# Aisle

## Chic couples plan their destination weddings with Aisle.

Find a venue or bring the one you’ve booked. Build your wedding website, collect RSVPs, and let guests book and pay for their rooms.

Canonical: https://aisle.wedding/

## Wedding planning features

https://aisle.wedding/features

### Wedding website

- Website sections you can reorder: The cover, the letter, the weekend, where to stay, getting here, around town, dress code, RSVP, registry, songs, guest book, photos, and a closing note. Turn any of them off and reorder the rest.
- Your own sections: Add up to eight custom sections with your own words and photos.
- Colors, fonts and cover photos: Choose colors, fonts, spacing and a cover photo. You can also ask Elena to apply a theme.
- A custom domain: Connect a domain you own, or buy one inside the dashboard. Domain purchases are billed annually, separately from membership, with the price shown before purchase and a notice before renewal.
- Preview before anyone sees it: Preview your website and try the RSVP form without changing your real guest records.
- Old links keep working: Change your web address and the previous address redirects to your site.
- Link previews that match: Your cover photo is what shows up when a guest pastes the link into WhatsApp or iMessage.
- A photo gallery after the day: Guests upload what they shot, and the gallery lives at your address alongside everything else.

### Guest list

- Import what you already have: Type names, paste a list or import a spreadsheet from Add guests. The standard limit is 600 guests per wedding; contact support if you need more.
- Edit guest details: Update contact details, meal choices, dietary notes and accommodation from your guest list.
- Households: Put a couple or a family in one party, and one person can answer for all of them.
- Groups: Group guests by family, friends, accommodation or any label you choose. Use groups for event invitations and messages.
- Plus ones: Give a guest a plus one. They can add their companion’s name, and the companion joins their household and event invitations.
- Guests who need a follow-up: See which guests have not replied or are missing contact details or meal choices.
- No account for guests: Guests open your link and use the phone number or email on your guest list to find their invitation. No app or separate account is needed.
- Export your guest list: Export the guest list to CSV whenever you want, including RSVP status and meals.

### RSVPs for every event

- One tap to answer: The RSVP form sits in the site, on the same page as the schedule and the travel notes.
- Per-event answers: A guest’s overall RSVP applies to the events they are invited to. They can give a different reply for an individual event, and that choice is kept when their overall reply changes.
- Meals and dietary notes: Set meal choices per event and collect each guest’s answers and dietary notes.
- Questions you write: Add up to twelve questions, such as song requests or shuttle needs, and see each guest’s answers.
- Early interest and final RSVPs: Run a soft "are you likely to come" round first, then switch the same form to the full RSVP when the date is firm.
- Attendance counts: See attending, awaiting and declined counts for each event and the wedding overall.
- Invite-only and internal events: An event can be public to the whole list, limited to named guests, or visible only to you.

### Room blocks and travel

- Properties and rooms: Hold blocks at more than one hotel, list the rooms in each, and set the nights and the price per room.
- Assign who sleeps where: Put guests in rooms yourself, or let guests choose from what is left.
- Guests pay for their own room: Guests book and pay on your site through your connected Stripe account. A 5% Aisle fee applies; you choose whether you or the guest covers it.
- Room payment tracking: See what each room costs, what has been paid, and what is still owed against the bill the hotel sent you.
- Airports and arrivals: Share nearby airports, transfer times and travel links with your guests.
- Travel estimates: Modeled flight and stay costs per guest, so you can answer "what will this cost me" before anyone books.

### Budget, registry and guest payments

- Budget: Compare your budget with agreed costs and payments for each item.
- Registry: Link your store registries or collect cash contributions toward gifts and experiences you choose.
- Collect from guests: Take payment for rooms, registry contributions, and ticketed events, all through your site.
- Paid out to you: Connect a bank account and payments settle to it directly. Aisle keeps 5%, and you choose whether to cover the fee or add it to the guest total.
- You cover the fee, or the guest does: One toggle. Either the 5% comes out of your payout, or it is added to the guest total as a line they can see, and you receive the face value.
- One membership price: $19.99 a month with the first 7 days free. A card is required for the trial. Texting starts with the first payment; guest-payment fees and domain purchases are separate.
- Referral credit: Share your referral link with another couple. Membership credit is awarded when the referral meets the paid-subscription requirements.

### Schedule, seating and transport

- The schedule: Build the weekend hour by hour. Times are stored in the venue timezone, so 4pm in Ravello reads 4pm to a guest sitting in Ohio.
- Audiences per event: Invite a group, guests staying at one hotel or selected individuals to an event.
- Seating: Lay out tables, drag guests onto them, and each event seats only the people expected at that event. Print the chart for the venue.
- Transport: Add shuttles, transfers, trains, and car hire with times and costs, and put them in front of the guests they apply to.
- Dress codes: Set one per event from a written library, so "black tie optional" says what you mean by it.
- Your task list: A checklist that knows your date and what you have already done, rather than a generic twelve-month printout.

### Messages to guests

- Broadcasts to a filtered list: Write once and send to everyone, or only the people who have not replied, or only the ones staying at the villa.
- Email, SMS and WhatsApp: Send email, SMS or WhatsApp messages to guests. Texting starts with your first membership payment. International SMS delivery depends on the destination and carrier; WhatsApp requires the guest’s permission. Sending limits apply; see Pricing.
- Schedule it: Choose a date and time to send an update, such as a reminder on the morning of the welcome dinner.
- One inbox: Guest texts, messages from your planner or venue, and notes from us arrive in the same thread list.
- Guests can just text back: A reply to your text is a reply to you, and STOP and HELP work the way the carriers require.

