards",[143,1104,1105],{},"Timeline or photo upload",[143,1107,1108],{},"A natural moment of downtime to scan",[125,1110,1111,1114,1117],{},[143,1112,1113],{},"Order of service",[143,1115,1116],{},"Readings, song lyrics, a tribute page",[143,1118,1119],{},"Quiet, reflective, phone already out",[91,1121,1122],{},"Keep them off anything that needs to look pristine in photos. Nobody wants a QR code competing with the flowers in their ceremony shots.",[98,1124,1126],{"id":1125},"the-mistakes-that-make-them-feel-naff","The mistakes that make them feel naff",[91,1128,1129],{},"A few things tip a QR code from useful to irritating.",[91,1131,1132,1135],{},[194,1133,1134],{},"Too many."," If a guest has to scan five different codes to get through the day, you've made things harder, not easier. Consolidate. One code to your website, which then holds everything, beats a scavenger hunt.",[91,1137,1138,1141],{},[194,1139,1140],{},"No fallback."," Some guests won't scan, won't want to, or will have a flat phone by the evening. Always print the key information too. A code should be the fast lane, not the only road in.",[91,1143,1144,1147],{},[194,1145,1146],{},"Codes that go nowhere good."," Test every single one with a couple of different phones before you print 100 copies. A dead link on the wedding invitation is a small horror you only discover when your aunt mentions it.",[91,1149,1150,1153],{},[194,1151,1152],{},"Tiny and unreadable."," Print them at a decent size, at least 2cm square, with clear space around the edges. A code shrunk to fit a corner won't scan in dim reception lighting.",[98,1155,1157],{"id":1156},"a-quick-word-on-signage","A quick word on signage",[91,1159,1160],{},"If you're leaning on codes for things like photo uploads, give people a nudge with a short line of text. \"Scan to share your photos with us\" does more than a bare square ever will. Guests need to know what they're getting before they bother lifting their phone.",[91,1162,1163],{},"And match the styling to your stationery. A code doesn't have to be a stark black grid. Many tools let you tint it to your colours or tuck a small motif in the centre, so it sits with your invitations rather than shouting over them. Keep enough contrast that it still scans, though. Pretty and broken helps nobody.",[91,1165,1166],{},"Used with a light hand, QR codes quietly remove friction from the bits of a wedding that usually cause it: replying, finding the venue, knowing what happens when, sharing the photos afterwards. That's a real job done well, not a gimmick. Pick the two or three that solve a genuine problem for your guests, test them properly, and leave the rest.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":1168},[1169,1170,1171,1172,1173],{"id":988,"depth":254,"text":989},{"id":1001,"depth":254,"text":1002},{"id":1043,"depth":254,"text":1044},{"id":1125,"depth":254,"text":1126},{"id":1156,"depth":254,"text":1157},"2026-01-25","Practical ways to use QR codes at a wedding, from RSVPs to playlists and photo sharing, plus the mistakes that make them feel gimmicky rather than helpful.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1732649124686-3bab54f79aa3?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw2fHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A close up of a wedding suite on a bed","Micah & Sammie Chaffin","https://unsplash.com/@micahandsammiechaffin?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/qr-codes-at-your-wedding-genuinely-useful-ideas",{"title":977,"description":1175},"blog/qr-codes-at-your-wedding-genuinely-useful-ideas",[1185,459,1186],"qr codes","guest experience","xWSDSjERy5sanu_C7cdZU_tnRAf4hOPw0qTbb4DxWNg",{"id":1189,"title":1190,"author":86,"body":1191,"category":262,"date":1257,"description":1258,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":1259,"imageAlt":1260,"imageCredit":1261,"imageCreditUrl":1262,"meta":1263,"navigation":5,"path":1264,"readTime":1265,"seo":1266,"stem":1267,"tags":1268,"__hash__":1270},"blog/blog/how-to-chase-rsvps-without-being-awkward.md","How to Chase RSVPs Without Being Awkward",{"type":88,"value":1192,"toc":1250},[1193,1196,1200,1203,1207,1210,1220,1223,1227,1230,1233,1237,1240,1244,1247],[91,1194,1195],{},"No matter how organised you are, a handful of guests will not reply by your deadline. It is rarely rudeness — life is busy, and a wedding that is months away does not feel urgent until it suddenly is. But you cannot finalise catering, seating or numbers while a dozen replies are outstanding, so at some point you have to chase. Here is how to do it warmly, clearly, and without the cringe.",[98,1197,1199],{"id":1198},"set-the-deadline-earlier-than-you-need","Set the deadline earlier than you need",[91,1201,1202],{},"The best way to make chasing easy is to give yourself room. Set your RSVP deadline four to six weeks before the wedding, not two. That way, when the deadline passes and replies are still missing, you have time to follow up calmly rather than in a panic. Your caterer's real cut-off is the date that matters; your stated deadline should sit comfortably before it.",[98,1204,1206],{"id":1205},"send-one-clear-friendly-reminder","Send one clear, friendly reminder",[91,1208,1209],{},"When the deadline passes, send a single warm reminder to everyone outstanding. Keep it light and specific:",[694,1211,1212],{},[91,1213,1214,1215,1219],{},"Hi Sam — just a gentle nudge, we're finalising numbers for the wedding and haven't had your reply yet. Could you let us know by Friday either way? You can RSVP here: ",[1216,1217,1218],"span",{},"link",". No worries at all if you can't make it — we just need to know for the caterers.",[91,1221,1222],{},"Three things make this work. It is friendly, not accusatory. It gives an easy way to reply — a direct link, not a hunt through old emails. And it gives them explicit permission to decline, which removes the awkwardness for everyone. A guest who cannot come often goes quiet precisely because saying no feels hard; let them off the hook and they will reply.",[98,1224,1226],{"id":1225},"make-it-effortless-to-respond","Make it effortless to respond",[91,1228,1229],{},"The easier you make replying, the more replies you get. A direct link to the RSVP form, where they can answer in a tap, beats \"let us know\" every time. If your wedding website shows each guest their own details when they sign in, they can reply, choose a meal and confirm a plus-one in the same thirty seconds — no friction, no excuse to put it off again.",[91,1231,1232],{},"This is where a live RSVP dashboard quietly earns its keep. Instead of cross-referencing a paper list, you can see exactly who still has not replied and message only them. Build The Day shows you outstanding guests at a glance, so chasing becomes a five-minute job aimed only at the people who need it.",[98,1234,1236],{"id":1235},"pick-up-the-phone-for-the-last-few","Pick up the phone for the last few",[91,1238,1239],{},"After the reminder, a small number will still be silent. For these, drop the written nudges and call or message them directly and personally. A quick \"we'd love to have you, can you let us know either way\" from you means more than any reminder, and it almost always gets an answer. People reply to a person far faster than to a form.",[98,1241,1243],{"id":1242},"decide-your-cut-off-and-hold-it","Decide your cut-off, and hold it",[91,1245,1246],{},"At some point you have to draw a line. Give your final stragglers a real, named cut-off — \"we need to confirm numbers by the 20th\" — and when it passes, assume the non-repliers are not coming and finalise. It feels uncomfortable, but you cannot hold the whole plan hostage to three undecided guests. If one of them surfaces afterward, you can usually accommodate them; you just cannot build your numbers on hope.",[91,1248,1249],{},"Chasing RSVPs is nobody's favourite job, but it does not have to be awkward. Give yourself an early deadline, send one warm and permission-giving reminder, make replying effortless, call the final few, and then hold your cut-off. Do that, and you will have your numbers in good time — and your guests will only remember that you were lovely about it.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":1251},[1252,1253,1254,1255,1256],{"id":1198,"depth":254,"text":1199},{"id":1205,"depth":254,"text":1206},{"id":1225,"depth":254,"text":1226},{"id":1235,"depth":254,"text":1236},{"id":1242,"depth":254,"text":1243},"2026-01-13","Some guests will always reply late. Here's how to nudge them — warmly, clearly and without the awkwardness — so you can finalise your numbers.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1460978812857-470ed1c77af0?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxXZWRkaW5nJTIwV2Vic2l0ZXMlMjAlMjYlMjBSU1ZQc3xlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTY0Njk3fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","Grayscale shot of bride and groom","Hisu lee","https://unsplash.com/@lee_hisu?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/how-to-chase-rsvps-without-being-awkward",4,{"title":1190,"description":1258},"blog/how-to-chase-rsvps-without-being-awkward",[856,278,1269],"planning","qIGBi240YQZIluwrLJ0auh8xF7BTB_--33LPyibMRsU",{"id":1272,"title":1273,"author":86,"body":1274,"category":262,"date":1402,"description":1403,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":1404,"imageAlt":1405,"imageCredit":1406,"imageCreditUrl":1407,"meta":1408,"navigation":5,"path":1409,"readTime":651,"seo":1410,"stem":1411,"tags":1412,"__hash__":1416},"blog/blog/a-wedding-website-checklist-for-the-week-you-launch-it.md","A Wedding Website Checklist for the Week You Launch It",{"type":88,"value":1275,"toc":1395},[1276,1279,1283,1286,1289,1303,1306,1310,1313,1316,1319,1322,1333,1337,1340,1343,1346,1350,1353,1356,1360,1363,1366,1369,1392],[91,1277,1278],{},"You've built the site, written the welcome, set up the RSVP form. Before you fire the link out to a hundred relatives, give it a proper once-over. The week you launch is the moment to catch the small stuff: the wrong postcode, the RSVP button that doesn't quite work, the date that says June when you meant July. Twenty minutes of checks now saves a dozen confused texts later.",[98,1280,1282],{"id":1281},"read-every-word-out-loud","Read every word out loud",[91,1284,1285],{},"Proofreading on screen is unreliable because your brain fills in what it expects to see. Read the whole site aloud instead, or get your partner to read it back to you. You'll hear the typo you've skimmed past ten times.",[91,1287,1288],{},"Pay special attention to the things guests will act on:",[188,1290,1291,1294,1297,1300],{},[191,1292,1293],{},"The date, day of the week, and start time. Check the day actually falls on that date.",[191,1295,1296],{},"The venue name, full address and postcode. Paste the postcode into a maps app and confirm