Wedding Words, Explained
Wedding planning has its own lingo, and no one gives you a cheat sheet. So we made one. Each entry below answers a single question in plain English, with the details that actually help you figure out your next step. Need help with your own wedding? Check out our FAQs or email us at support@withjoy.com.
Wedding
Website
What’s a Wedding Website?
The one page with your date, venue, schedule, travel info, RSVPs and registry—so guests stop bugging you for details.
What’s a Wedding Website Template?
A ready-made layout for your details, four style vibes to choose from, plus what to check before locking it in.
What’s a Custom Wedding Domain?
Your own web address instead of a platform one—what it costs, how to set it up, and when it’s worth the upgrade.
What’s a Wedding QR Code?
That handy little square that saves your guests from typing out a URL—where to pop it on your invites, and what size works best.
Guests & RSVP
What Does RSVP Mean?
What RSVP stands for, where it comes from, and the dos and don'ts for both hosts and guests.
What’s a Hotel Room Block?
How group bookings at hotels work, the three types of room blocks, and which one could leave you footing the bill for empty rooms.
What’s an RSVP Deadline?
The date you stop guessing guest numbers, how early to set it, and what to do about guests who don’t reply.
What’s Smart RSVP?
An RSVP form that updates its questions based on your guests’ answers, so everyone only sees what’s relevant to them.
What’s a Wedding Room Block?
Rooms set aside for your guests at a special rate, the two types of contracts involved, and how many you should book.
What’s a Courtesy Room Block?
The no-liability room block: any rooms not booked just go back to the hotel, and you’re not out of pocket.
What’s an Attrition Clause in a Hotel Block?
The bit in the contract that charges you for rooms left unbooked — plus how you can negotiate it down.
Registry
What’s a Cash Fund Registry?
Named funds where guests chip in cash instead of buying gifts, plus how to set them up so everyone knows what they’re contributing to.
What’s a Honeymoon Fund?
The travel cash fund: how gifts get to you, the ways you can set it up, and the best way to ask for contributions.
What’s a Zero-Fee Honeymoon Fund?
A honeymoon fund with no platform fees, the processing charges you’ll still need to cover, and what to know before you sign up.
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