A password-protected wedding website: when it's worth it and how it works

One of the questions we hear most before couples get started: "is the website public, or can it have a password?". Until now, the answer was that anyone with the link could see it. From today, on the Premium plan, it can also have a password.

Why some couples want a private site

A wedding website holds the date, the venues, the schedule and often your photos and your story. For most couples it doesn't matter if someone else sees it: the link only travels among guests. But there are good reasons to lock it:

• An intimate wedding, where you don't want the date and place spreading beyond the guest list.
• Public-facing jobs or profiles, where you'd rather your name on Google didn't lead to your wedding site.
• Peace of mind, plain and simple: you like knowing that whoever opens it got it from you.

What your guests see

When they open the link they see a simple screen with your names and a password box. They type it once on each phone: after that they go straight in for a year. Capitals and spaces don't matter, so "StAnne2027" and "stanne2027" both work; nobody gets locked out over a keyboard detail.

If you ever change the password, everyone has to type the new one. Handy if it has been shared a bit too widely.

What it protects (and what it doesn't)

• The whole site: cover, "The day", your story, the gallery, the RSVP form…
• The seating page, where each guest looks up their table: it shows your guests' names, so it sits behind the password too.
• Google: with a password, the site stops showing up in search engines, and your photo isn't shown when the link is shared on WhatsApp.

What stays open on purpose is the QR photo album, so nobody has to type anything to upload their photos on the day. Those photos never appear on Google either.

And to be honest: a shared password isn't a safe. Whoever has it can pass it on. It does what a wedding needs: your people see the site, not just anyone.

How to turn it on

In the editor, on the last step ("Publish"), type the password you want. Leave it empty and the site stays open to anyone with the link. We suggest something easy to say out loud and to print on the invitation: the name of the town and the year, for example.

The password is part of Premium (€139, one-off payment), along with your own domain, the seating planner and the QR album. If you already have Essential, you can upgrade to Premium from your dashboard for €60.

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