### Elena, the AI planner

- Edit your wedding by asking: Tools for guests, events, rooms, travel, registry, your site and checklist. "Add a welcome dinner Friday at seven" adds the event.
- Setup as a conversation: Tell Elena about your wedding so she can help fill in the website and planning details.
- She answers your guests: A guest texts asking what time the bus leaves, and Elena answers from your actual schedule. Turn it off in settings if you would rather reply yourself.
- She reads your guest list: Paste names from a note, email or spreadsheet and ask Elena to organize them into your guest list.
- She finds venues: Give her a budget, a season, and a headcount, and she comes back with the ones that fit.
- Before you have an account: Elena is on the public site too. What you tell her there carries into your dashboard if you sign up.

### Venues, vendors and planners

- The venue directory: Search by country, region, season, and guest count, with what we know about each place written out.
- Save a venue shortlist: Describe your wedding to see venue suggestions, then save the places you want to compare.
- Review venue suggestions: Enter your location, guest count and timing to see venue suggestions. Save the places you like and send date inquiries when you’re ready.
- Inquiries with the date attached: Ask about exact, flexible or undecided dates from a venue page. You can start an inquiry without an account.
- Vendors: Photographers, florists, and the rest, listed by place, with the first email drafted when you are ready to send it.
- Work with your planner: Invite your planner to help manage your wedding, or join a wedding your planner has already started.

### Free without an account

- Free planning tools: Budget, guest travel cost, planning timeline, day-of timeline, alcohol, who pays for what, dress code, RSVP QR code, and more. No sign-up, no email wall.
- Templates you can download: Guest list, budget spreadsheet, planning checklist, day-of timeline, and vow prompts, as files you keep.
- A real site to walk through: The example wedding is a full guest site, RSVP form and all, that you can read before deciding anything.
- Aisle inside ChatGPT and Claude: Our MCP server lets an assistant search venues and run the planning tools directly. Connect your account and it can manage your wedding too.


## Pricing

https://aisle.wedding/pricing

| What you can do | Free to build | Membership |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Wedding website | Build and preview | Publish and share with guests |
| Guest list and groups | Add, import and organize | Included |
| RSVPs and meal choices | Prepare your site | Collect replies for each event |
| Rooms and guest payments | Membership required | Room booking and payment collection |
| Email broadcasts | Membership required | Included during the trial |
| Text messages | Membership required | SMS and WhatsApp; starts after your first payment |
| Elena, the AI planner | Limited preview | Planning and editing tools |
| Design with Elena | Public example demo, subject to availability | $10 USD starting credit; more credit purchased separately |
| Custom domain connection | Membership required | Connect a domain you own; purchase billed separately |

### Can I use Aisle if I already have a venue?

Yes. Add the venue you booked, then build your website, guest list and room plan. You do not need to find or book your venue through Aisle.

### How does the free trial work?

Create an account and build your site for free. When you start membership, add a card for a 7-day trial. Membership renews at $19.99 USD per month after the trial unless you cancel. Texting starts with your first membership payment. Domain purchases and guest-payment fees still apply during the trial. Returning subscribers do not receive another trial.

### What does $19.99 a month include?

Your published wedding website, guest list, per-event RSVPs, room management, guest payment collection, budget, vendor tracking, seating, email broadcasts and Elena. Guest texting starts with your first membership payment. International SMS delivery depends on the destination and carrier; WhatsApp requires the guest’s permission. Guest-payment fees, domain purchases and additional design credit are separate.

### Is Design with Elena included in membership?

Design with Elena creates a custom wedding website in a separate studio. Membership includes a one-time $10 USD starting design credit per wedding. Design requests use that balance; additional $10 or $25 USD top-ups are separate purchases. This is not a monthly credit allowance. Preview your draft and choose when to publish it. The standard editor’s themes, colors, fonts and photos do not use design credit.

### Are there guest or messaging limits?

The standard guest-list limit is 600 per wedding. Standard broadcast limits are 150 recipients during the trial and 500 with paid membership. Paid texting is limited to 800 outbound texts in a rolling 24 hours. Contact support@aisle.wedding if your wedding needs a higher limit. Elena’s standard free preview is 10 messages per wedding: refreshed monthly while choosing a venue, or 10 total once you have a venue.

### What fees apply when guests pay?

Aisle charges 5% on payments collected through your wedding site, including rooms, cash registry contributions and paid events. You choose whether to cover the fee from your payout or add it to the guest total. Connect your Stripe account to receive payments.

### How much does a custom domain cost?

Connecting a domain you already own is included with membership. Buying one through Aisle is an additional annual charge. The price depends on the domain and is shown before purchase; renewal is quoted separately. We email a renewal notice 30 days before expiry and charge 14 days before expiry when renewal is enabled.

### Can I cancel any time?

Yes. Open Manage billing in Settings to cancel. Membership access continues through the end of your trial or paid billing period. Your published guest site stays online and your saved data remains available. Your dashboard returns to free preview, with publishing, sends and payment management requiring membership.


