Do you think website bios are awkward or helpful?

We're putting an "about us" section on ours. Rather than a full bio though we're doing more fun facts and fun trivia about each of us individually and as a couple. Try to think of some random fun facts you can include to jazz it up a bit. Make it your own as much as you can.

I think it's helpful but FH and I grew up in different states so our families do not know anything about each other (other than the family that has met and gotten to know us) and our lives were very different.

We thought a blurb would be very helpful in letting our family hear the story of our relationship, to feel like they know us better.

We are using The Knot for our wedding website! We didn't put personal bios, but we put the story of how we met and how we got engaged! We also put mini bios for how we knew our groomsmen & bridesmaids by their pictures. Then we put pictures from our engagement & engagement pictures.

Ummm... both?? Just being honest!

I think the "how we met" stories always feel a little too corny or a little too sarcastic (it's so hard to strike the perfect balance), but I also think that extended family and family friends really enjoy reading them! I also love it when my friends present the "g-rated" version of their story on their wedding website. We were maybe a little too honest for my mom's taste and fully owned that we met in at a party in a fraternity basement.

I'd say keep it short and sweet and include how you met (especially if there is a cute story), how they proposed, and any milestones that happened throughout your relationship! Hobbies and shared interests are also cute too - I think we shared something like "They love cooking together, cheering for the Panthers, and spoiling their dog"!

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I agree with this. I had guests say they actually enjoyed reading the stuff about us and our fun facts we posted on our website. I agree with keeping it short and sweet.

I think they're awkward and cringe a bit when I read them personally. They're just not us. We deleted those sections off our website

I created my own website on Wix (didn't use a template, it was a ton of time but it was something I love doing and enjoyed being able to have total freedom over) and I did a quick little "how we met", the whole engagement story (everyone always asks us about this), and a little timeline of our relationship. I agree that the bio about us felt forced, so we approached it this way. Take a look if you'd like! https://www.alexisandwilliam.com/our-story

Thanks for the input guys you’ve inspired me to try one more time!

We did our story rather than individual bios

I am including answers to questions on our wedding crossword puzzle in our bios so I made sure to add both bio info and cute couple stuff.

I think its helpful. I was going to a wedding as a friend of a guest and had never met the couple. When I found their site I was able to read the about us section. I felt like I got to know that couple a little and they even how "how we met" bios for the wedding party which was just a little more personal. So even though I was a complete stranger, I didn't feel that way

I think that people should get to know new people socially by spending time with them, and learning about them from people who k ow them, friends and fiance, or family. Résumés are for business. And politicians. Full dossiers are for investigations. Full bios of any kind do not belong on any wedding or other social websites, as far as I am concerned. In a category with oversharing on public pages of social media. Part of the pleasure and interest of getting to know someone is discovering new things about them all the time, in conversations and shared activities. Ruined if you start with more than a brief and sketchy knowledge before meeting them.