it lands on the right spot, not a field two miles away.",[191,1298,1299],{},"Dress code wording, so nobody turns up in black tie to a garden party.",[191,1301,1302],{},"Any deadlines, especially the RSVP date.",[91,1304,1305],{},"Get a second person who isn't you to read it cold. They'll spot the bit that makes perfect sense in your head but reads as gibberish to a guest.",[98,1307,1309],{"id":1308},"test-the-rsvp-form-as-a-guest-would","Test the RSVP form as a guest would",[91,1311,1312],{},"This is the single most important check, because the RSVP form is the part that has to work. Don't just look at it. Use it.",[91,1314,1315],{},"Submit a real test response from start to finish. Pick a fake name, choose your meal, add a plus-one, answer any custom questions, and hit send. Then check the reply actually landed where you expect it. If your site lets you collect dietary requirements or song requests, test those fields too. A form that looks fine but silently drops responses is the nightmare scenario, so prove it works before anyone relies on it.",[91,1317,1318],{},"With Build The Day, RSVPs and meal choices land straight in your guest list and dashboard, so once you've sent a test reply you can confirm it shows up correctly and then clear it out before the real ones arrive.",[91,1320,1321],{},"While you're at it:",[188,1323,1324,1327,1330],{},[191,1325,1326],{},"Submit one \"attending\" and one \"can't make it\" so you've seen both paths.",[191,1328,1329],{},"Check the confirmation message guests see after they reply. It should reassure them it worked.",[191,1331,1332],{},"Make sure the deadline is set and clearly shown.",[98,1334,1336],{"id":1335},"check-it-on-a-phone","Check it on a phone",[91,1338,1339],{},"Most of your guests will open the link on their phone, often standing in a kitchen with the kettle on. So that's where it has to look right.",[91,1341,1342],{},"Open the live site on your own mobile and scroll the whole thing. Look for text running off the edge, images that won't load, buttons too small to tap, or a menu that won't open. Try it on a different phone too if you can, ideally one that isn't yours, because what works on a newer handset sometimes breaks on an older one.",[91,1344,1345],{},"Tap every link and button. The map link, the registry or honeymoon fund link, the travel and accommodation details, the RSVP button. A dead link is an easy thing to fix now and an annoying one to discover after launch.",[98,1347,1349],{"id":1348},"sort-out-passwords-and-privacy","Sort out passwords and privacy",[91,1351,1352],{},"Decide who should be able to see the site and how they get in. If you've put a password or a guest passcode on it, make sure it's actually switched on, and that the wording on your invitations or save-the-dates matches it exactly. The classic slip is printing one passcode on the cards and setting a different one on the site.",[91,1354,1355],{},"Then test getting in from scratch. Open the site in a private browser window, as a stranger would, and check you can reach the RSVP form using only the details you'll give guests. If anything blocks you, it'll block them.",[98,1357,1359],{"id":1358},"do-a-soft-launch-first","Do a soft launch first",[91,1361,1362],{},"Resist the urge to send the link to everyone at once. Share it with three or four people first: a parent, a bridesmaid, a friend who'll be honest. Ask them to actually RSVP and tell you anything confusing.",[91,1364,1365],{},"This soft launch nearly always surfaces something. A question guests want answered that you forgot to include, a heading that's unclear, a step that tripped them up. Fix those, then go wide with confidence.",[91,1367,1368],{},"A final five-minute list before you press send:",[188,1370,1371,1374,1377,1380,1383,1386,1389],{},[191,1372,1373],{},"Spelling and dates checked, read aloud",[191,1375,1376],{},"Venue address confirmed on a map",[191,1378,1379],{},"A full test RSVP submitted and received",[191,1381,1382],{},"Every link tapped and working",[191,1384,1385],{},"Viewed on at least one phone",[191,1387,1388],{},"Password matches your printed details",[191,1390,1391],{},"Three trusted people have tried it and replied",[91,1393,1394],{},"Tick those off and you can share the link knowing it'll do its job: answering every guest question before they have to ask, and gathering replies without a single chasing text from you.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":1396},[1397,1398,1399,1400,1401],{"id":1281,"depth":254,"text":1282},{"id":1308,"depth":254,"text":1309},{"id":1335,"depth":254,"text":1336},{"id":1348,"depth":254,"text":1349},{"id":1358,"depth":254,"text":1359},"2023-06-02","Final checks before you share your wedding website with guests: proofreading, testing the RSVP form, mobile preview, links and a soft launch to a few people first.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1721176487015-5408ae0e9bc2?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A table topped with lots of different items","Stacey Vandas","https://unsplash.com/@staceyvandas?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/a-wedding-website-checklist-for-the-week-you-launch-it",{"title":1273,"description":1403},"blog/a-wedding-website-checklist-for-the-week-you-launch-it",[1413,856,1414,1415],"wedding website","checklist","launch","bDZURe0UD37GD3mqk9BPaarZRXPcyncqI3kzFeiZOA8",{"id":1418,"title":1419,"author":86,"body":1420,"category":262,"date":1689,"description":1690,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":1691,"imageAlt":1692,"imageCredit":1693,"imageCreditUrl":1694,"meta":1695,"navigation":5,"path":1696,"readTime":273,"seo":1697,"stem":1698,"tags":1699,"__hash__":1702},"blog/blog/custom-domains-for-your-wedding-website-explained.md","Custom Domains for Your Wedding Website, Explained",{"type":88,"value":1421,"toc":1679},[1422,1434,1438,1441,1444,1466,1469,1473,1476,1479,1482,1485,1488,1492,1495,1580,1589,1593,1596,1623,1626,1631,1634,1645,1649,1656,1667,1676],[91,1423,1424,1425,1429,1430,1433],{},"A custom domain is just the web address people type to reach your wedding site. Instead of something like ",[1426,1427,1428],"code",{},"your-site.platform.com/jess-and-tom",", it reads ",[1426,1431,1432],{},"jessandtom.co.uk",". It sounds technical, but the whole thing takes about ten minutes once you know what you're doing, and it makes your site feel like it belongs to you rather than to the company that hosts it.",[98,1435,1437],{"id":1436},"what-a-custom-domain-actually-is","What a custom domain actually is",[91,1439,1440],{},"Think of a domain as the sign above the shop. The shop itself (your wedding pages, the RSVP form, the photo gallery) lives on a server somewhere. The domain just points people to it. You buy the address, you point it at your site, and from then on guests reach the same pages through a name you chose.",[91,1442,1443],{},"There are two slightly different things people mean when they say \"custom domain\":",[188,1445,1446,1456],{},[191,1447,1448,1451,1452,1455],{},[194,1449,1450],{},"A full domain"," you buy yourself, like ",[1426,1453,1454],{},"harriet-and-sam.com",". You own it for as long as you keep paying the yearly fee.",[191,1457,1458,1461,1462,1465],{},[194,1459,1460],{},"A subdomain"," some platforms offer for free, like ",[1426,1463,1464],{},"harriet-and-sam.theirplatform.com",". Still personal, still tidy, but the platform's name is in there too.",[91,1467,1468],{},"For most couples the full domain is the one that feels special, and it's cheaper than people assume.",[98,1470,1472],{"id":1471},"why-bother-with-one","Why bother with one",[91,1474,1475],{},"A few honest reasons, beyond \"it looks nicer\".",[91,1477,1478],{},"It's easier to say out loud. When your nan asks where to RSVP, \"harriet and sam dot com\" is a sentence she can remember. A long string of slashes and the platform's brand name is not.",[91,1480,1481],{},"It looks better on your stationery. If you're putting the web address on save-the-dates or invitations, a short clean domain prints beautifully and doesn't wrap onto two lines.",[91,1483,1484],{},"It's yours to keep. After the wedding, the site can become a little archive of photos and thank-yous, still living at an address that means something to you both.",[91,1486,1487],{},"And it just reads as more trustworthy. Guests who aren't sure whether a link is genuine will click a name that obviously matches the couple far quicker than a random-looking URL.",[98,1489,1491],{"id":1490},"what-it-costs","What it costs",[91,1493,1494],{},"Domains are one of the cheaper parts of a wedding, which makes a nice change. You're typically looking at the figures below per year, paid to a domain registrar (the company you buy the name from).",[119,1496,1497,1510],{},[122,1498,1499],{},[125,1500,1501,1504,1507],{},[128,1502,1503],{},"Domain ending",[128,1505,1506],{},"Rough yearly cost",[128,1508,1509],{},"Good for",[138,1511,1512,1525,1538,1550,1563],{},[125,1513,1514,1519,1522],{},[143,1515,1516],{},[1426,1517,1518],{},".co.uk",[143,1520,1521],{},"£8 to £12",[143,1523,1524],{},"UK couples, widely recognised",[125,1526,1527,1532,1535],{},[143,1528,1529],{},[1426,1530,1531],{},".com",[143,1533,1534],{},"£10 to £15",[143,1536,1537],{},"The default, easy to remember",[125,1539,1540,1545,1547],{},[143,1541,1542],{},[1426,1543,1544],{},".uk",[143,1546,1521],{},[143,1548,1549],{},"Shorter, modern feel",[125,1551,1552,1557,1560],{},[143,1553,1554],{},[1426,1555,1556],{},".wedding",[143,1558,1559],{},"£25 to £40",[143,1561,1562],{},"Novelty, says exactly what it is",[125,1564,1565,1574,1577],{},[143,1566,1567,1570,1571],{},[1426,1568,1569],{},".love"," / ",[1426,1572,1573],{},".life",[143,1575,1576],{},"£20 to £45",[143,1578,1579],{},"Playful, if the name's taken elsewhere",[91,1581,1582,1583,1585,1586,1588],{},"Most couples grab a ",[1426,1584,1518],{}," or ",[1426,1587,1531],{}," and call it a day. You only need the domain for a year or two really, so even the pricier endings won't break the budget. Buy it for one year, set a reminder to cancel the auto-renewal once you've saved your photos, and you're done.",[98,1590,1592],{"id":1591},"how-you-actually-set-it-up","How you actually set it up",[91,1594,1595],{},"This is the part people dread and it's genuinely the easy bit. The exact clicks vary by platform, but the shape is always the same.",[1597,1598,1599,1605,1611,1617],"ol",{},[191,1600,1601,1604],{},[194,1602,1603],{},"Buy the domain"," from a registrar. Names like Namecheap, GoDaddy, 123 Reg and Cloudflare all do the job. Pick the name, pay, done.",[191,1606,1607,1610],{},[194,1608,1609],{},"Tell your website platform"," you want to use it. Somewhere in the settings there's a \"custom domain\" or \"connect a domain\" field. You type your new address in there.",[191,1612,1613,1616],{},[194,1614,1615],{},"Add the records the platform gives