- [Complete published guide text](https://aisle.wedding/llms-full.txt)

## Country Guides (8)

- [Wedding Venues in Italy](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/italy): Tuscany, Amalfi Coast, Lake Como, Capri, Cinque Terre, Ravello, Sorrento, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Mexico](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/mexico): Tulum, Cabo San Lucas, Cancun, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Greece](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/greece): Santorini, Mykonos, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Spain](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/spain): Barcelona, Mallorca, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Hawaii](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/hawaii): Hawaii, Maui, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Jamaica](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/jamaica): Jamaica, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Costa Rica](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/costa-rica): Costa Rica, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.
- [Wedding Venues in Dominican Republic](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/country/dominican-republic): Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, country-level guide with legal requirements, costs, and best months.

## Planning guides (72)

- [How to import a wedding guest list without losing the details](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/import-wedding-guest-list): Prepare guest names, contacts and households, map spreadsheet columns, review possible duplicates and verify the saved list before inviting anyone.
- [Wedding website RSVPs: meals, plus-ones and multi-day events](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-website-rsvps): Set up wedding RSVPs by event, collect meal choices and dietary needs, define plus-ones, and check each guest’s invitation before sharing the link.
- [How to send wedding guest updates by email, text or WhatsApp](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-guest-updates): Choose the right channel and guest group, send clear wedding updates, and understand Aisle’s email, SMS and WhatsApp limits before scheduling.
- [Wedding website room booking: hotel links and guest payments](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/guest-room-booking): Distinguish hotel information, reservation links and organizer-arranged rooms. Explain dates, prices, payment recipients and fees before guests book.
- [Wedding website vs wedding app: do you need both?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-website-vs-app): Compare a browser wedding website with an app around guest access, schedule updates, RSVPs and travel. Avoid making guests install tools they do not need.
- [Wedding website guest access: sign-in, privacy and ad-free claims](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-website-guest-access): Check what guests can read, how they open a private invitation, and what branding or ads mean before choosing a wedding website.
- [How to create a wedding website: what to include and when to launch](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/create-wedding-website): Build a useful wedding website with a date, venue, schedule, RSVP, travel details and clear next steps. Plan a launch around confirmed arrangements.
- [How to add a custom domain to your wedding website](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-website-custom-domain): Choose a wedding website address, connect a domain you own or buy one, and check renewal, DNS and guest links before printing invitations.
- [Wedding website templates: colors, fonts, photos and custom designs](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-website-templates): Choose a useful wedding website template, customize the visual details, and distinguish standard templates from custom showcase and Elena designs.
- [How to plan a Phuket wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/phuket-wedding-guide): A Phuket wedding at a luxury villa or resort is estimated at USD 28,000 to USD 110,000 all in, from 30 guests up to 150 or more. The dry season runs November to April, and a legal marriage needs an embassy document, a legalised Thai translation and registration at a district office, so plan the paperwork before the flights.
- [Free wedding websites: what is included and what costs extra](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/which-wedding-website): Compare free publishing from Zola, The Knot and Joy with Aisle’s paid membership. Check domains, RSVP tools, messaging and separate payment fees.
- [How do you get married in a castle in Ireland?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/irish-castles): To get married in a castle in Ireland, you both give a registrar at least three months' notice, pay a €200 fee and are married there by a registered solemniser; no residency is required. A castle wedding for 40 to 80 guests is estimated at €30,000 to €70,000 before guest rooms, rising to €74,700 for 80 at the highest rates.
- [How to plan a castle wedding or elopement in the Scottish Highlands.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/scottish-highlands-wedding-guide): A Scotland castle wedding for 50 to 100 guests is estimated at $35,000 to $85,000 (US dollars) for venue, catering, logistics and the usual services, and the registrar must have your marriage notices at least 29 days ahead. This guide covers Highland castles and their prices, the legal steps for couples from abroad, and how to elope.
- [How to plan a Cancún wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/cancun): A Cancún wedding at an all-inclusive resort is estimated at $13,000 to $19,000 in direct costs with photography, flowers, a private dinner and music; the resort package alone is estimated at $6,500 to $8,500 for 30 to 60 guests. The dry season is late November through April, and a legal ceremony goes through the Benito Juárez civil registry.
- [How much does a destination wedding in Lisbon cost?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/lisbon): A destination wedding in Lisbon for 50 guests is estimated at US$25,000 to $51,000 for the wedding day, tax not stated, on CHAS Studios' 2025 line-by-line figures, before travel, guest rooms and extra events. Planner packages are advertised at €14,000 to €16,500 for 50 guests before VAT, without photography, and an in-season Saturday needs 150 guests.
- [Can you legally get married in Ibiza as a foreigner?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/ibiza): Foreigners can legally get married in Ibiza in a civil ceremony only if one partner lives in Spain or is a Spanish national. Couples who live abroad marry legally at home, then hold a symbolic ceremony on the island, at a beach club, a finca or a clifftop venue, between April and October.
- [How to plan a Barbados destination wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/barbados-wedding-guide): A Barbados destination wedding has no residency requirement or waiting period: you both apply for the license in person, at a weekday appointment, and can marry soon after. A wedding in Barbados for 50 to 100 guests is estimated at US$25,000 to US$75,000, and an intimate one at US$10,000 to US$15,000 all in for the couple.
- [How to get married in Savannah, Georgia.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/savannah-wedding-guide): To get married in Savannah, Georgia, apply online to the Chatham County Probate Court, book an appointment, and collect the marriage license together in person. The fee is $76, or $36 with premarital education, and Georgia has no waiting period, so you can marry the same day with your own officiant.
