Wedding websites · Compared
The best wedding websites in Canada, compared honestly
We make WedKit, so read this knowing that. We've tried to say plainly where Zola, The Knot and Joy are the better pick, and when a general website builder makes more sense. Everything about the other products comes from their public pages.
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What to check before you pick one
Every option here can put your date and venue online. These are the things that actually separate them.
The currency and the pricing model
A free site, a one-time fee and a monthly plan add up to very different amounts by the wedding. If a price is in US dollars, convert it before you compare.French for guests who need it
If part of the family reads French, check that the RSVP form and the emails come in French too, not only the pages you write yourself.Whether the RSVP takes meals and plus-ones
Most tools collect a yes or a no. Fewer take the meal choice, dietary notes and the plus-one's name in the same reply.What happens after the replies
Reminders to the people who haven't answered, seating and a count for the caterer. Either the tool does it or you do it in a spreadsheet.Who can open the site
Some wedding sites are open pages anyone with the link can read. Others let you require a code from the invitation.
Side by side
Based on each product's public pages. Features change, so check the current offer before you decide.
| Feature | WedKit | Zola | The Knot | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Website price | $49 CAD once | Free | Free | Free, with paid extras |
| Built-in registry | No, link any registry | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| RSVP collection | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Meal choice during RSVP | Yes | Limited | Through a custom question | Limited |
| Custom RSVP questions | Yes | Limited | Yes | Limited |
| Email to guests | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Text message updates | To guests who opt in | No | Email only | No |
| Invitation-code access to the site | Yes | No | Guest list or public | No |
Who each one suits
Pick by what you need most
There isn't one best wedding website. There's the one that does the part you care about.
Zola, if you want the registry and the site in one account
Zola's website is free and sits next to its registry and vendor marketplace. Meal choices and custom RSVP questions are more limited, and there's no texting or invitation-code access.
Zola vs WedKitThe Knot, if you want planning content and vendor listings
The Knot's website is free and comes with a registry, checklists, articles and a vendor directory. It's an American company, and its Canadian vendor listings live on its sister site, WeddingWire.ca. Meal choice works through a custom question.
The Knot vs WedKitJoy, if you want a good free site with a registry
Joy's website is free to publish, with paid extras, and includes a registry. Meal choices and custom questions are more limited, and seating is a separate tool.
Joy vs WedKitA general website builder, if you want to design every detail yourself
Builders like Squarespace or Wix can make any kind of page, including a beautiful wedding site. They aren't built around a guest list, so RSVPs usually mean setting up a form yourself, and meals, plus-ones, reminders and seating tend to end up in a spreadsheet. Check what the plan costs for the months you'll need it.WedKit, if you want the guest list run from the site
$49 CAD once, built in Canada. RSVPs with meals and plus-ones, seating from the guests who said yes, email and opt-in texts, invitation-code access, and a site and emails in English and French. No registry and no vendor directory: you link to the registry you use.
WedKit for Canadian weddings
When WedKit isn't the right choice
If one of these is what decides it for you, one of the others is probably a better fit.
Budget decides it
Zola, The Knot and Joy don't charge for their websites. WedKit is $49 CAD after a 7-day trial.You want a registry in the same account
WedKit doesn't have one. You'd link out to the registry you use.You're still finding vendors
WedKit won't help you find a photographer or a venue. The Knot and Zola both list vendors.You only need the date and place online
A free site does that job. WedKit is for couples who also want RSVPs, meals, seating and reminders handled.
Questions couples ask
- What's the best free wedding website in Canada?
- Zola, The Knot and Joy all have free wedding websites that Canadian couples can use. Which one is best depends on what comes with it: Zola and Joy pair the site with a registry, and The Knot adds planning articles and a vendor directory. WedKit isn't free. It's $49 CAD once, after a 7-day trial.
- Which wedding website is priced in Canadian dollars?
- WedKit is priced in Canadian dollars. For anything else, check the currency at checkout before you pay for an upgrade.
- Which wedding website works in French?
- WedKit's guest site, RSVP form and emails come in English and French, and each guest can get their own language. If French matters to your guests, check the guest pages and emails of any other tool before you commit, not just the editor.
- Can I keep my registry on Zola, The Knot or Joy and use WedKit for the site?
- Yes. WedKit has no registry of its own. Add a link to the registry you use, on any of those platforms or elsewhere.
- Isn't this comparison biased?
- We make WedKit, so we have a stake. We've stuck to what each product's public pages say and listed where the others are the better choice. Check their current offers before you decide.
Try it next to the others.
Build your site during the free trial with your own names and date, and compare it with what you'd get elsewhere. Keep whichever fits your wedding.
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