you."," The platform shows you a couple of lines (usually called a CNAME or an A record). You copy those into the DNS settings at your registrar. This is the step that points the sign at the shop.",[191,1618,1619,1622],{},[194,1620,1621],{},"Wait."," DNS changes can take anywhere from a few minutes to a day or so to spread across the internet. Have a cup of tea and check back later.",[91,1624,1625],{},"Build The Day walks you through connecting a domain with the exact records to copy across, and verifies the connection for you so you're not left guessing whether it worked.",[1627,1628,1630],"h3",{"id":1629},"a-couple-of-things-to-watch","A couple of things to watch",[91,1632,1633],{},"Don't buy the domain through a service you can't get the DNS settings out of. Some very cheap bundles lock you out of editing records, which makes step three impossible. Stick to a proper registrar.",[91,1635,1636,1637,1640,1641,1644],{},"And check the spelling three times before you pay. ",[1426,1638,1639],{},"jessandtom"," and ",[1426,1642,1643],{},"jesandtom"," are different addresses, and printing the wrong one on 80 invitations is a costly typo.",[98,1646,1648],{"id":1647},"choosing-the-name-itself","Choosing the name itself",[91,1650,1651,1652,1655],{},"Keep it short and obvious. First names plus \"and\" is the classic for a reason: ",[1426,1653,1654],{},"nadia-and-leo.co.uk"," tells everyone exactly what it is. If both first names are long, just one name works, or your shared surname-to-be.",[91,1657,1658,1659,1662,1663,1666],{},"Avoid hyphens and numbers if you can. They're fiddly to say and easy to mistype. ",[1426,1660,1661],{},"nadiaandleo.com"," beats ",[1426,1664,1665],{},"nadia-and-leo-2026.com"," every time. Read it aloud to yourself: if it's awkward to say over the phone, pick something simpler.",[91,1668,1669,1670,1672,1673,1675],{},"If your ideal ",[1426,1671,1531],{}," is taken, the ",[1426,1674,1518],{}," version is almost always free and reads just as well to a UK guest. Don't pay over the odds to a domain reseller for the \"perfect\" extension when a small tweak gets you something just as good for a tenner.",[91,1677,1678],{},"A custom domain won't change how your day goes. But it's a small, cheap touch that makes your website feel finished, prints cleanly on your invitations, and gives your nan a fighting chance of finding the RSVP form.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":1680},[1681,1682,1683,1684,1688],{"id":1436,"depth":254,"text":1437},{"id":1471,"depth":254,"text":1472},{"id":1490,"depth":254,"text":1491},{"id":1591,"depth":254,"text":1592,"children":1685},[1686],{"id":1629,"depth":1687,"text":1630},3,{"id":1647,"depth":254,"text":1648},"2023-05-26","A plain-English guide to custom domains for your wedding website: what they cost, how to set one up, and whether the personal web address is worth it.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1596751303335-ca42b3ca50c1?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwzfHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","White paper on green leaves","Valkyrie Pierce","https://unsplash.com/@valkyriepierce?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/custom-domains-for-your-wedding-website-explained",{"title":1419,"description":1690},"blog/custom-domains-for-your-wedding-website-explained",[1413,1700,1701],"custom domain","rsvps","3Fbc4aKazcTulBskVkEcK2QsfDds3WFS1GD_0PhLn_M",{"id":1704,"title":1705,"author":86,"body":1706,"category":262,"date":1849,"description":1850,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":1851,"imageAlt":1852,"imageCredit":1853,"imageCreditUrl":1854,"meta":1855,"navigation":5,"path":1856,"readTime":651,"seo":1857,"stem":1858,"tags":1859,"__hash__":1863},"blog/blog/managing-plus-ones-fairly.md","Managing Plus-Ones Fairly",{"type":88,"value":1707,"toc":1842},[1708,1711,1715,1718,1721,1732,1735,1739,1742,1745,1795,1798,1802,1805,1816,1819,1823,1826,1829,1832,1836,1839],[91,1709,1710],{},"Plus-ones are where a lot of guest-list tension lives. You want everyone to feel welcome, but you also have a venue capacity, a per-head catering cost, and a cousin who's been seeing someone for three weeks. The trick is deciding your rule early, applying it to everyone the same way, and then being kind but firm when the questions come.",[98,1712,1714],{"id":1713},"decide-your-rule-before-you-write-a-single-name","Decide your rule before you write a single name",[91,1716,1717],{},"The single biggest cause of plus-one drama is making it up as you go. You offer one to Sarah because she asked, then you can't work out why you didn't offer one to Tom, and suddenly it looks like you're playing favourites. So sit down with your partner and agree a clear policy first.",[91,1719,1720],{},"Most couples land on some version of these tiers:",[188,1722,1723,1726,1729],{},[191,1724,1725],{},"Anyone married, engaged, cohabiting or in a long-term relationship gets their partner invited by name.",[191,1727,1728],{},"Guests in a newer but real relationship get a plus-one if you've met the person, or if you've got the space.",[191,1730,1731],{},"Single guests who'll know plenty of people at the wedding usually don't get a random plus-one.",[91,1733,1734],{},"The phrase to hold onto is \"by name\". If you know the partner's name, put it on the invitation. A guest is far less likely to ask for an extra spot when their actual partner is already invited.",[98,1736,1738],{"id":1737},"be-honest-about-the-numbers","Be honest about the numbers",[91,1740,1741],{},"Plus-ones aren't free, and pretending otherwise just makes the budget conversation harder later. Bridebook's UK wedding research has put the average cost per guest at well over £100 once you count food, drink and the rest, so twenty surprise plus-ones is a serious line item, not a rounding error.",[91,1743,1744],{},"Here's a rough way to think about what a blanket plus-one policy adds:",[119,1746,1747,1760],{},[122,1748,1749],{},[125,1750,1751,1754,1757],{},[128,1752,1753],{},"Single guests offered a plus-one",[128,1755,1756],{},"Likely extra attendees",[128,1758,1759],{},"Rough added cost at £120/head",[138,1761,1762,1773,1784],{},[125,1763,1764,1767,1770],{},[143,1765,1766],{},"10",[143,1768,1769],{},"6 to 8",[143,1771,1772],{},"£720 to £960",[125,1774,1775,1778,1781],{},[143,1776,1777],{},"20",[143,1779,1780],{},"12 to 16",[143,1782,1783],{},"£1,440 to £1,920",[125,1785,1786,1789,1792],{},[143,1787,1788],{},"30",[143,1790,1791],{},"18 to 24",[143,1793,1794],{},"£2,160 to £2,880",[91,1796,1797],{},"Not everyone takes the offer, which is why the middle column is lower than the first. But you should plan for the higher end, not hope for the lower.",[98,1799,1801],{"id":1800},"word-the-invitation-so-the-rule-is-obvious","Word the invitation so the rule is obvious",[91,1803,1804],{},"Vague invitations create plus-one requests. Specific ones prevent them. The address line does a lot of quiet work here.",[188,1806,1807,1810,1813],{},[191,1808,1809],{},"For a couple: \"Daniel Okafor and Priya Shah\"",[191,1811,1812],{},"For a guest plus a real partner you've met: \"Hannah Wells and Guest\"",[191,1814,1815],{},"For a guest you're not extending the offer to: just their name, \"Hannah Wells\"",[91,1817,1818],{},"If you're sending digital invitations or pointing people to your wedding website, you can be even clearer. A short line such as \"We've reserved seats for the names on your invitation\" reads warmly and removes the guesswork. With Build The Day, your RSVP form only shows the spaces you've allocated to each guest, so people reply for exactly who's invited and nobody assumes an extra seat is going spare.",[98,1820,1822],{"id":1821},"handle-the-awkward-asks-gracefully","Handle the awkward asks gracefully",[91,1824,1825],{},"Someone will ask. Maybe a parent lobbying on behalf of an aunt, maybe a friend who's just started dating. Decide in advance how you'll respond, and keep it consistent.",[91,1827,1828],{},"A line that works: \"We'd have loved to, but we're keeping the day to close family and friends, so we've had to draw the line at partners we've met. I hope you understand.\" It's honest, it's kind, and crucially it's the same answer you'd give anyone, which is what fairness actually means.",[91,1830,1831],{},"The one situation worth bending for is a guest who genuinely won't know a soul. Sitting someone alone among strangers for eight hours isn't generous, it's a bit lonely. If you can, give them a plus-one or seat them with a friendly group rather than at a table of couples.",[98,1833,1835],{"id":1834},"keep-your-guest-list-moving-in-one-place","Keep your guest list moving in one place",[91,1837,1838],{},"Plus-ones turn a tidy list into a moving target. People reply, then their partner can't come, then a name changes. Trying to track all that across texts and a scribbled spreadsheet is how you end up catering for the wrong number.",[91,1840,1841],{},"Keep one master list where each guest's allocated spaces, RSVP status and plus-one name all sit together. When the catering numbers are due, you want a single screen that tells you exactly who's coming, not a forensic search through your messages. Get the rule right at the start and the rest is mostly admin, which is a far nicer problem to have than a fairness one.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":1843},[1844,1845,1846,1847,1848],{"id":1713,"depth":254,"text":1714},{"id":1737,"depth":254,"text":1738},{"id":1800,"depth":254,"text":1801},{"id":1821,"depth":254,"text":1822},{"id":1834,"depth":254,"text":1835},"2023-04-29","How to set plus-one rules for your wedding that feel generous and consistent, plus practical ways to track who's bringing a guest without the awkwardness.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523521803700-b3bcaeab0150?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwZ3Vlc3RzJTIwdG9hc3R8ZW58MXwwfHx8MTc4MTYwMDQwMXww&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","Grayscale photo of people rising a drinking glasses","Thomas William","https://unsplash.com/@thomasw?