Built for UK couples
A wedding website on its own, not part of a planning portal
WeddingWire bundles a free website with a vendor finder, a registry hub and an app. We make just the website and the tools around your guests, for one payment in pounds.
WeddingWire, at weddingwire.com, is a wedding planning platform rather than just a website builder. Its wedding website is free, and it sits alongside a vendor manager for finding and messaging suppliers, a registry that links stores such as Amazon and Target, and a planning app. If you want all of that in one account, it is a strong package.
If what you actually need is a website your guests will read and reply to, When Will You Marry is narrower on purpose. You build free, then pay once, £59 to publish or £99 for Premium, and your site carries no advertising. It is made in the UK, so prices are in pounds and the defaults suit a British wedding.
Here is how the two compare on WeddingWire's own pages, checked on the date shown, with a fair word on when WeddingWire suits you better.
01
What you are signing up to
A WeddingWire account is a gateway to a whole planning platform, with vendors to browse and message, a registry and an app, and the website is one tool among many. Ours is a single product. Your account holds your site, your guest list and the planning tools that relate to guests and money, and nothing in it is trying to introduce you to a florist.
02
Registry: stores versus your own account
WeddingWire's registry links retailers such as Amazon, Target and Crate & Barrel, along with a honeymoon fund, which suits guests who shop at those stores. Our gift registry, on Premium, is built for the cash gifts many UK couples ask for. You describe each fund or item with an amount, and guests pay you directly by Monzo, PayPal, Revolut, Wise or bank transfer, with no fee taken by us.
03
RSVPs across a wedding weekend
WeddingWire syncs RSVPs with its guest list for all of your wedding events, and that is useful. On Standard we do the same job in our own way: guests reply on your site with meal choices, dietary needs and plus-ones, your schedule covers every part of the weekend, and the guest list copies straight into Sheets or Excel when the caterer asks for numbers.
04
Privacy: a guest password and an unlisted site
WeddingWire lets you set a site password and take the site out of search. We do both by different routes. Every site is unlisted and hidden from search engines by default, and on Standard and Premium you can add an optional guest password covering the whole site, RSVPs included. Guests enter it once and stay unlocked for 30 days, and changing it locks out anyone with the old one.
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Your own domain, included in Premium
WeddingWire lets you enter a custom domain for your site. On our Premium plan your own domain is part of the £99, together with the seating chart, budget tracker and SMS broadcasts. If you start on Standard and want those later, the upgrade is £40, and paid sites stay online for at least 24 months after the wedding.
Side by side
When Will You Marry and WeddingWire, compared
| Feature | When Will You Marry | WeddingWire |
|---|---|---|
| Wedding website price | Free to build; £59 once to publish, £99 once for Premium | Free, with free designs1 |
| Registry | Cash funds and gift items paid straight to you, 0% fees (Premium) | Free registry linking retailers such as Amazon, Target, Crate & Barrel and Traveler's Joy, plus a honeymoon fund2 |
| RSVPs | Unlimited RSVPs with meal choices, dietary needs and plus-ones (Standard) | RSVPs for all of your wedding events, synced with your guest list1 |
| Password for guests | Optional guest password on Standard and Premium, covering the whole site; sites are also unlisted and hidden from search engines | Site password, and the option to remove the site from search1 |
| Custom domain | Included in Premium | You can enter a custom domain name; the page does not state a price1 |
| Vendors | No vendor directory | Vendor manager to find, manage and message vendors1 |
| Mobile app | No app; everything works in the browser | WeddingWire app1 |
When WeddingWire may suit you better
WeddingWire is the better fit if you are still choosing suppliers and want to find and message them from the same account as your website, or if you want a registry tied to big US retailers. Its website is free and it has an app, neither of which we match. If you want one platform for the whole planning process rather than a dedicated website, WeddingWire makes sense.
Common questions
Is the WeddingWire wedding website free?
Yes. WeddingWire's own page says its wedding websites are free, with free designs. Its registry is described as free too.
Does When Will You Marry have a vendor directory?
No. We make wedding websites and the guest, gift, seating and budget tools around them. You find suppliers wherever you like and keep your site separate from that search.
Can I link my registry from another site?
Our gift registry, on Premium, is our own list of funds and items paid straight to you. If you already have a store registry elsewhere, you can still mention it in your site's text.
Can I hide my wedding website from Google?
Yours is hidden by default. Every site is unlisted and tells search engines not to index it, and you choose separately whether your names appear in our public couple search.
How long does my 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 your photo album link long after the day.
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