- [A Lake Tahoe wedding or elopement: packages, costs and licenses.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/lake-tahoe): A Lake Tahoe elopement or wedding needs a license from the state the ceremony is in: $80 from El Dorado County, California, or $85 from Douglas County, Nevada. Elopement packages are published from $425. A full wedding's venue hire, food and beverage minimum, photography and flowers are estimated at $28,000 to $103,000 before music, lodging, service charge and tax.
- [How to elope or get married in Sedona, Arizona.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/sedona): To elope in Sedona, get a $98 Arizona marriage license from any county clerk (no waiting period) and marry before an officiant and two adult witnesses. On Coconino National Forest land, a wedding of fewer than 75 people with no sound equipment needs no permit if only the officiant and photographer are paid; Crescent Moon Picnic Site needs a reservation.
- [Napa Valley wedding packages, costs and elopements.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/napa-valley-wedding-guide): Napa Valley wedding packages are published at $250 to $350 a guest plus a $6,000 to $15,000 site fee at one Napa resort, before tax and service, and a winery elopement package starts at $2,000. As a planning estimate, a 100-guest wedding is about $1,300 a guest all-in. Below: package contents, a line-by-line budget and the marriage license steps.
- [How to get married in Charleston, SC.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/charleston): To get married in Charleston, SC, apply online for a Charleston County marriage license through the Probate Court, pay $70 by card, wait the 24 hours South Carolina law requires, and receive the license by email within two business days. There is no residency requirement, and a minister, a rabbi or a South Carolina notary can perform the ceremony.
- [A Riviera Maya destination wedding: cost, packages and legal steps.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/riviera-maya): A Riviera Maya destination wedding package is estimated at $5,000 to $15,000 and up at a standard all-inclusive resort, in US dollars. That is the resort's price for the wedding events, before guest rooms, flights or a welcome dinner. Below: what packages include, the best months to marry, and how to get married in Mexico legally as a US citizen.
- [The wedding weekend: the time in between.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/wedding-weekend): A wedding weekend is a wedding spread across two or three days at one venue, with guests staying on site. This is a guest's account of one: Walt and Perrie's at Castel Fragsburg in South Tyrol. Three days, eighty people, one hotel, and what happens when nobody has to call an Uber.
- [How to plan a Turks and Caicos wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/turks-and-caicos-wedding-guide): For a Turks and Caicos wedding, one of you must be on the islands for 48 hours before applying for the US$150 special license, so land three to four days before the ceremony. A Turks and Caicos destination wedding for 20 to 30 guests is estimated at US$20,000 to $40,000, counting group dining, décor and surrounding events.
- [St. Lucia wedding packages and what they cost.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/st-lucia-wedding-guide): St. Lucia wedding packages start free: Sandals waives its US$1,000 package for up to ten guests on a stay of seven nights or more in a Club or Butler room, and published prices rise to US$13,900 for the largest groups, before rooms and the license fee. Below: each resort's packages, estimated wedding costs and the marriage license steps.
- [How to plan a Jamaica destination wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/jamaica): A Jamaica destination wedding has one residency rule: you must be on the island for at least 24 hours before the ceremony. Getting married in Jamaica takes a license with J$4,000 in stamp duty, valid for 90 days. A resort wedding for 30 to 60 guests is estimated at US$10,000 to US$20,000, before flights and rooms.
- [How to choose a destination wedding planner, travel agent or coordinator.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/destination-wedding-planner): Hire a destination wedding planner if you are marrying abroad at an independent venue; at an all-inclusive resort, a travel agent and the resort's coordinator can be enough. This guide covers what a planner costs, how a planner, a travel agent and a coordinator differ, and the questions to ask before you sign.
- [A wedding in Dubrovnik: packages, costs and legal steps.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/dubrovnik): Wedding packages in Dubrovnik are estimated at €5,000 to €15,000 for an elopement of up to 10 guests, €21,000 to €54,000 for a 50-guest wedding day across seven cost lines (rooms and flights extra), and €60,000 to €120,000 for a villa-buyout weekend with 100 or more guests. Below: what each covers, each cost line, and the legal steps for foreigners.
- [How to plan a Marrakech wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/marrakech): A Marrakech wedding is a symbolic ceremony for two visitors from abroad: the UK and German governments both say a legal marriage in Morocco needs one Moroccan partner. For 80 guests at a villa or riad, the line items in this guide add up to an estimated €33,600 to €68,100, before guest rooms and flights.
- [How to plan a Costa Rica wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/costa-rica): A Costa Rica wedding for 20 to 50 guests is estimated at $25,000 to $45,000 for the wedding day, and at up to $52,200 for 40 guests once a weekend of welcome events is added. Visitors can marry legally before a notary with passports, a sworn statement and two adult witnesses. The Pacific dry season runs December to April.
- [How to get married in Maui, Hawaii.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/maui): To get married in Maui, apply online for a Hawaii marriage license, pay the $65 fee, and collect the license together, in person, from a license agent no more than 30 days before the ceremony. Hawaii has no waiting period and no residency or citizenship requirement, and a state-licensed performer must conduct the ceremony.
- [How do you get married in Mallorca as a foreigner?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/mallorca): Foreigners can legally marry in Mallorca in a civil ceremony only if one partner lives in Spain or is a Spanish national, so couples who live abroad marry legally at home and hold a symbolic ceremony on the island. A three-day Mallorca wedding for 70 guests is estimated at about €69,500, line by line, with Spanish VAT (IVA) included.
- [Planning a wedding in Provence and the south of France.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/provence): A south of France wedding in Provence is estimated at about €84,500 for 70 guests over three days in June, VAT included: eight cost lines from venue hire to guest transfers, with a range of €52,000 to €137,000. This guide prices each line, explains who can legally marry at a French town hall, and names the best months.
- [How much is a wedding in Cabo San Lucas?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/cabo-san-lucas): A Cabo wedding for 70 guests over a three-day weekend is estimated at about $173,500 USD, line by line, with 16% IVA included. That planning estimate assumes a buyout of a luxury resort on the Los Cabos Tourist Corridor, the largest line; with every line at its cheapest the total is $112,500, and at its most expensive $275,500.
- [What an Amalfi Coast wedding costs, and what a package covers.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/amalfi-coast): An Amalfi Coast wedding for 70 guests is estimated at about €105,000 for a three-day June weekend with 22% Italian VAT included, in a line-by-line range of €64,500 to €176,000 before any venue buyout. This guide prices each line, shows what a wedding package covers and leaves out, and explains how foreign couples marry legally in Ravello, Positano or Amalfi.