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/managing-plus-ones-fairly",{"title":1705,"description":1850},"blog/managing-plus-ones-fairly",[1860,1861,856,1862],"plus-ones","guest list","etiquette","GmDpNADjNyC6RJEz0U3z9AjSutAgx04gCkARC36d-U4",{"id":1865,"title":1866,"author":285,"body":1867,"category":262,"date":2048,"description":2049,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2050,"imageAlt":2051,"imageCredit":2052,"imageCreditUrl":2053,"meta":2054,"navigation":5,"path":2055,"readTime":273,"seo":2056,"stem":2057,"tags":2058,"__hash__":2061},"blog/blog/collecting-meal-choices-and-dietary-needs-the-easy-way.md","Collecting Meal Choices and Dietary Needs the Easy Way",{"type":88,"value":1868,"toc":2040},[1869,1872,1876,1879,1882,1886,1889,1892,1922,1925,1929,1932,1935,1996,2000,2003,2006,2010,2013,2017,2020,2037],[91,1870,1871],{},"Of all the small jobs in wedding planning, collecting meal choices is the one that quietly turns into a nightmare. It starts simple. You ask people to pick chicken or fish, they reply by text, by email, by a comment on the save-the-date, and three weeks later you are cross-referencing four different threads trying to work out whether Auntie Sue is vegetarian or just doesn't eat pork. There is a calmer way to do it, and it mostly comes down to asking properly and keeping everything in one place.",[98,1873,1875],{"id":1874},"ask-at-the-right-moment","Ask at the right moment",[91,1877,1878],{},"Meal choices belong with the RSVP, not before and not as a separate round of chasing. When someone confirms they are coming, that is the moment they are thinking about your wedding, so ask them to choose their courses right there. Make them do it twice and half of them will forget the second time.",[91,1880,1881],{},"Most caterers want final numbers and a meal breakdown roughly three to four weeks before the day. Work backwards from that. If your RSVP deadline is six weeks out, you have a comfortable buffer to chase the inevitable stragglers without panicking your kitchen.",[98,1883,1885],{"id":1884},"write-the-menu-so-there-is-nothing-to-guess","Write the menu so there is nothing to guess",[91,1887,1888],{},"Vague menu wording causes most of the back-and-forth. \"Chicken\" tells a guest nothing. Is it spicy? Is there a creamy sauce someone with a dairy issue needs to dodge? Spell it out in plain terms, and flag the obvious allergens right on the menu so people can choose confidently.",[91,1890,1891],{},"A clear choice looks like this:",[188,1893,1894,1904,1913],{},[191,1895,1896,1899,1900,1903],{},[194,1897,1898],{},"Starter:"," Heritage tomato and burrata salad (v) ",[194,1901,1902],{},"or"," smoked salmon with dill crème fraîche",[191,1905,1906,1909,1910,1912],{},[194,1907,1908],{},"Main:"," Roast chicken with thyme jus ",[194,1911,1902],{}," wild mushroom risotto (ve)",[191,1914,1915,1918,1919,1921],{},[194,1916,1917],{},"Dessert:"," Sticky toffee pudding ",[194,1920,1902],{}," lemon posset",[91,1923,1924],{},"Label the vegetarian and vegan options clearly, and if you are offering a children's menu, say so. The fewer questions your guests have to ask you, the fewer messages land in your inbox.",[98,1926,1928],{"id":1927},"separate-preference-from-must-avoid","Separate \"preference\" from \"must avoid\"",[91,1930,1931],{},"This is the bit people muddle. There is a real difference between someone who would rather not have beef and someone who will end up in hospital if there is a trace of peanut. Treat them differently.",[91,1933,1934],{},"A good dietary question has two parts: which formal option do you want, and is there anything you genuinely cannot eat. Give people a free-text box for the second part, because allergies and intolerances are too varied for tick boxes. You want to capture coeliac, severe nut allergies, shellfish, dairy, and anything religious or medical, and you want it in the guest's own words so nothing gets lost in translation.",[119,1936,1937,1950],{},[122,1938,1939],{},[125,1940,1941,1944,1947],{},[128,1942,1943],{},"Type",[128,1945,1946],{},"Example",[128,1948,1949],{},"How to handle it",[138,1951,1952,1963,1974,1985],{},[125,1953,1954,1957,1960],{},[143,1955,1956],{},"Course choice",[143,1958,1959],{},"Chicken or risotto",[143,1961,1962],{},"Tick box at RSVP",[125,1964,1965,1968,1971],{},[143,1966,1967],{},"Dietary requirement",[143,1969,1970],{},"Coeliac, nut allergy",[143,1972,1973],{},"Free-text box, flagged to caterer",[125,1975,1976,1979,1982],{},[143,1977,1978],{},"Preference",[143,1980,1981],{},"\"Not keen on fish\"",[143,1983,1984],{},"Note it, but it is lower priority",[125,1986,1987,1990,1993],{},[143,1988,1989],{},"Children's meals",[143,1991,1992],{},"Under-12s menu",[143,1994,1995],{},"Separate option, counted apart",[98,1997,1999],{"id":1998},"keep-it-all-in-one-list","Keep it all in one list",[91,2001,2002],{},"The real headache is not collecting the answers, it is collating them. If your replies arrive across texts, emails and verbal mentions at the pub, someone has to type all of that into a spreadsheet by hand, and that is where mistakes creep in. A guest gets missed. A nut allergy gets typed into the wrong row. Your caterer ends up with a list that does not match your seating plan.",[91,2004,2005],{},"This is exactly the sort of thing a wedding website with built-in RSVPs sorts out for you. Guests pick their courses and flag any dietary needs at the same time as confirming, and it all lands against their name automatically. Build The Day lets each guest choose their meal by course and add dietary requirements when they reply, so your numbers and your kitchen list stay in step without you copying anything across. When it comes to handing the caterer a final breakdown, you export one clean list rather than reconstructing it from memory.",[98,2007,2009],{"id":2008},"chase-the-stragglers-without-the-stress","Chase the stragglers without the stress",[91,2011,2012],{},"There will always be a handful who do not reply. Set your deadline, send one friendly reminder a week before, and then a final nudge. After that, a simple rule keeps things moving: anyone who has not chosen by the cut-off gets the most popular option or a safe vegetarian default. Tell people this gently in your reminder (\"if we don't hear by the 14th, we'll pop you down for the chicken\") and you will be amazed how quickly the laggards reply.",[98,2014,2016],{"id":2015},"a-quick-checklist-before-you-send-numbers","A quick checklist before you send numbers",[91,2018,2019],{},"Before you hand anything to your caterer, run through this:",[188,2021,2022,2025,2028,2031,2034],{},[191,2023,2024],{},"Every confirmed guest has a meal choice, including plus-ones and children",[191,2026,2027],{},"Dietary needs are written in the guest's own words, not summarised",[191,2029,2030],{},"Allergies are flagged separately and clearly, ideally highlighted",[191,2032,2033],{},"Your numbers match your final seating plan",[191,2035,2036],{},"You have noted who needs which meal at which table, so service runs smoothly",[91,2038,2039],{},"Get this right and the meal side of your day becomes one of the least stressful parts of planning. Your caterer gets exactly what they need, your guests get fed properly, and nobody ends up staring at a plate they cannot eat. That is the whole point: a tidy list now means a smooth, well-fed wedding later.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2041},[2042,2043,2044,2045,2046,2047],{"id":1874,"depth":254,"text":1875},{"id":1884,"depth":254,"text":1885},{"id":1927,"depth":254,"text":1928},{"id":1998,"depth":254,"text":1999},{"id":2008,"depth":254,"text":2009},{"id":2015,"depth":254,"text":2016},"2023-04-22","How to gather wedding meal choices and dietary requirements without chaos: clear menu wording, tracking per guest, and one tidy list for your caterer.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1634055980590-1a44e5a8b3e4?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwyfHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A piece of paper with a plant on top of it","Oksana Berko","https://unsplash.com/@catchthedream_art?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/collecting-meal-choices-and-dietary-needs-the-easy-way",{"title":1866,"description":2049},"blog/collecting-meal-choices-and-dietary-needs-the-easy-way",[856,2059,2060,1269],"catering","meal choices","GvjVbKFPHEKikj66K0wA7DAZ0WddcEF3reYwerTCBTA",{"id":2063,"title":2064,"author":86,"body":2065,"category":262,"date":2231,"description":2232,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2233,"imageAlt":2234,"imageCredit":2235,"imageCreditUrl":2236,"meta":2237,"navigation":5,"path":2238,"readTime":651,"seo":2239,"stem":2240,"tags":2241,"__hash__":2242},"blog/blog/online-rsvps-vs-paper-an-honest-comparison.md","Online RSVPs vs Paper: An Honest Comparison",{"type":88,"value":2066,"toc":2224},[2067,2070,2073,2077,2080,2083,2086,2090,2093,2096,2099,2102,2106,2109,2112,2116,2208,2212,2215,2218,2221],[91,2068,2069],{},"There's a version of this debate where one side is obviously right, and it's usually the side the person already prefers. The truth is more boring and more useful: paper reply cards and online RSVPs both work, and the better choice depends on your guest list, your timeline, and how much chasing you're willing to do at 9pm on a Tuesday.",[91,2071,2072],{},"So let's go through it properly. No cheerleading, just what actually happens with each.",[98,2074,2076],{"id":2075},"what-paper-does-well","What paper does well",[91,2078,2079],{},"A printed reply card tucked into the invitation has genuine charm. It feels like a real wedding, the kind people remember receiving. For an older crowd, or guests who don't live online, it's the most natural thing in the world. They tick a box, post it back, done.",[91,2081,2082],{},"It also forces a single clear moment of decision. No \"I'll do it later\" tab left open in a browser forever.",[91,2084,2085],{},"But paper has a cost, and not just the printing. You're paying for the cards, the return envelopes, and a stamp on each one (because if a guest has to find a stamp themselves, a fair few cards never make it back). You're trusting Royal Mail twice. And every reply lands as a physical object you then have to read, decipher the handwriting on, and type into a list anyway. The data entry doesn't disappear. It just moves to your kitchen table.",[98,2087,2089],{"id":2088},"what-online-does-well","What online does well",[91,2091,2092],{},"Online RSVPs collapse three jobs into one. The guest replies, the answer lands in your list instantly, and you can see at a glance who's said yes, no, or nothing. No transcribing. No \"did Auntie Pam tick beef or chicken?