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A WedSites alternative, compared plan by plan
WedSites and When Will You Marry both skip the subscription. The differences are in what each plan includes, how gifts work and which currency you are quoted in.
WedSites is one of the few wedding website builders that, like us, charges once rather than monthly. Its pricing page lists three one-time plans in US dollars: Basic at $39 with 6 months of hosting, Standard at $99 with 12 months, and Pro at $199 with 24 months. Hosting can be extended for $10 a month or $60 a year, and there is a 14-day money-back guarantee.
When Will You Marry has two paid plans, priced in pounds. Standard is £59 once and publishes your site with unlimited RSVPs. Premium is £99 once and adds your own domain, a gift registry, a seating chart, a budget tracker and SMS. Paid sites are guaranteed to stay online for at least 24 months after your wedding date, and we also offer a 14-day refund window.
Because the pricing models are so similar, the useful comparison is what you get at each price. Here it is, laid out as plainly as we can.
01
When RSVPs come into the price
On WedSites, online RSVPs start on the Standard plan at $99; Basic is a website without them. On When Will You Marry, RSVPs are part of the first paid plan at £59, and they are unlimited. Each reply can carry meal choices and dietary needs, you can cap how many guests one RSVP may include or allow named guests only, and the full list copies straight into Sheets or Excel when the venue asks for numbers.
02
Cash gifts that go straight to you
WedSites' help centre says it does not offer a built-in registry and links out to registries elsewhere instead. Our Premium registry is built into the site as a set of payment links to accounts you already have: Monzo, PayPal, Revolut, Wise or bank transfer. Guests pay you directly, When Will You Marry never holds the money, and we take no fee. The registry also includes live multi-currency conversion, which helps when family abroad are giving.
03
How long the site stays up
WedSites sets a hosting period by plan, from 6 months on Basic to 24 months on Pro, with extensions sold by the month or year. Our guarantee is tied to your wedding date instead: paid sites stay online for at least 24 months after the day itself, on either plan. That leaves time to share the guestbook and photo album link with everyone long after the thank-you cards have gone out.
04
Bringing your own domain
Both platforms let you use a domain you buy from a registrar. WedSites supports custom domains on any paid plan and says it does not charge extra for them. On When Will You Marry the custom domain is a Premium feature, set up with one DNS record, and it goes a step further: you can send guest emails from that domain, so invitations come from your own address. Standard sites use your own whenwillyoumarry.com address.
05
Planning tools at each level
WedSites puts its online planning tools and printable reports on its $199 Pro plan. With us, the wedding checklist with dated to-dos and alerts is free on every plan, even before you publish. Premium adds a drag-and-drop seating chart and a budget tracker, and Standard brings email broadcasts, weekend schedules and a guestbook that takes photos and GIFs.
Side by side
When Will You Marry and WedSites, compared
| Feature | When Will You Marry | WedSites |
|---|---|---|
| Price | £59 once (Standard) or £99 once (Premium) | $39, $99 or $199 once (Basic, Standard, Pro)1 |
| Hosting included | At least 24 months after your wedding date | 6, 12 or 24 months by plan; extensions $10 a month or $60 a year1 |
| Online RSVPs | From £59 (Standard), unlimited | From $99 (Standard); not on Basic1 |
| Gift registry | Premium: built-in payment links, no fees from us | No built-in registry; links to external registries2 |
| Custom domain | Premium: connect a domain you own | Any paid plan; domain bought separately, no extra WedSites charge3 |
| Password for guests | Optional guest password on Standard and Premium, covering the whole site | Optional password on every paid plan1 |
| Multilingual site | Not offered | Pro plan1 |
| Mobile app | No; works in any browser | No; web-based and mobile-responsive2 |
| Refunds | 14-day refund window | 14-day money-back guarantee1 |
When WedSites may suit you better
WedSites is the better choice if you need the site in more than one language, which its Pro plan offers and we do not, or if you want printable reports alongside its planning tools. Its $39 Basic plan is also a lower entry price if you only need an information page for six months and plan to collect RSVPs another way. Couples who already have a registry elsewhere lose little from WedSites linking out to it.
Common questions
How much does WedSites cost?
WedSites lists three one-time plans in US dollars: Basic at $39, Standard at $99 and Pro at $199, with 6, 12 and 24 months of hosting respectively. You can design for free and pay when you want to publish.
Does WedSites have a gift registry?
Its help centre says WedSites does not offer a built-in registry and links out to external registries instead. When Will You Marry Premium has a registry built in, made of payment links to your own Monzo, PayPal, Revolut, Wise or bank account.
Which wedding website builders charge once rather than monthly?
WedSites and When Will You Marry both do. With us it is £59 for Standard or £99 for Premium, and you can move from Standard to Premium later for the £40 difference.
What happens to my When Will You Marry site after the wedding?
Paid sites are guaranteed to stay online for at least 24 months after your wedding date, with no extra payment. If the service ever closed, we would give at least 90 days' notice and a full export of your guest list, RSVPs, messages and photos.
Can I add a password for guests?
Yes, on Standard and Premium. The optional guest password covers the whole site, RSVPs included, and a guest who enters it stays unlocked for 30 days. Changing it in the dashboard locks out anyone using the old one, and every site is also kept out of search engines by default.
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