- [What Mykonos wedding packages cost, and what they include.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/mykonos): A Mykonos wedding package covers the ceremony and a set list of extras; the whole wedding, from venue hire and catering to music and transfers, is estimated at about €121,000 for 70 guests over three days, line by line, including 24% Greek VAT. This guide compares three published packages and covers eloping and the legal steps.
- [How much does a wedding in the Maldives cost?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/maldives): A wedding in the Maldives for 50 guests is estimated at about $349,000 at typical prices, within a line-by-line range of $229,000 to $550,000: four February nights at a premium-tier resort, in US dollars, with guest villas, meal plans, ceremony, reception, seaplane transfers and tax but not international flights. Every resort ceremony is symbolic, so couples marry legally at home.
- [How much does a wedding in Tulum cost?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/tulum): A wedding in Tulum, Mexico, for 70 guests over a three-day weekend is estimated at about $151,000 USD, line by line, with 16% IVA included. That planning estimate includes a full buyout of a 25-room beachfront hotel, the largest line; with every line at its cheapest the total is $94,000, and at its most expensive $238,500.
- [What is a destination wedding, and how does it work?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/what-is-a-destination-wedding): A destination wedding is a wedding held somewhere most of the guests have to travel to, abroad or in your own country, usually over three or four nights. This guide gives the definition and what counts as one, how destination weddings work, and the pros and cons.
- [What a Lake Como wedding costs, and how to plan one.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/lake-como): A Lake Como wedding for 70 guests is estimated at €119,500 at typical prices, within a line-by-line range of €74,000 to €191,000: three days at a lakefront villa, with venue, catering, planner, photography, flowers, music, boats and 22% Italian VAT included. June and September are the best months, and guests fly into Milan Malpensa.
- [How to plan a Bali wedding from abroad.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/bali): A Bali wedding for 70 guests over four days is estimated at about $85,000, line by line, in US dollars with 11% Indonesian VAT included; the lines total $51,000 at their cheapest and $147,500 at their most expensive. May, June and September are the best months. A legal marriage needs a shared religion, so a symbolic ceremony is simpler.
- [Wedding website examples, page by page.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/website-examples): A wedding website is a dedicated site where couples share wedding details with guests and collect RSVPs.
- [How to have a budget wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/budget-wedding): The short answer to how to have a budget wedding is to set a spending limit, then invite fewer people: every 10 guests you cut saves an estimated $2,000 to $4,000 in catering, seating and stationery. Here is how to plan a wedding on a budget in order, with each saving ranked and the three costs to protect.
- [How much does an all-inclusive wedding package cost, and what does it include?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/all-inclusive): An all-inclusive destination wedding package is a bundled offering from a resort that combines the venue, catering, open bar, basic ceremony setup, and often a wedding coordinator into a single per-guest or per-event fee, primarily available at resorts in Mexico and the Caribbean. All inclusive destination wedding packages put a 70-guest wedding at an estimated $15,000 to $30,000 USD at budget-tier resorts, $30,000 to $65,000 USD at mid-tier and $65,000 to $130,000 USD at premium resorts. The package bundles the venue, catering, open bar and a basic ceremony setup; photography, upgrades and legal fees cost extra.
- [What is semi-formal wedding attire?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/semi-formal-attire): Semi-formal wedding attire is a suit and tie for men and a midi or cocktail dress, a tailored jumpsuit or dressy separates for women. It is dressier than office clothes and slightly less dressy than formal wear, so leave the tuxedo, the ballgown and the jeans at home.
- [An Algarve wedding: how to get married in southern Portugal.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/algarve): An Algarve wedding needs no residency in Portugal: file at any Civil Registrar Office, allow four weeks minimum, then marry within six months. A three-day June weekend for 70 guests is estimated at about €57,000, line by line, with 23% Portuguese VAT included and no guest rooms or flights. May, June and September are the months to aim for.
- [What is a wedding timeline for the day?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/wedding-day-timeline): A wedding timeline for the day is the hour-by-hour schedule from getting ready to the last song, built backward from the ceremony time. In a typical schedule with a 17.00 (5 pm) ceremony, hair and makeup start at 10.30, guests arrive at 16.30, dinner is served at 19.20 and the music ends at midnight.
- [What to write in wedding thank you cards.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/thank-you-cards): In a wedding thank you card, write three sentences: name the gift, say how you are using it or what it meant, and add one personal line about the guest or the day. Handwrite the card, sign it from both of you and send it within three months of the wedding.
- [What should be on a destination wedding checklist?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/destination-checklist): A destination wedding checklist should cover eight phases, from 18 months out to the wedding week: budget and venue, early bookings, design, vendor details, travel, final numbers, packing and arrival. It also needs what a local list leaves out: passports, marriage paperwork, a hotel room block, guest transfers, welcome bags, tips in local currency and travel insurance.
- [Destination wedding save the date: when to send it and what to say.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/save-the-date): Send a destination wedding save the date 8 to 12 months before the wedding, as soon as the date and location are confirmed. Put your names, the date, the destination and your wedding website address on it, and leave everything else for the website and the formal invitation. Seven wording examples follow.
- [How to plan a destination wedding in 12 steps.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/how-to-plan): How to plan a destination wedding, in one sentence: agree on a budget and guest count, book the venue and planner together, then give guests a website and a hotel block before you design anything. Planning a destination wedding this way takes 12 steps, over 12 to 18 months in this guide's example.
- [RSVP meaning in a wedding card, and how to reply.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/rsvp-meaning): In a wedding card or invitation card, RSVP means "please reply": it stands for the French répondez s'il vous plaît and asks you to tell the couple, by the date given, whether you are coming. Below: what each RSVP wording means, how to reply by card, online or text, and when to reply.
- [How to build a wedding planning spreadsheet in Google Sheets or Excel.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/wedding-spreadsheet): A wedding planning spreadsheet needs four tabs: budget, guest list, vendors and timeline. This guide gives the columns for each tab, the steps to build the workbook in Google Sheets or Excel, and the columns for a fifth tab that compares venues.