\" squinting.",[91,2094,2095],{},"It's also where you can ask the awkward extras without it feeling like a form. Meal choices, dietary needs, song requests, whether they need the address for the evening do. A reply card has room for a box and not much else. A website has room to actually be helpful.",[91,2097,2098],{},"The honest downside: a small number of guests will find it fiddly, forget the link, or assume someone else in their household has done it. You solve most of that with a clear web address and a gentle reminder, but you won't get to zero friction.",[91,2100,2101],{},"A wedding website (Build The Day is built around this) handles the RSVP and the meal choices together, so the kitchen's numbers and your guest list stay in sync without a spreadsheet in the middle.",[98,2103,2105],{"id":2104},"the-bit-nobody-enjoys-chasing","The bit nobody enjoys: chasing",[91,2107,2108],{},"This is where online quietly wins for most couples. Roughly a fifth of your guests will not reply by your deadline. It's not rudeness, it's life. With paper, chasing means texting each straggler individually and waiting for another card in the post. With an online list, you can see exactly who's outstanding and send a friendly nudge, and they reply from their phone in the queue at Tesco.",[91,2110,2111],{},"That gap, knowing who hasn't replied versus having to work it out, is worth more than it sounds three weeks before the wedding when the caterer wants final numbers.",[98,2113,2115],{"id":2114},"a-quick-side-by-side","A quick side-by-side",[119,2117,2118,2131],{},[122,2119,2120],{},[125,2121,2122,2125,2128],{},[128,2123,2124],{},"Factor",[128,2126,2127],{},"Paper reply cards",[128,2129,2130],{},"Online RSVPs",[138,2132,2133,2144,2155,2165,2176,2187,2197],{},[125,2134,2135,2138,2141],{},[143,2136,2137],{},"Upfront cost",[143,2139,2140],{},"Cards, envelopes, return postage",[143,2142,2143],{},"Usually free or low cost",[125,2145,2146,2149,2152],{},[143,2147,2148],{},"Effort for you",[143,2150,2151],{},"High (post out, transcribe by hand)",[143,2153,2154],{},"Low (replies land in your list)",[125,2156,2157,2159,2162],{},[143,2158,547],{},[143,2160,2161],{},"Low for older guests",[143,2163,2164],{},"Low for most, fiddly for a few",[125,2166,2167,2170,2173],{},[143,2168,2169],{},"Collecting meal choices",[143,2171,2172],{},"Cramped, often a separate card",[143,2174,2175],{},"Easy, all in one place",[125,2177,2178,2181,2184],{},[143,2179,2180],{},"Chasing non-repliers",[143,2182,2183],{},"Manual, slow",[143,2185,2186],{},"See who's missing, nudge in seconds",[125,2188,2189,2192,2194],{},[143,2190,2191],{},"Charm factor",[143,2193,401],{},[143,2195,2196],{},"Depends on how you design it",[125,2198,2199,2202,2205],{},[143,2200,2201],{},"Works without internet",[143,2203,2204],{},"Yes",[143,2206,2207],{},"No",[98,2209,2211],{"id":2210},"so-which-should-you-pick","So which should you pick?",[91,2213,2214],{},"For most couples in 2023, online is the lighter lift and gives you cleaner numbers when it matters. But the genuinely good answer is often both.",[91,2216,2217],{},"Send the beautiful printed invitation by post, because that's the keepsake and the thing that makes guests feel invited. Then point them to a website to actually reply. You get the charm of paper and the ease of digital, and you skip the return postage entirely.",[91,2219,2220],{},"If a handful of older relatives won't go near a website, give them a phone number to ring or a card to send, and add their answers yourself. A dozen exceptions handled by hand is nothing. Sixty guests transcribed from cards is a long evening.",[91,2222,2223],{},"One last thing, whichever route you take: set a deadline two or three weeks earlier than you actually need numbers by. Guests treat any deadline as a suggestion, and that buffer is the difference between a calm final fortnight and a frantic one.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2225},[2226,2227,2228,2229,2230],{"id":2075,"depth":254,"text":2076},{"id":2088,"depth":254,"text":2089},{"id":2104,"depth":254,"text":2105},{"id":2114,"depth":254,"text":2115},{"id":2210,"depth":254,"text":2211},"2023-04-09","A practical look at collecting wedding RSVPs online or by post, with the real trade-offs on cost, chasing replies and which guests prefer what.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1649019489428-70f505daacd6?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxyc3ZwJTIwY2FyZCUyMGVudmVsb3BlfGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODE2MDA0MDZ8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A white envelope on a black background","Valeria Reverdo","https://unsplash.com/@lereverdo?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/online-rsvps-vs-paper-an-honest-comparison",{"title":2064,"description":2232},"blog/online-rsvps-vs-paper-an-honest-comparison",[1701,1861,459],"1uE-GhsRqHtvUEqP_LRY28aSUMscx9hNICYkxN_MhiU",{"id":2244,"title":2245,"author":285,"body":2246,"category":262,"date":2394,"description":2395,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2396,"imageAlt":2397,"imageCredit":2398,"imageCreditUrl":2399,"meta":2400,"navigation":5,"path":2401,"readTime":273,"seo":2402,"stem":2403,"tags":2404,"__hash__":2405},"blog/blog/why-every-couple-needs-a-wedding-website-in-2024.md","Why Every Couple Needs a Wedding Website in 2024",{"type":88,"value":2247,"toc":2385},[2248,2251,2255,2258,2261,2265,2268,2271,2274,2278,2281,2284,2338,2341,2345,2348,2351,2355,2372,2376,2379,2382],[91,2249,2250],{},"Picture the six weeks before a wedding without a website. Your phone buzzes with the same five questions on a loop. What time does it start. Is there parking. Can I bring the kids. What's the dress code. Where's the nearest hotel. You answer them one by one, slightly differently each time, until you can't remember who you've told what. A wedding website ends all of that with a single link.",[98,2252,2254],{"id":2253},"it-answers-every-question-before-guests-ask-it","It answers every question before guests ask it",[91,2256,2257],{},"The real job of a wedding website is to be the one place that holds the answers. Ceremony time, venue address, what to wear, where to park, the nearest places to stay, whether children are invited. Put it all on a page and share the link, and most of those texts simply never happen.",[91,2259,2260],{},"This matters more the bigger your guest list gets. Forty guests times five questions each is two hundred little interruptions. With a website, the curious guest checks the page, the organised guest screenshots the details, and you get your evenings back.",[98,2262,2264],{"id":2263},"rsvps-you-can-actually-count","RSVPs you can actually count",[91,2266,2267],{},"Paper reply cards are charming and unreliable. They get lost in the post, left on the fridge, or returned with a name but no meal choice. You end up chasing, guessing, and ringing round a fortnight before the big day to find out who's actually coming.",[91,2269,2270],{},"An online RSVP fixes the maths. Guests reply in a tap, you see the running total update, and nobody can \"forget\" to post anything because there's nothing to post. Build The Day collects RSVPs, meal choices and dietary needs in one form, so the information your caterer needs arrives already tidy rather than scattered across texts and napkin notes.",[91,2272,2273],{},"It's a relief on the day too. When the kitchen asks for final numbers and a breakdown of the vegetarian, vegan and gluten-free counts, you can pull it straight off your dashboard instead of reconstructing it from memory.",[98,2275,2277],{"id":2276},"a-website-is-cheaper-and-faster-than-you-think","A website is cheaper and faster than you think",[91,2279,2280],{},"There's a myth that a wedding website means hiring a designer or wrestling with code. It doesn't. Modern wedding-website tools are built for couples, not developers. You pick a look, drop in your details, and you're live in an afternoon.",[91,2282,2283],{},"Here's roughly what it replaces:",[119,2285,2286,2296],{},[122,2287,2288],{},[125,2289,2290,2293],{},[128,2291,2292],{},"The old way",[128,2294,2295],{},"With a website",[138,2297,2298,2306,2314,2322,2330],{},[125,2299,2300,2303],{},[143,2301,2302],{},"Reply cards printed and posted",[143,2304,2305],{},"One online RSVP form",[125,2307,2308,2311],{},[143,2309,2310],{},"Chasing replies by text and call",[143,2312,2313],{},"A live count that updates itself",[125,2315,2316,2319],{},[143,2317,2318],{},"Meal choices on scraps of paper",[143,2320,2321],{},"Captured beside each guest's reply",[125,2323,2324,2327],{},[143,2325,2326],{},"Directions emailed individually",[143,2328,2329],{},"A map and travel page everyone shares",[125,2331,2332,2335],{},[143,2333,2334],{},"\"What's the hotel called again?\"",[143,2336,2337],{},"An accommodation list on the site",[91,2339,2340],{},"You can still send a beautiful paper invitation if you love them. Plenty of couples do. The website just carries the practical load that paper handles badly.",[98,2342,2344],{"id":2343},"it-keeps-your-details-in-one-calm-place","It keeps your details in one calm place",[91,2346,2347],{},"Wedding planning scatters information everywhere. The venue's parking instructions are in an email. The dress code lives in your head. The hotel block code is in a text from your mum. A website pulls all of it into one spot that you control and can update any time.",[91,2349,2350],{},"Change of plan on the timings? Edit the page once and every guest sees the new version. No reprints, no \"ignore my last message\", no half your guests turning up to the wrong start time.",[1627,2352,2354],{"id":2353},"a-few-things-worth-putting-on-it","A few things worth putting on it",[188,2356,2357,2360,2363,2366,2369],{},[191,2358,2359],{},"The essentials: date, time, both venues, and a clear address with a map",[191,2361,2362],{},"Travel and parking, plus a couple of nearby hotels",[191,2364,2365],{},"Your dress code, in plain words guests will understand",[191,2367,2368],{},"The RSVP, with meal options and a space for dietary needs",[191,2370,2371],{},"A short, warm welcome that sounds like the two of you",[98,2373,2375],{"id":2374},"it-sets-the-tone-for-the-whole-day","It sets the tone for the whole day",[91,2377,2378],{},"Beyond the admin, a wedding website is the first taste your guests get of your wedding. A photo of the two of you, a line about how you met, your colours and your font, all of it tells people what kind of day to expect before they've left the house.",[91,2380,2381],{},"That's a quiet thing, but guests notice it. A site that feels like you, and that's genuinely easy to use, makes people feel looked after from the very first click.",[91,2383,2384],{},"So while nobody strictly needs a website to get married, almost every couple is better off with one. It cuts the noise, it gives you reliable numbers, and it turns the dozens of little logistics into one page you can share and forget about. For the small effort it takes to set up, very little else in your planning gives you back so much time.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2386},[2387,2388,2389,2390,2393],{"id":2253,"depth":254,"text":2254},{"id":2263,"depth":254,"text":2264},{"id":2276,"depth":254,"text":2277},{"id":2343,"depth":254,"text":2344,"children":2391},[2392],{"id":2353,"depth":1687,"text":2354},{"id":2374,"depth":254,"text":2375},"2023-03-26","A wedding website answers guest questions, collects RSVPs and meal choices, and saves you the endless texts. Here is why it earns its keep for any couple.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1742321636221-60061d9f2cb9?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxsYXB0b3AlMjB3ZWRkaW5nJTIwd2Vic2l0ZXxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNjAwNDE5fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A laptop wears a wedding veil.","Kier in Sight Archives","https://unsplash.com/@kierinsightarchives?