Create a Timeline for Your Squarespace Wedding Website
In this blog post, I share some strategies I am using to create a Squarespace destination wedding website for our Tuscan wedding, so if you haven’t checked it out yet, maybe head on over there when you’re done here.
While creating a wedding website is a little different from my usual building websites for business, I thought it made sense for me to share my ideas about the best way to use Squarespace features to create your very own Squarespace wedding website.
In this post, I’m going to show you how to add a timeline to the “Our Story” page of your Squarespace wedding website using a list section. It’s so easy!
What to Put on the “Our Story” Page of Your Squarespace Wedding Website
The Proposal
We got lucky with our proposal. A woman just happened to notice the proposal happening right before her eyes, so she wasted no time in getting it on video!
We were in Buenos Aires at the time and, despite the language barrier, we managed to have the video sent to us.
So naturally we put it on the “Our Story” page of our website.
I have no doubt that you have something similar, whether it’s a video or pictures, this is where you should put it.
Don’t go overboard here…you don’t want to turn off your visitors by plastering pictures of yourselves all over your website.
Yeah, yeah, I know… It is your special day. But let’s not forget, your family is a big part of it and as much as they love you, they don’t have all day to look at pictures of…well…you.
Which brings me to my next point…
Add a Timeline to Your Wedding Website in Squarespace
I think having a timeline is a really great idea because it's fun for people to look at the pictures and learn about the series of events that have led you to where you are now.
Putting it on a timeline like this is much for engaging than just blabbering on and on about yourselves…yawn.
The thing I like the best about this timeline is that it's not just all about Scott and me. We've included pictures of our kids and family.
Including the family in the timeline makes them feel like they're even more a part of this wedding and also makes them stick around longer to actually look at the timeline.
And after all, what would a wedding be without them? They really are the most special part of the celebration.
How to Add a Timeline in Squarespace Using a List Section
Go into Edit > Add section
You want to add a list section, but Squarespace doesn't have an option that just says “List section,” so you have to search for it a little bit and look for a section that has an “i” up in the corner. I selected one of the “Services” options. (You can see me do this in the YouTube video).
Select “Edit section” and choose the color theme you like. You can further edit the theme by choosing the little pencil. You may decide to tweak this more after you’ve created your timeline.
Go back and select “Edit content”
Toggle on “Title,” “Image,” “Item title,” and “Body.” Everything else should be toggled off unless you want an RSVP button.
Select the “Content” tab and add your section title, images, item titles, and descriptions.
Head over to the design tab to customize the section so it looks just how you like it.
I suggest watching my YouTube video and following along…it’s just easier.
Fun Ideas for Your Squarespace Wedding Website Timeline
For my item titles, I used the date that the pictures were taken, and in the description, the first thing I list is the number of days that passed between the day we met and the day the picture was taken and convey this as “DAY XX.”
I list this directly under the item title in all caps to delineate it from the description and so it will stand out.
I used this website to calculate the number of days. It’s easy to find out when the picture was taken because your phone stores the date (and location and a bunch of other stuff).
I plan to continue to add to this timeline as the wedding date approaches and include wedding-related things, like when our 4 daughters accompanied me to look at wedding gowns, and maybe also include family-related photos of other guests who will be in attendance.
Because we are having an intimate wedding, this will be a great way for guests to learn a little bit about each other before the blessed event. (By the way, I strongly recommend an intimate wedding…it’s so sweet).
As I add to the timeline and the itinerary, I will use my Email Service Provider to keep guests updated and engaged and feel like they are a part of the planning process, because they are!
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