- [The 16 best destination wedding locations for 2027.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/best-locations): The best destination wedding locations for 2026 and 2027 start with the Algarve, the lowest estimate in Europe: about €57,000 for a three-day wedding with 70 guests, from venue hire to guest transfers, VAT included. Turks and Caicos is a short flight from the US east coast, and Hawaii has the lightest paperwork. All 16 are compared below.
- [What is a wedding reception timeline?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/timeline-template): A wedding reception timeline is the order of events at the reception with a start time and a length for each: cocktail hour, entrance, first dance, dinner with toasts, cake, then dancing. A sample evening reception runs five hours and 15 minutes, from a 6:45 pm entrance to a midnight curfew.
- [How to write a wedding toast, with examples.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/toasts): A wedding toast is a short speech in honour of the couple that ends with the room raising a glass, and a good one runs two to three minutes. Write it in five parts: an introduction, one story, a turn to the couple, a specific wish and the raise. Example toasts for each speaker are below.
- [FAQs for a wedding website: common questions and examples.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/website-faq): The FAQs for a wedding website should answer ten common questions: ceremony time, dress code, children, plus-ones, RSVP, registry, where to stay, directions, transportation and dietary needs. This guide lists them, adds ten for a destination wedding, and gives Q&A examples you can copy.
- [When to send destination wedding invitations, and how to word them.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/couples/invitations): Send destination wedding invitations two to three months before the wedding, as WeddingWire recommends, and ask for replies six to eight weeks ahead. The Knot says eight weeks and Paperless Post three to four months, against six to eight weeks for a wedding at home.
- [Wedding gift amount in 2026: how much to give.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/gift-etiquette): Wedding gift etiquette refers to the social guidelines that help guests determine an appropriate gift amount, timing, and format when celebrating a couple's marriage. Example wedding gift amounts for 2026, in US dollars: $50 to $100 for a coworker, $100 to $200 for a friend, and $200 to $500 or more for immediate family. Published averages are $130 per guest (Zola, 2026) and $150 (The Knot, for 2024). This guide also covers amounts per couple, in cash and for destination weddings.
- [Santorini wedding packages, elopements and the legal steps.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/santorini): A Santorini wedding package from a venue is its hire fee with a fixed list of basics: private use of a terrace for set hours, a basic set-up and sound. Catering, photography, rooms and legal paperwork are priced separately. This guide covers what two venues' packages include, how to elope, and the legal steps for getting married in Santorini.
- [How to plan a Tuscany wedding.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/destinations/tuscany): A Tuscany wedding for 70 guests is estimated at about €78,000 for a three-day June weekend, within a line-by-line range of €48,000 to €130,000, Italian VAT included. The months to book are mid-May to late June and September. A legal ceremony takes nine to twelve weeks of paperwork; a symbolic ceremony, with the legal marriage at home, takes none.
- [A destination wedding timeline, month by month.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/timeline): This destination wedding timeline counts down from 18 months: venue and planner at 16, photographer, florist and music by 12, save-the-dates 8 to 12 months before, invitations 2 to 3 months before, replies due 6 to 8 weeks before, and arrival three or four days before. Your contracts set the real deadlines.
- [What a symbolic wedding ceremony is, and how to marry legally abroad.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/legal-requirements): A symbolic wedding ceremony has the vows, rings and officiant of any wedding but no legal effect: you complete the legal marriage separately, at home before or after the trip. The legal requirements for marrying abroad differ by country: Portugal usually needs at least four weeks to process an application, and Maldives resorts hold symbolic weddings only.
- [Cheap destination weddings: where to save, and where not to.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/budget-tips): Cheap destination weddings start with the place: the same wedding is estimated to cost 40 to 60 percent less in the Algarve, Puglia or mainland Greece than on the Amalfi Coast or Lake Como. A shoulder-season Thursday and a shorter guest list are the next two savings. These are modeled planning estimates, not quotes.
- [Destination wedding etiquette for guests and couples.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/destination-etiquette): Destination wedding etiquette starts with who pays: the couple pays for every event they host, and guests pay for their own flights and rooms. The couple gives early notice and makes it easy to decline. Guests reply by the deadline, follow the dress code and still send a gift, though a smaller one is fine.
- [Destination wedding ideas, and how to choose a location.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/choose-a-location): Destination wedding ideas, sorted by what limits you: Maui, Napa Valley or Charleston if most guests live in the US; the Amalfi Coast, Lake Como or Santorini if the guest list is small; the Algarve or Puglia if the budget is tight. Also here: marriage license rules for six US places and three filters for choosing a location.
- [A destination wedding budget, line by line.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/budget-breakdown): A destination wedding budget for 70 guests over three days is estimated at about €57,000 in the Algarve and about €105,000 on the Amalfi Coast, line by line, with VAT included. This guide gives the estimate for each destination, the share of the budget each category takes, and both budgets in full.
- [Destination wedding planning checklist: where to start.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/planning/planning-checklist): Start planning a destination wedding with two things on paper, a draft guest list and what you are paying for, then book a venue that fits both. When the venue is booked, work in this order: contract deadlines, suppliers and rooms, the details guests need, the full schedule, and the final weeks.
- [Destination wedding packing list: what should you pack as a guest?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/packing-list): For a three-night destination wedding, a guest should pack three event outfits (welcome dinner, wedding day, farewell brunch), one or two day outfits, two swimsuits, three pairs of shoes, a light layer and a passport. Keep the wedding-day outfit, shoes and medications in your carry-on.
- [When should guests RSVP by for a destination wedding?](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/rsvp): Guests should RSVP by a date 6 to 8 weeks before a destination wedding, against 2 to 4 weeks for a wedding at home, and sooner if they already know their answer. Planners quoted by The Knot set the deadline at least 8 to 10 weeks ahead, or at least 3 months for a remote venue.
- [What to wear to a destination wedding as a guest.](https://aisle.wedding/guides/guests/expectations): What you wear to a destination wedding is the invitation's dress code, adjusted to the place: at a beach or resort, a midi or maxi dress or a linen suit, with shoes that cope with sand. Pack three outfits. A three-night trip costs one guest an estimated $1,500 to $4,500 (US dollars) all-in: flight, hotel, meals, clothes, gift and extras.