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/why-every-couple-needs-a-wedding-website-in-2024",{"title":2245,"description":2395},"blog/why-every-couple-needs-a-wedding-website-in-2024",[459,1701,1269],"1q38_2zfQwQUKqi7PTyIfhaUWmCDZp5nMCK2h8AWEDI",{"id":2407,"title":2408,"author":285,"body":2409,"category":262,"date":2560,"description":2561,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2562,"imageAlt":2563,"imageCredit":2564,"imageCreditUrl":2565,"meta":2566,"navigation":5,"path":2567,"readTime":273,"seo":2568,"stem":2569,"tags":2570,"__hash__":2573},"blog/blog/how-to-share-travel-and-accommodation-details-with-guests.md","How to Share Travel and Accommodation Details with Guests",{"type":88,"value":2410,"toc":2553},[2411,2414,2417,2421,2424,2427,2441,2444,2448,2451,2454,2457,2461,2464,2467,2470,2524,2527,2531,2534,2537,2540,2544,2547,2550],[91,2412,2413],{},"Getting guests to your wedding is half logistics, half reassurance. People want to know how to reach you, where they can sleep, and where to leave the car, and they want it in plain language they can find at 11pm the night before. Do this well and your phone stays quiet on the morning. Do it badly and you spend the run-up answering the same three questions on repeat.",[91,2415,2416],{},"Here is how to lay it all out so guests can plan their trip without bothering you.",[98,2418,2420],{"id":2419},"decide-what-guests-genuinely-need-to-know","Decide what guests genuinely need to know",[91,2422,2423],{},"It is tempting to write a small novel. Resist it. Travelling guests are scanning, not reading, so keep to the details that actually change what they do.",[91,2425,2426],{},"For travel, that means:",[188,2428,2429,2432,2435,2438],{},[191,2430,2431],{},"The venue's full address and postcode, plus a what3words or a pin if the postcode is unreliable.",[191,2433,2434],{},"Nearest train station and roughly how far it is by taxi, with a sensible fare estimate.",[191,2436,2437],{},"Whether there is parking on site, how much it costs, and if cars can be left overnight.",[191,2439,2440],{},"The single best driving route, especially if a sat nav tends to send people the wrong way.",[91,2442,2443],{},"For accommodation, give two or three options at different prices rather than a long list. One that is lovely, one mid-range, one that is cheap and cheerful. People appreciate having the choice made simpler, not wider.",[98,2445,2447],{"id":2446},"put-it-somewhere-guests-will-actually-look","Put it somewhere guests will actually look",[91,2449,2450],{},"A line buried in the invitation gets lost. A WhatsApp message scrolls away by Tuesday. The reliable home for this information is a wedding website, because it is one link, it never runs out of room, and you can change it whenever something shifts.",[91,2452,2453],{},"Build The Day includes dedicated travel and accommodation sections, so you can list directions, parking notes, hotels and a station all on one page that guests can pull up on their phone at the platform. Add the link to your invitations and any save-the-dates, and point people back to it whenever they ask.",[91,2455,2456],{},"If a few older guests are not online, print a small card with the essentials and the website address. They get the basics in hand, and the full detail is a link away for anyone who wants it.",[98,2458,2460],{"id":2459},"make-accommodation-easy-to-book","Make accommodation easy to book",[91,2462,2463],{},"The kindest thing you can do is reduce the legwork. Most couples either arrange a room block or simply recommend a handful of places, and both work.",[91,2465,2466],{},"A room block means ringing a hotel and asking them to hold a set of rooms under your names until a cut-off date, often a few weeks before. Guests quote your name or a code and get the rate. You are usually not liable for unbooked rooms if you ask for a courtesy hold rather than a guaranteed block, so check the terms before you sign anything.",[91,2468,2469],{},"If a block feels like overkill, just list your recommendations with a one-line steer on each. Something like \"ten minutes from the venue, does a good breakfast\" tells a guest far more than a star rating.",[119,2471,2472,2482],{},[122,2473,2474],{},[125,2475,2476,2479],{},[128,2477,2478],{},"Detail to include",[128,2480,2481],{},"Why it matters",[138,2483,2484,2492,2500,2508,2516],{},[125,2485,2486,2489],{},[143,2487,2488],{},"Price range",[143,2490,2491],{},"Guests can pick what suits their budget",[125,2493,2494,2497],{},[143,2495,2496],{},"Distance from venue",[143,2498,2499],{},"Decides whether they need a taxi or can walk",[125,2501,2502,2505],{},[143,2503,2504],{},"Cut-off date for any block",[143,2506,2507],{},"Stops late bookers losing the rate",[125,2509,2510,2513],{},[143,2511,2512],{},"Family rooms or cots",[143,2514,2515],{},"Crucial for guests bringing children",[125,2517,2518,2521],{},[143,2519,2520],{},"Last orders on taxis",[143,2522,2523],{},"Saves a 1am scramble after the party",[91,2525,2526],{},"That last one matters more than people expect. In a rural area, taxis dry up early and the local firm may need booking days ahead. Flag it, and ideally drop the number on your website, and you spare a tipsy huddle of guests stranded at the gate.",[98,2528,2530],{"id":2529},"keep-it-current-as-things-change","Keep it current as things change",[91,2532,2533],{},"Plans wobble. The hotel sells out, the road gets dug up, the cut-off date arrives. The advantage of having everything in one online place is that you fix it once and everyone sees the new version. Compare that to chasing down a printed insert you posted to ninety households three months ago.",[91,2535,2536],{},"Build a habit of a quick check every few weeks: is the parking note still right, are the recommended hotels still taking bookings, has anything about the route changed. A two-minute update beats a flurry of confused messages later.",[91,2538,2539],{},"If something significant shifts, like a recommended hotel closing or the parking arrangement changing, send a short note pointing people back to the updated page. Do not bury the change; say what moved and where to look.",[98,2541,2543],{"id":2542},"mind-the-people-travelling-furthest","Mind the people travelling furthest",[91,2545,2546],{},"Guests coming from abroad or the far end of the country are working with more unknowns, so give them a little extra. A line about the nearest airport, rough transfer times, and whether trains run on the wedding day itself can save someone a stressful afternoon.",[91,2548,2549],{},"It is also worth flagging anything seasonal. A coastal venue in August books up months ahead. A city-centre hotel during a big sporting weekend triples in price. A quiet word early, \"the good hotels go fast for this date, worth booking soon,\" is genuinely useful and costs you nothing.",[91,2551,2552],{},"Get the travel and accommodation details clear, parked in one place and kept up to date, and you have removed most of the friction between your guests and your front door. Everything they need, one link, no chasing. That is the whole job.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2554},[2555,2556,2557,2558,2559],{"id":2419,"depth":254,"text":2420},{"id":2446,"depth":254,"text":2447},{"id":2459,"depth":254,"text":2460},{"id":2529,"depth":254,"text":2530},{"id":2542,"depth":254,"text":2543},"2022-07-01","How to give wedding guests clear travel, parking and accommodation info: what to include, where to put it and how to keep it all updated in one place.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1758612120966-b20c01160c7b?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxjb3VudHJ5c2lkZSUyMGhvdGVsJTIwd2VkZGluZ3xlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNjAwMzk2fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","Aerial view of a large historic manor house with gardens.","Just Jus","https://unsplash.com/@onejus?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/how-to-share-travel-and-accommodation-details-with-guests",{"title":2408,"description":2561},"blog/how-to-share-travel-and-accommodation-details-with-guests",[2571,2572,459],"travel","accommodation","JGQIlnh-fFPIrLTN_5QPUGfP37EqkTsqX4Nbh3mgwhA",{"id":2575,"title":2576,"author":86,"body":2577,"category":262,"date":2738,"description":2739,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2740,"imageAlt":449,"imageCredit":2741,"imageCreditUrl":2742,"meta":2743,"navigation":5,"path":2744,"readTime":273,"seo":2745,"stem":2746,"tags":2747,"__hash__":2748},"blog/blog/keeping-your-guest-list-organised-from-day-one.md","Keeping Your Guest List Organised from Day One",{"type":88,"value":2578,"toc":2731},[2579,2582,2586,2589,2592,2595,2615,2618,2622,2625,2628,2631,2635,2638,2641,2644,2647,2708,2712,2715,2718,2722,2725,2728],[91,2580,2581],{},"The guest list is the spine of your whole wedding. It decides your venue size, your catering quote, your stationery order and roughly half your budget. Get it muddled early and you'll spend the next year chasing your own tail. So it's worth building a proper system on day one, before a single Save the Date goes out.",[98,2583,2585],{"id":2584},"start-with-one-master-list-not-five","Start with one master list, not five",[91,2587,2588],{},"The single most common guest-list mistake is scattering names across places. A few in a notebook, some in your phone, a dozen on a WhatsApp thread with your mum. Three months later you genuinely cannot tell who's been invited and who hasn't.",[91,2590,2591],{},"Pick one home for the list and put everything there. It can be a spreadsheet to begin with. What matters is that there's a single source of truth you both trust, and that you both know where it lives.",[91,2593,2594],{},"For each guest, capture more than just a name. You'll thank yourself later for having columns ready for:",[188,2596,2597,2600,2603,2606,2609,2612],{},[191,2598,2599],{},"Full name (and how they like to be addressed on the envelope)",[191,2601,2602],{},"Postal address, for invitations and thank-you cards",[191,2604,2605],{},"Email and mobile, for digital RSVPs and last-minute updates",[191,2607,2608],{},"Which side they're from, or which group they belong to",[191,2610,2611],{},"Dietary requirements and access needs",[191,2613,2614],{},"Plus-one status and the plus-one's name once you know it",[91,2616,2617],{},"You won't fill every cell straight away. But the columns being there means you slot details in as they arrive, instead of starting a frantic spreadsheet rebuild the week before invitations.",[98,2619,2621],{"id":2620},"sort-guests-into-tiers-early","Sort guests into tiers early",[91,2623,2624],{},"Almost every couple ends up with more people they'd love to invite than the venue or budget allows. The