No wedding website?

I didn't have one. Didn't miss having one either. Can't imagine any of my guests would have referred to it.

We survived as a society for thousands of years without wedding websites, they are not at all necessary if you don't want one.

Im not doing one, I have enough crap to do and keep track of without designing and maintaining a wedding website

We didn't create one. We have mail in rsvp cards. I honestly figured it was just another thing to do and never considered the usefulness of one. I'm uneducated on them and didn't realize they were used for rsvp. All that being said, I still probably won't make one. Time will tell.

I don't think it's a must-have, but we emailed the link to everyone so if they forget or lose the invitation, they can still get all the time and location information. (I know I lose invitations all the time.) We also have a lot of helpful information, links, and the RSVP on ours. I think it'll reduce the number of questions we have to field, especially on the day-of.

It's not necessary at all; it was just easier for me to put all the wedding details for out-of-town guests on the website, plus I could bury our registry information on the final page in case anyone wants it (I really don't think it belongs on paper invitations). We're having a small wedding so I couldn't do hotel blocks or transportation for guests, so the website should help to cut down on day-of phone calls for lost guests

We did make one - it was a really convenient place to list hotel block information, registry, things to do in town, etc. We also have a link to directions for the reception and details on where to park (its downtown with no dedicated lot). Most of my guests are OOT, so having all that centralized makes it a lot easier. Plus we saved money by not having to print insert cards for all of that information. We are not using the website for RSVP.

I definitely wouldn't say they are necessary, but it was kinda fun putting it together. I really like mine and I purchased a personalized URL for it so it was easy to access. And well it's been viewed over 700 times and we only invited 130 people so I would say people use it to find information. My guests were able to book their hotel through it, could look up plane information on it, and it has both venues on it. Our registry information is on it as well, and that helps people see all the places you're registered instead of them asking you, or only purchasing things from Bed Bath and Beyond when you're also registered at Crate and Barrel, because they assume EVERYONE is registered at Bed Bath and Beyond.

So again, not necessary, but I like it! And I didn't even use the RSVP option, we did mail-ins.

As a guest at many weddings, they made my life much easier - one-stop shopping for booking the hotel (linked), buying gifts (registry links), RSVPs, directions, etc. And lots of room for covering stuff like childcare and dietary issues that wouldn't have fit on the invite or RSVP. That saved the bride and groom, and their families, from fielding a ton of questions on those issues, and some major 'oops' moments on the day.

It also lets you add/change info as circumstances dictate. My sister used hers as a central location to give out info the day before the wedding when bad weather forced them to move to Plan B. One week before the day, when the forecast was iffy, they emailed a notification that weather might mess with things a bit, and to check the website the day before for all the practical info. Worked like a charm.

And as a guest, several times I've been VERY grateful that I didn't have to drag a ton of paper to the wedding with me to figure out where it was, where to park, what room everything was in, when everything happened, how to get back to my hotel etc. Much nicer to just access all that on my phone.

Thanks for all the responses. I'm leaning towards not doing it. I imagine it could be fun but we've also got a lot to do on top of that. Most of our guests are local and I imagine those with questions can reach out to ask.

Imagine leveraging your time. It takes you maybe an hour to sit down and fill in the blanks on a weddingwire website. Do it all at once.

VS. Having everyone call you the last few days before your wedding wondering questions and reaching out to you. If you have 40 people call you for 5-10 minutes a phone call, that's over 6 hours of phone conversations.

I'm all about leveraging my time and delegating.

But your wedding is in May and you haven't had one yet, maybe it's not that necessary.

I've decided not to do one because I didn't even know they existed until I started coming to WW. Only one wedding that I was invited to had one and I didn't even notice the website info on the bottom of the STD until I was finally throwing it out months after the wedding...

However, I can see the convenience of one if you think people will use it, especially if you have a DW or OOT guests.

I had never heard of wedding websites until I was on WW. No one does them here and everyone makes it to the wedding and finds somewhere to stay.

I'm not doing one, i don't think it's necessary for me personally

They are helpful but only for those who actually visit the website! Only a few people told me they really liked it/it helped them! They are definitely not necessary.

To help save on enclosure cards, directions, etc., we made a wedding website. It's actually been quite helpful by putting hotel info, registry, directions, parking locations. Totally up to you but since WW offers them for free, take advantage of it.

I've created a free one here on WW for my more computer savvy guests, but I don't know why it's necessary. It's nice, but if I had to pay for a website, I'd go without.

Wedding websites remind me of MySpace and AOL profiles

I agree with other posters on this - a website isn't necessary at all, but it can be helpful. We set one up with all the wedding details. But we also included accommodations & touristy info, because we have a lot of out of town guests and some of them plan to stay longer than the wedding weekend. We included that info with our invitations, too, but just in case they lose the invitation, they can find the info online. We also posted pictures of the people involved in the wedding and a handful of us with friends and family. It's a nice way for guests from one side of the family to get a look at the other side of the family, especially if they've never met anyone from the other side before. We also posted info we didn't include with the invitation - that our reception is adults only, childcare contact info, registry info...

Forgot to mention that we only used mail-in RSVPs, because some of our guests aren't exactly tech-savvy.

I did a wedding website mostly because I felt like it and it was fun. I don't think they really matter though and it'll be just fine.