## Collections (21)

- [Spring Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/spring-weddings)
- [Summer Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/summer-weddings)
- [Fall Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/fall-weddings)
- [Winter Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/winter-weddings)
- [Affordable Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/affordable-weddings)
- [Mid-Range Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/mid-range-weddings)
- [Luxury Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/luxury-weddings)
- [Beach Destination Wedding Venues](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/beach-weddings)
- [Vineyard & Winery Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/vineyard-winery-weddings)
- [Castle & Historic Estate Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/castle-historic-weddings)
- [Mountain Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/mountain-weddings)
- [Tropical Garden & Villa Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/tropical-garden-weddings)
- [Private Island & Overwater Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/island-overwater-weddings)
- [European Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/europe)
- [Caribbean & Mexico Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/caribbean-mexico)
- [Asia & Pacific Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/asia-pacific)
- [North American Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/north-america)
- [Central & South America Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/central-south-america)
- [Africa & Middle East Destination Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/africa-middle-east)
- [Destination Weddings Within Easy Reach](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/short-flight-weddings)
- [Long-haul destination weddings](https://aisle.wedding/destinations/collections/far-flung-weddings)

## Comparisons

- [Aisle vs Zola: wedding websites, RSVPs and costs](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-zola)
- [The Knot vs Aisle: wedding websites and guest tools](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-theknot)
- [Aisle vs Joy: wedding websites, rooms and costs](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-withjoy)
- [Aisle vs WeddingWire: wedding websites and planning](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-weddingwire)
- [Best destination wedding website builders compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/best-destination-wedding-website-builders)
- [Best wedding website builders compared: 7 options](https://aisle.wedding/compare/best-wedding-website-builders)
- [The Knot alternatives for wedding websites (2026)](https://aisle.wedding/compare/the-knot-alternatives)
- [Aisle vs Squarespace: wedding websites and planning](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-squarespace)
- [Aisle vs Wix: wedding websites and planning](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-wix)
- [Aisle vs Aisle Planner: pricing, RSVPs & rooms](https://aisle.wedding/compare/aisle-vs-aisle-planner)
- [The Knot vs Zola: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/the-knot-vs-zola)
- [Zola vs Joy: free wedding websites and paid extras](https://aisle.wedding/compare/zola-vs-withjoy)
- [The Knot vs WeddingWire: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/the-knot-vs-weddingwire)
- [Zola vs Minted: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/zola-vs-minted)
- [WeddingWire vs Zola: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/weddingwire-vs-zola)
- [The Knot vs Joy: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/the-knot-vs-withjoy)
- [Zola vs Squarespace: wedding websites compared](https://aisle.wedding/compare/zola-vs-squarespace)
- [Zola alternatives for wedding websites (2026)](https://aisle.wedding/compare/zola-alternatives)