kind way to handle that is tiers, decided privately between the two of you.",[91,2626,2627],{},"Tier A is the people you cannot imagine the day without. Tier B is the wider circle you'd love there if numbers and money allow. Tier C is the \"if there's room\" list, often colleagues or distant relatives.",[91,2629,2630],{},"This isn't cold. It's how you keep the day affordable without anyone feeling like an afterthought. If a few Tier A guests decline, you can quietly move someone up from Tier B, and they'll have no idea they weren't on the first cut. The trick is to send your invitations in batches with enough time between them that the second wave doesn't arrive suspiciously late.",[98,2632,2634],{"id":2633},"track-rsvps-in-one-column-not-your-memory","Track RSVPs in one column, not your memory",[91,2636,2637],{},"Paper reply cards have a charm to them, but they are a logistical headache. They get lost in the post, they arrive with no name on them, and you end up squinting at handwriting trying to work out which \"Sarah\" said yes.",[91,2639,2640],{},"According to Hitched's National Wedding Survey, the overwhelming majority of UK couples now run a wedding website, and online RSVPs are a big part of why. When a guest replies online, their answer lands straight against their name: attending or not, meal choice, dietary note, plus-one details and all. No transcribing, no lost cards, no mystery Sarahs.",[91,2642,2643],{},"This is exactly what Build The Day handles for you: guests reply through your wedding website, and every answer flows into your guest list automatically, so the master list stays current without you lifting a finger.",[91,2645,2646],{},"A simple status system keeps the picture clear at a glance:",[119,2648,2649,2662],{},[122,2650,2651],{},[125,2652,2653,2656,2659],{},[128,2654,2655],{},"Status",[128,2657,2658],{},"What it means",[128,2660,2661],{},"Your next action",[138,2663,2664,2675,2686,2697],{},[125,2665,2666,2669,2672],{},[143,2667,2668],{},"Invited",[143,2670,2671],{},"Invitation sent, no reply yet",[143,2673,2674],{},"Wait, then a gentle nudge near the deadline",[125,2676,2677,2680,2683],{},[143,2678,2679],{},"Confirmed",[143,2681,2682],{},"Coming, details captured",[143,2684,2685],{},"Add to seating and catering numbers",[125,2687,2688,2691,2694],{},[143,2689,2690],{},"Declined",[143,2692,2693],{},"Not able to come",[143,2695,2696],{},"Consider moving up a Tier B guest",[125,2698,2699,2702,2705],{},[143,2700,2701],{},"No reply",[143,2703,2704],{},"Past the deadline",[143,2706,2707],{},"Phone or text them directly",[98,2709,2711],{"id":2710},"build-in-a-deadline-and-a-chase-plan","Build in a deadline and a chase plan",[91,2713,2714],{},"Set your RSVP deadline three to four weeks before the day, never the day before. Caterers and venues usually need final numbers around a fortnight out, and you want a buffer for the inevitable stragglers.",[91,2716,2717],{},"Expect around one in five guests to miss the deadline entirely. It's nothing personal, people are busy and a reply just slips their mind. So plan to chase rather than feeling let down by it. A friendly message that says \"we're finalising numbers this week, could you let us know either way?\" usually does the trick. Keep a note of who you've nudged so you're not pestering the same people twice.",[98,2719,2721],{"id":2720},"keep-the-details-flowing-into-the-day-itself","Keep the details flowing into the day itself",[91,2723,2724],{},"The guest list isn't finished once everyone's replied. It keeps earning its keep. Your seating plan draws on it. Your caterer needs the dietary breakdown from it. Your evening-only guests need a different arrival time, so they want their own group within it.",[91,2726,2727],{},"If your list lives in one well-kept place, all of that becomes a filter or a sort rather than a fresh project. Want a count of vegetarians? It's a column. Need address labels for thank-you cards? They're already there from invitation season.",[91,2729,2730],{},"The couples who stay calm about their guest list aren't the ones with fewer guests. They're the ones who set up a tidy system early and let every new detail land in the same place. Do that in the first week, and the list quietly does its job for the next twelve months.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2732},[2733,2734,2735,2736,2737],{"id":2584,"depth":254,"text":2585},{"id":2620,"depth":254,"text":2621},{"id":2633,"depth":254,"text":2634},{"id":2710,"depth":254,"text":2711},{"id":2720,"depth":254,"text":2721},"2022-06-25","A simple, calm system for managing your wedding guest list: names, addresses, dietary needs and RSVPs, all in one place so nothing slips through.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1651761409007-0395097c269d?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxndWVzdCUyMGxpc3QlMjBub3RlYm9va3xlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNjAwNDAwfDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","mockupbee","https://unsplash.com/@mockupbee?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/keeping-your-guest-list-organised-from-day-one",{"title":2576,"description":2739},"blog/keeping-your-guest-list-organised-from-day-one",[1861,1701,1269],"lOzx8F8z8ISQflTG-FDNYyMlJnOAYpib6fNC9lv1dv4",{"id":2750,"title":2751,"author":86,"body":2752,"category":262,"date":2986,"description":2987,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":2988,"imageAlt":2989,"imageCredit":2990,"imageCreditUrl":2991,"meta":2992,"navigation":5,"path":2993,"readTime":273,"seo":2994,"stem":2995,"tags":2996,"__hash__":2998},"blog/blog/wedding-website-wording-that-sounds-like-you.md","Wedding Website Wording That Sounds Like You",{"type":88,"value":2753,"toc":2977},[2754,2757,2761,2764,2767,2770,2774,2777,2790,2793,2797,2800,2830,2833,2837,2840,2853,2856,2860,2863,2946,2950,2953,2967,2970,2974],[91,2755,2756],{},"Most wedding websites read like they were written by the same nervous committee: \"We are delighted to invite you to celebrate the union of...\" Lovely, but it does not sound like a single human you know. The whole point of a website is that it can sound like the two of you, warm and a bit funny, instead of an engraved invitation trying to be formal. Here is how to get there, with templates you can lift and tweak.",[98,2758,2760],{"id":2759},"start-with-how-you-actually-talk","Start with how you actually talk",[91,2762,2763],{},"Before you write a word, picture telling a friend about the day over a pint. That's the voice you want. If you'd say \"we'd love to see you there\", write that, not \"your presence is requested\". If one of you is the joker and the other is the organiser, let both come through.",[91,2765,2766],{},"A quick test: read your draft out loud. If you'd never say it to someone's face, cut it. Phrases like \"we humbly request the pleasure of your company\" fail this instantly. Nobody humbly requests anything in real life.",[91,2768,2769],{},"You don't have to be funny, by the way. Plenty of couples are quietly sincere, and that reads beautifully too. The goal is honest, not jokey. Just sound like a person.",[98,2771,2773],{"id":2772},"the-welcome-page","The welcome page",[91,2775,2776],{},"This is the first thing guests see, so it sets the tone for everything else. Keep it short. Say hello, say you're glad they're here, point them to the practical bits.",[694,2778,2779,2784,2787],{},[91,2780,2781],{},[194,2782,2783],{},"Hello, and welcome.",[91,2785,2786],{},"We're Jess and Tom, and we're getting married on 14 September 2025 at Hartley Barn in Somerset. We've made this little site to keep everything in one place: where to go, when, what to wear, and how to let us know you're coming.",[91,2788,2789],{},"Have a poke around. The RSVP button is at the top, and there's a page about travel if you're coming from afar. We can't wait to see you.",[91,2791,2792],{},"That's it. No life story, no \"our love began on a rainy Tuesday in 2017\" unless you genuinely want it. Some couples love an \"our story\" page and that's grand, just keep it optional rather than the first wall of text people hit.",[98,2794,2796],{"id":2795},"the-details-page","The details page",[91,2798,2799],{},"This is where guests actually find what they need, so be clear over clever here. Times, address, dress code, parking. Bullet points are your friend.",[694,2801,2802,2807,2824],{},[91,2803,2804],{},[194,2805,2806],{},"The day, in order",[188,2808,2809,2812,2815,2818,2821],{},[191,2810,2811],{},"1:00pm: arrive at Hartley Barn (BA11 5XX, parking on site)",[191,2813,2814],{},"1:30pm: ceremony, so please be seated by 1:15",[191,2816,2817],{},"2:00pm: drinks and photos on the lawn",[191,2819,2820],{},"4:00pm: sit down for the wedding breakfast",[191,2822,2823],{},"7:00pm: evening guests arrive, then dancing until late",[91,2825,2826,2829],{},[194,2827,2828],{},"Dress code:"," summer smart. Think a nice dress or a jacket, but leave the black tie at home. The lawn is grass, so maybe not your tallest heels.",[91,2831,2832],{},"Naming the dress code in plain words (\"summer smart, leave black tie at home\") saves you a dozen texts asking what to wear. \"Lounge suit\" means nothing to half your guests. Tell them what you actually picture.",[98,2834,2836],{"id":2835},"the-rsvp-page","The RSVP page",[91,2838,2839],{},"Make replying feel easy and friendly, not like filling in a tax form. If your site collects meal choices and dietary needs, say so up front so guests have it ready.",[694,2841,2842,2847,2850],{},[91,2843,2844],{},[194,2845,2846],{},"Let us know you're coming.",[91,2848,2849],{},"Hit the button below to RSVP. It takes about a minute. While you're there, you can pick your main course and tell us about any allergies or dietaries, so the kitchen knows in advance.",[91,2851,2852],{},"Please reply by 1 August. After that we have to give the venue final numbers, and chasing people is nobody's idea of fun.",[91,2854,2855],{},"A soft deadline with a reason (\"we have to give the venue final numbers\") gets far better response rates than a bare date. People reply when they understand why it matters. With Build The Day, the RSVP, meal choice and dietary notes all come in through one form and update on your dashboard, so you're not piecing replies together from texts and emails.",[98,2857,2859],{"id":2858},"tone-by-page","Tone, by page",[91,2861,2862],{},"A quick reference for keeping the voice consistent without making every page identical.",[119,2864,2865,2878],{},[122,2866,2867],{},[125,2868,2869,2872,2875],{},[128,2870,2871],{},"Page",[128,2873,2874],{},"Tone",[128,2876,2877],{},"Aim for",[138,2879,2880,2891,2902,2913,2924,2935],{},[125,2881,2882,2885,2888],{},[143,2883,2884],{},"Welcome",[143,2886,2887],{},"Warm, brief",[143,2889,2890],{},"A friendly hello and clear signposting",[125,2892,2893,2896,2899],{},[143,2894,2895],{},"Our