Wedding Terms, Explained
Wedding planning comes with its own vocabulary—and no one gives you the dictionary. So we wrote one. Each entry below answers a single question in plain English, with the details that actually help you decide what to do next. Looking for help with your own wedding? Browse our FAQs or email us at support@withjoy.com.
Wedding
Website
What is a Wedding Website?
The single page with your date, venue, schedule, travel info, RSVPs, and registry—so guests don’t have to keep asking.
What’s a Wedding Website Template?
A ready-made layout for your details, four style families to choose from, and what to look for before you decide.
What’s a Custom Wedding Domain?
Your own web address instead of a platform link—what it costs, how to set it up, and when it’s worth upgrading.
What’s a Wedding QR Code?
The handy little square that lets guests skip typing a URL—where to place it on your invitations, and what size to print.
Guests & RSVP
What Does RSVP Mean?
What RSVP stands for, its origins, and the etiquette everyone should follow when sending or responding to an invitation.
What’s a Hotel Room Block?
How group room reservations work, the three types of room blocks, and which one could leave you covering unbooked nights.
What’s an RSVP Deadline?
When to stop guessing your guest count, how early to set your RSVP deadline, and how to handle guests who don’t respond.
What’s Smart RSVP?
An RSVP form that updates its questions based on each guest’s 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 you’ll see, and how many to book.
What’s a Courtesy Room Block?
The no-liability room block: any rooms not booked are released back to the hotel and you’re not charged.
What’s an Attrition Clause in a Hotel Block?
The part of the contract that charges you for unbooked rooms—and how you can negotiate to reduce those costs.
Registry
What’s a Cash Fund Registry?
Funds you name for guests to contribute cash instead of buying gifts, plus tips for setting them up so guests know exactly what they’re supporting.
What’s a Honeymoon Fund?
All about travel cash funds: how you’ll receive contributions, your payout options, and tips on asking politely.
What’s a Zero-Fee Honeymoon Fund?
A honeymoon fund where the platform doesn’t take a cut, what processing fees still apply, and what to look for before you sign up.
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