## Tools

- [Wedding budget calculator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/budget-calculator)
- [Guest travel cost estimator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/guest-travel-estimator)
- [Wedding planning timeline](https://aisle.wedding/tools/planning-timeline)
- [Destination wedding checklist](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-checklist)
- [Wedding alcohol calculator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-alcohol-calculator)
- [Wedding dress code guide](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-dress-code)
- [Wedding day timeline generator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-day-timeline)
- [Wedding RSVP QR code generator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-rsvp-qr-code)
- [Who pays for the wedding](https://aisle.wedding/tools/who-pays-for-the-wedding)
- [Wedding hashtag generator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-hashtag-generator)
- [Wedding style quiz](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-style-quiz)
- [Wedding invitation wording generator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/wedding-invitation-wording)
- [Cash wedding gift calculator](https://aisle.wedding/tools/cash-wedding-gift-calculator)

## Free Templates (downloadable, ungated)

- [Wedding Planning Checklist Template](https://aisle.wedding/templates/wedding-planning-checklist)
- [Wedding Budget Spreadsheet Template](https://aisle.wedding/templates/wedding-budget-spreadsheet)
- [Wedding Day Timeline Template](https://aisle.wedding/templates/wedding-day-timeline)
- [Wedding Guest List Template](https://aisle.wedding/templates/wedding-guest-list)
- [Wedding Vow Templates](https://aisle.wedding/templates/wedding-vows)

## Wedding Dress Codes (8)

Each code has its own page: what it means, what women and men wear, what to avoid, the wording for the invitation and for a wedding website, and photographs. Ordered most to least formal.

- [All wedding dress codes](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes)
- [White Tie](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/white-tie): The most formal dress code there is: floor-length gowns and tailcoats, always after dark.
- [Black Tie](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/black-tie): Formal evening wear: a tuxedo, and a floor-length or very formal gown.
- [Tropical Formal](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/tropical-formal): Formal for real heat: bright maxi dresses, linen suits, jacket usually optional.
- [Winter Formal](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/winter-formal): Formal for cold weather: velvet, long sleeves, jewel tones and a proper coat.
- [Semi-Formal](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/semi-formal): A notch below cocktail: a suit without the tie, a midi or a smart dress.
- [Festive Attire](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/festive-attire): Cocktail attire with colour, sequins or a seasonal pattern welcome.
- [Vineyard Chic](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/vineyard-chic): Relaxed but put together, in earthy tones, for a wedding among the vines.
- [Casual](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes/casual): The most relaxed code: a sundress or good jeans, and trainers are fine.

## Wedding Planners

- [Destination wedding planners](https://aisle.wedding/planners): find wedding planners by region and view their profiles.
- [All Wedding Vendors](https://aisle.wedding/vendors): photographers, videographers, florists, caterers, and more, by city.

## Pages

- [Home](https://aisle.wedding)
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- [All Tools](https://aisle.wedding/tools)
- [All Comparisons](https://aisle.wedding/compare)
- [All Wedding Dress Codes](https://aisle.wedding/wedding-dress-codes)
- [Features](https://aisle.wedding/features)
- [Pricing](https://aisle.wedding/pricing)
- [About](https://aisle.wedding/about)
- [For Wedding Planners](https://aisle.wedding/for-wedding-planners)
- [Real Weddings](https://aisle.wedding/real-weddings)
- [Wedding website site gallery](https://aisle.wedding/showcase)
- [Sign Up](https://aisle.wedding/sign-up)
- [Sign In](https://aisle.wedding/sign-in)

## Developer / MCP

Aisle exposes a public MCP (Model Context Protocol) server so ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, and other agents can use the wedding tools natively. Endpoint: `https://aisle.wedding/api/mcp` (Streamable HTTP, no key for public tools). See https://aisle.wedding/mcp for setup.

Public tools: `search_venues`, `get_venue_details`, `list_venue_countries`, `search_vendors`, `get_vendor_details`, `get_budget_estimate`, `get_guest_travel_estimate`, `get_planning_timeline`, `get_wedding_checklist`, `get_packing_list`, `get_alcohol_estimate`, `get_day_of_timeline`, `get_dress_code_guide`, `get_who_pays_split`, `generate_wedding_hashtags`, `get_invitation_wording`, `get_cash_gift_suggestion`, `search_guides`. Each on-site planning tool (budget, guest travel, timeline, checklist, alcohol, day-of timeline, dress code, who-pays) has a matching MCP tool that returns the same figures. Authenticated tools (OAuth via Clerk) let a couple manage their own wedding, guest list, events, registry, and stats.

Backend API: a couple can run a wedding site they build and host themselves on Aisle as the backend, reading and writing the wedding, guests, RSVPs, events, stays, registry and payments over REST with a wedding-scoped key created in Settings. Reference and guide: https://api.aisle.wedding/docs (OpenAPI 3.1 at https://api.aisle.wedding/openapi.json).

Custom HTML: a couple (or their agent) can design a site section in any tool that writes HTML and publish it against their live wedding data. Public tool `validate_custom_html` lints a section without an account; authenticated `set_custom_html`, `get_custom_html`, and `restore_custom_html_version` publish, read, and roll back. The binding vocabulary: https://aisle.wedding/custom-html/spec.md (also for humans at https://aisle.wedding/custom-html).

## Technical Details

- Built with Next.js, React, and Tailwind CSS
- AI assistant powered by Anthropic Claude
- Hosted on Vercel