story",[143,2897,2898],{},"Optional, personal",[143,2900,2901],{},"Honest, not a novel",[125,2903,2904,2907,2910],{},[143,2905,2906],{},"Details",[143,2908,2909],{},"Clear, practical",[143,2911,2912],{},"Times and dress code anyone can follow",[125,2914,2915,2918,2921],{},[143,2916,2917],{},"Travel & stay",[143,2919,2920],{},"Helpful",[143,2922,2923],{},"Real directions, a couple of hotel tips",[125,2925,2926,2929,2932],{},[143,2927,2928],{},"RSVP",[143,2930,2931],{},"Easy, gently firm",[143,2933,2934],{},"A soft deadline with a reason",[125,2936,2937,2940,2943],{},[143,2938,2939],{},"FAQ",[143,2941,2942],{},"Reassuring",[143,2944,2945],{},"Answers to the texts you'd otherwise get",[98,2947,2949],{"id":2948},"an-faq-saves-everyone-time","An FAQ saves everyone time",[91,2951,2952],{},"Anticipate the questions you'd otherwise field one at a time. Can I bring my kids? Is there parking? Can I bring a plus-one? Answer them plainly, because every question you cover is a message you don't have to reply to at 11pm.",[694,2954,2955,2961],{},[91,2956,2957,2960],{},[194,2958,2959],{},"Can I bring my children?","\nWe love your little ones, but we've kept the day adults-only so everyone can relax. The only exceptions are the children already named on your invitation.",[91,2962,2963,2966],{},[194,2964,2965],{},"Is there parking?","\nYes, free on site, and you can leave the car overnight if you'd rather not drive after the bar opens.",[91,2968,2969],{},"Notice the kids answer is firm but kind. You can hold a boundary without sounding cross. \"We've kept the day adults-only\" does the job; \"STRICTLY no children\" reads like a parking warden.",[98,2971,2973],{"id":2972},"one-last-pass","One last pass",[91,2975,2976],{},"When you've drafted everything, read the whole thing through as if you were a guest who knows you a bit but not loads. Does it sound like you? Is anything confusing? Would you know exactly what to do and where to be? If yes, you're done. A wedding website that's clear and sounds genuinely like you is worth ten that are beautifully designed and read like a stranger wrote them.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":2978},[2979,2980,2981,2982,2983,2984,2985],{"id":2759,"depth":254,"text":2760},{"id":2772,"depth":254,"text":2773},{"id":2795,"depth":254,"text":2796},{"id":2835,"depth":254,"text":2836},{"id":2858,"depth":254,"text":2859},{"id":2948,"depth":254,"text":2949},{"id":2972,"depth":254,"text":2973},"2022-06-18","Copy templates for your wedding website welcome, details and RSVP pages, plus tips on writing in your own voice without sounding stiff or generic.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1646442064656-1f5442f906d3?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHwxfHxoYW5kd3JpdHRlbiUyMHdlZGRpbmclMjBub3RlfGVufDF8MHx8fDE3ODE2MTM3NTN8MA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","A close up of a handwritten letter","Megs Harrison","https://unsplash.com/@mharrisonphotography?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/wedding-website-wording-that-sounds-like-you",{"title":2751,"description":2987},"blog/wedding-website-wording-that-sounds-like-you",[459,856,2997],"wording","SlCS4-oNyWmwtbs1HxnNbhsk_wSERqUIWrkS-mAqfpg",{"id":3000,"title":3001,"author":285,"body":3002,"category":262,"date":3189,"description":3190,"draft":265,"extension":266,"image":3191,"imageAlt":3192,"imageCredit":3193,"imageCreditUrl":3194,"meta":3195,"navigation":5,"path":3196,"readTime":273,"seo":3197,"stem":3198,"tags":3199,"__hash__":3200},"blog/blog/what-to-put-on-your-wedding-website-and-what-to-leave-off.md","What to Put on Your Wedding Website (and What to Leave Off)",{"type":88,"value":3003,"toc":3182},[3004,3007,3010,3014,3017,3048,3051,3055,3058,3064,3070,3076,3082,3086,3089,3095,3101,3107,3113,3117,3120,3166,3169,3173,3176,3179],[91,3005,3006],{},"A wedding website is a tool, not a scrapbook. Its job is to answer the questions guests would otherwise text you at 11pm: what time, where, what do I wear, can I bring someone, where do I sleep. Get that right and your phone stops buzzing.",[91,3008,3009],{},"The mistake most couples make is putting everything on there. The good ones are ruthless about what earns a place. Here's where the line sits.",[98,3011,3013],{"id":3012},"the-details-every-guest-actually-needs","The details every guest actually needs",[91,3015,3016],{},"Start with the practical stuff, because that's the whole point. If a guest can't find these in under a minute, the site has failed.",[188,3018,3019,3025,3031,3037,3043],{},[191,3020,3021,3024],{},[194,3022,3023],{},"The date and times."," Ceremony start, and a rough end to the evening so people can sort lifts and babysitters.",[191,3026,3027,3030],{},[194,3028,3029],{},"The venue or venues."," Full address, a map link, and clear instructions if the ceremony and reception are in different places.",[191,3032,3033,3036],{},[194,3034,3035],{},"The RSVP."," A simple online form beats chasing replies by post. Ask the questions you genuinely need: attending or not, meal choice, dietary requirements, plus-one name.",[191,3038,3039,3042],{},[194,3040,3041],{},"Dress code."," Two or three words and one honest sentence (\"Garden party, but bring a jacket, the marquee gets cold after dark\").",[191,3044,3045,3047],{},[194,3046,1024],{}," Nearest station, whether there's parking, and any shuttle or taxi info.",[91,3049,3050],{},"A wedding website built for the job, like Build The Day, handles the RSVPs and meal choices for you, so replies land in one tidy list rather than across texts, emails and a few cards that got lost in the post.",[98,3052,3054],{"id":3053},"the-pages-worth-adding-if-they-apply-to-you","The pages worth adding if they apply to you",[91,3056,3057],{},"Not every wedding needs these, but when they fit, they save a lot of back-and-forth.",[91,3059,3060,3063],{},[194,3061,3062],{},"Accommodation."," If guests are travelling, list a couple of nearby hotels and B&Bs at different price points, plus any room block you've arranged. You don't need to book for people, just point them in the right direction.",[91,3065,3066,3069],{},[194,3067,3068],{},"A schedule."," A loose running order helps, especially when there's a gap between ceremony and reception. Guests panic about gaps. Tell them where to go and what to do.",[91,3071,3072,3075],{},[194,3073,3074],{},"Gifts or a registry."," Link it plainly. If you'd rather have money towards a honeymoon, say so simply and without a poem. People appreciate the directness.",[91,3077,3078,3081],{},[194,3079,3080],{},"FAQs."," This is the unsung hero. \"Can I bring my kids?\" \"Is the ceremony outdoors?\" \"What time should I arrive?\" Answer the ten questions you keep getting and watch the messages dry up.",[98,3083,3085],{"id":3084},"what-to-leave-off","What to leave off",[91,3087,3088],{},"Here's where restraint pays. A few things look charming in your head and land badly in practice.",[91,3090,3091,3094],{},[194,3092,3093],{},"Your whole love story in 1,200 words."," A short, warm paragraph is lovely. The full timeline from the dating app to the proposal is not what guests came for. Save the long version for the day.",[91,3096,3097,3100],{},[194,3098,3099],{},"A photo gallery from before the wedding."," Tempting, but it bloats the page and slows it down on phones. Most people are checking the site on a train, not browsing your engagement shoot.",[91,3102,3103,3106],{},[194,3104,3105],{},"Anything you haven't confirmed."," Don't put a venue or time up until it's locked. Guests will screenshot it, book trains around it, and be cross if it moves.",[91,3108,3109,3112],{},[194,3110,3111],{},"Strict rules dressed as fun."," \"No phones, no photos, no exceptions\" reads as a telling-off. If you want an unplugged ceremony, ask warmly and explain why in a line.",[98,3114,3116],{"id":3115},"keep-private-things-private","Keep private things private",[91,3118,3119],{},"Some details should never sit on a public page, even a password-protected one.",[119,3121,3122,3132],{},[122,3123,3124],{},[125,3125,3126,3129],{},[128,3127,3128],{},"Belongs on the website",[128,3130,3131],{},"Keep it private",[138,3133,3134,3142,3150,3158],{},[125,3135,3136,3139],{},[143,3137,3138],{},"Venue address and times",[143,3140,3141],{},"Guests' home addresses and phone numbers",[125,3143,3144,3147],{},[143,3145,3146],{},"Dress code and parking",[143,3148,3149],{},"Who is and isn't getting a plus-one",[125,3151,3152,3155],{},[143,3153,3154],{},"Registry or honeymoon fund link",[143,3156,3157],{},"Your budget or what suppliers cost",[125,3159,3160,3163],{},[143,3161,3162],{},"Hotel suggestions",[143,3164,3165],{},"The full guest list and table plan",[91,3167,3168],{},"Guest contact details in particular deserve care. You're collecting addresses and dietary info, which is personal data, so use a platform that keeps it behind a login rather than a public spreadsheet anyone could stumble across.",[98,3170,3172],{"id":3171},"make-it-easy-to-find-and-easy-to-read","Make it easy to find and easy to read",[91,3174,3175],{},"A brilliant website nobody can find is useless. Put the link on your save-the-dates and invitations, and consider a short, memorable address rather than a long string of characters. A QR code on the invite works well for less tech-confident guests.",[91,3177,3178],{},"Then test it on a phone. Most guests will open it on mobile, often one-handed on the bus. If the RSVP button is hard to tap or the address is buried three scrolls down, fix that before you send the link to a single person.",[91,3180,3181],{},"The best wedding websites feel almost boring in how clearly they work. Guest arrives, finds the answer, RSVPs, leaves. That quiet efficiency is exactly what you want, because it frees you up to actually plan the wedding instead of answering the same five questions forty times over.",{"title":253,"searchDepth":254,"depth":254,"links":3183},[3184,3185,3186,3187,3188],{"id":3012,"depth":254,"text":3013},{"id":3053,"depth":254,"text":3054},{"id":3084,"depth":254,"text":3085},{"id":3115,"depth":254,"text":3116},{"id":3171,"depth":254,"text":3172},"2022-05-17","A clear guide to the pages and details guests actually look for on a wedding website, plus the things best left off or kept to a private message.","https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1592347093417-0e95eb5851aa?ixid=M3w4NzI0OTN8MHwxfHNlYXJjaHw3fHx3ZWRkaW5nJTIwaW52aXRhdGlvbnxlbnwxfDB8fHwxNzgxNTk0NDk4fDA&ixlib=rb-4.1.0&w=1600&q=80&auto=format&fit=crop","White and gold floral textile","Elena Joland","https://unsplash.com/@labf?utm_source=buildtheday&utm_medium=referral",{},"/blog/what-to-put-on-your-wedding-website-and-what-to-leave-off",{"title":3001,"description":3190},"blog/what-to-put-on-your-wedding-website-and-what-to-leave-off",[459,1701,278],"GYfOybuVQp08B8vWeyU5PCG0r_-tQxp9LPQRFZwMne4",1781624710716]