Website or no website?

A website is definitely not a necessity! Feel free to have one if you'd like, but I wouldn't stress over it

I think it's a nice to have! If you want one fairly easy to put together, check out the knot. I found that the wedding wire was a bit more complicated. It let's guests look up the info on their phones, and you can also do easy rsvps from the site. I'm always on my phone and find that the site would probably be easy for quickly checking details. It also let's you put nearby hotels or other info like your rehearsal dinner.

It's free and easy to set up!

Zola or Minted or the Knot are the best.

It's helpful for those who misplaced their invitation. I know I've made the mistake of leaving an invitation behind when leaving the house in a rush to get to a wedding.

It also provides more information than your invitation can house. For example, we put frequently asked questions, information about our hotel blocks, and a link to our wedding registry.

A website is not a necessity. For the rare person who needs it, people you know we'll enough to be inviting them, can contact you or someone else. Assume most of your friends and family adults behave like adults. They save their invitation. They check out anything they need to before the RSVP. Like their clothes, transportation etc , they should not be just thinking about it the day before the wedding. Many people do print a very lightweight paper details sheet that they enclose with invitations. Half a page, lightweight paper, it won't be enough to push up postage. Just mention how formal the wedding is, not specific dress code, and say nothing about presents or registries, and it is fine to enclose with invitations. . . . I have become like most of my friends and family, and rarely look at websites. Dislike most I have read, and see no need. But I also see to travel, budget, child care, clothes, and any info needed, as well as gifts, no later than when I RSVP to an invitation , and usually before, as knowing the details may be necessary to decide if we can go at all. But you may know you have family or friends who require spoon feeding . A website is an option for them.

Don't most people take a pic of their invitation, and any enclosure page, if they want last minute info readily available? Or keep the invitation, and bring it?

My friend told me that nobody will look at it but I feel like everyone has one. We did a free site with Zola

We only have a wedding website because we’re having a destination wedding. Other then that, I don’t think they’re needed. Just send out invitations. They’re not usually something people will lose, and if they do they’ll just ask for the information.

It's not a necessity. We had one through The Knot. I spent about a total of 20 minutes putting everything on there. I skipped stuff like bridal party bios and such. I just had ceremony/reception info, hotel block/shuttle info, and registry link.

I wouldn't say it's a necessity, but I think it's nice to have! They're pretty easy to set up. And you can put as much or as little information as you want on it! You don't have to go all out with the bridal party bios, love story paragraphs, etc.
I think it may be a know your crowd kind of situation as well. As a younger bride, I love wedding websites. I definitely look over the website of each wedding I'm invited to and I love seeing the bride and groom's story throughout the site. Many of my guests say they have spent time looking through my website, so I know it's gotten views! So I wouldn't say no one will look at it, though maybe that's just because my guests are largely also young.

I made one just to do it, but now it is where I am collecting RSVPs because it saved us money! I think the easy ones like the Knot or WW are fun and easy to set up! They just need the big details!

As a guest, I REALLY prefer wedding websites. I'm a planner so I like more information vs less and it's way easier to be able to Google the bride & groom's name then have their registry, hotel block, etc. all come up in one place.

It's not necessary but it is also free to make and good for if you've got a lot of info