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A Bridebook alternative for couples who want the website to be the main event
Bridebook is a free planning app with a website inside it. When Will You Marry is a website builder first, paid for once. Here is how the two compare, using Bridebook's own pages.
Bridebook is a free UK wedding planning platform. Its own site describes thousands of venues and suppliers to search, a checklist, a budget, a guest list, and a wedding website, all at no cost and available as an app. If you are looking for a Bridebook alternative, it is usually because you want the website itself to do more, or you want gifts to reach you without going through a gift list company.
When Will You Marry concentrates on the wedding website and the guest side of the day: RSVPs, meal choices, schedules, messages to guests, the gift registry and the seating chart. Building is free, publishing costs £59 once, and Premium is £99 once. There is no subscription.
The table below uses Bridebook's own website, checked on 3 November 2026. Where Bridebook does not say something on its site, we have left it out rather than guess.
01
Planning app or wedding website
Bridebook starts from supplier search and wraps planning tools around it, with the website as one of those tools. We start from the website. That changes where the effort goes: the editor has a live preview, you can reorder sections by dragging them, and every page your guests see is built for them rather than for you. We do have planning tools too, a dated checklist on every plan and a budget tracker on Premium, but we do not list venues or suppliers, so you would still search for those elsewhere.
02
Money gifts that land in your own account
Bridebook connects you with gift list partners such as Prezola, The Wedding Shop and The Wedding Present Company, and says guests usually pay a small percentage fee on cash fund contributions. On our Premium plan the registry is part of your own site. You list the gifts or funds you want, add the payment links you already use, such as PayPal.me, Monzo.me or Revolut.me, or your bank details, and guests pay you directly. We take nothing from those gifts. A gift tracker in your dashboard records each contribution and who it came from.
03
What happens after someone RSVPs
Collecting a reply is the easy part. The work is in what comes next: the caterer wants meal numbers, someone needs a gluten-free version of the main, and three people still have not answered. On Standard each reply comes in with the meal choice and dietary notes attached, and you can copy the whole guest list into Google Sheets or Excel in one go. You can then email only the guests who have not replied, and on Premium send them a text as well.
04
Your own web address
Bridebook gives you a personalised link to your site. With When Will You Marry Premium you can also connect a domain you own, such as yournames.co.uk, bought from whichever registrar you like. You add one DNS record, we check it and secure it with HTTPS, and the domain stays registered to you whatever happens to your site. On Standard you get a whenwillyoumarry.com address.
05
Keeping the site private
Bridebook's site says your wedding website will not appear on Google and offers an optional six-digit code for extra privacy. Ours covers both. Every couple site is marked noindex so search engines leave it out, and it only appears in our couples directory if you opt in. On Standard and Premium you can also set an optional guest password for the whole site, RSVPs included; guests enter it once and stay unlocked for 30 days, and changing it locks out anyone using the old one.
Side by side
When Will You Marry and Bridebook, compared
| Feature | When Will You Marry | Bridebook |
|---|---|---|
| Cost of the wedding website | Free to build; publish for £59 once, or £99 once with Premium | Free to create1 |
| Gift list or registry | Built into your site on Premium; guests pay you through your own payment links or bank details | Gift lists through partners including Prezola, The Wedding Shop and The Wedding Present Company2 |
| Fees on cash gifts | 0% taken by When Will You Marry | Free for the couple; guests usually pay a small percentage fee on cash fund contributions2 |
| Online RSVPs | Unlimited RSVPs with meal and dietary choices (Standard) | Guests can send RSVPs through the wedding website1 |
| Password or code for guests | Optional guest password for the whole site, on any published site | Optional six-digit code1 |
| Search engine visibility | Every couple site is noindex; directory listing is opt-in | Site is private and will not appear on Google1 |
| Supplier and venue search | None | Thousands of venues and suppliers, with couple reviews3 |
| Mobile app | No app; everything runs in the browser | Free app on the App Store and Google Play3 |
When Bridebook may suit you better
Bridebook is the better choice if you want to pay nothing at all, since its website is free and ours costs £59 to publish. It also makes more sense if you are still finding a venue and suppliers, because its search and reviews are the centre of the product and we have none. Couples who prefer a phone app for planning, with the checklist, budget and guest list in one place, will also find Bridebook a closer match.
Common questions
Is Bridebook's wedding website really free?
Bridebook's own website says creating your wedding website is free. Its gift list partners are free for couples, though Bridebook notes that guests usually pay a small fee on cash fund contributions.
Why pay for a wedding website when Bridebook is free?
You would pay for what the site does once it is live: meal choices and dietary notes on every RSVP, scheduled emails to guests, and on Premium a fee-free registry, SMS, a seating chart and your own domain. If you only need a page with the date and an RSVP form, a free site may be enough.
Can I use Bridebook for suppliers and When Will You Marry for my website?
Yes, and some couples will find that the most practical split. Nothing ties the two together, so you can search for suppliers in one place and run the guest side of the wedding in the other.
How long does a When Will You Marry site stay online?
Paid sites are guaranteed to stay online for at least 24 months after your wedding date, so guests can come back to the guestbook and photo album link long after the day.
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