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Writing the "Our Story" section on your wedding website is one of those tasks that sounds simple and then somehow takes two hours, three disagreements about the timeline, and one existential crisis about whether the way you met is "interesting enough." (It is. Relax.)
The our story wedding website section is a short, plain-English summary of your relationship: how you met, a handful of meaningful moments along the way, and a quick nod to the proposal. Keep it to 150–300 words. It exists to introduce yourselves to guests who do not know you both well, rather than to recount every holiday you have taken since 2019.
The TL;DR Version
Write 150–300 words covering five beats: how you met, when it got serious, one or two milestones, the proposal, and a sentence about the wedding. Use plain English. Stick to a format (chronological, timeline, or two-sided). Add a couple of real photos. Stop editing when you start debating semicolons.
What is the "Our Story" section (and do you actually need one)?
The Our Story section is the part of your wedding website where you tell guests how you became a couple. Think of it as the "About Us" page of your relationship, except nobody is trying to sell enterprise software.
It is not mandatory. If you prefer to keep things private, skip it entirely. Your wedding website works perfectly fine without one. But if you have guests who have never met your partner (like extended family, work friends, or that cousin who lives in another country), the section gives them a quick introduction before the wedding day. It is especially useful for older relatives who may not follow your social media and have genuinely no idea how you two ended up together.
The five beats worth covering.
You do not need to write a memoir. You need five short beats that tell your story without putting the reader to sleep. Here is the checklist:
1. How you met
Keep it honest. "We met on Hinge" is a perfectly fine origin story. You do not need to disguise it as a chance encounter at a bookshop. One or two sentences is plenty.
2. The moment it got serious
The first date, the first trip together, the moment one of you thought "oh, this is actually happening." One sentence is enough to give guests the turning point without diving into your diary.
3. One or two milestones
Moving in together. Adopting the dog. Surviving flat-pack furniture assembly without ending the relationship. Pick one or two moments that meant something. This is not a CV, so you do not need to list every year.
4. The proposal
Guests genuinely like this part. Keep it brief: where it happened, any good detail (the sunset, the dog wearing a bow tie, the fact that it rained), and the answer. Spoiler: they said yes.
5. Looking forward
End with a line about being excited to celebrate with everyone. This is the natural close. It does not need to be a poem. "We cannot wait to celebrate with you" is more than enough.
Three formats that actually work.
Staring at a blank page and wondering how to structure the thing? Pick one of these three formats. They all work. Do not try to combine all three.
Format 1: The Straight Narrative
Write three short paragraphs in chronological order. How you met, the middle bit, the proposal. This is the most common format and the easiest to write. It works particularly well if one of you is a natural storyteller (and the other one is happy to let them get on with it).
"We met in 2021 through mutual friends at a pub quiz where neither of us got a single question right. After our first proper date (a walk that turned into a four-hour conversation and a somewhat suspicious amount of coffee), we quickly realised we had found something worth keeping. In 2025, on a rainy afternoon in a park neither of us can spell, he asked, and she said yes before he finished the sentence. We are getting married in October and could not be happier to celebrate with all of you."
Format 2: The Timeline
If paragraphs are not your thing, use a short timeline with dates and one-line descriptions. This format is scannable, mobile-friendly, and avoids the "I do not know how to end a paragraph" problem entirely.
2019: Met at a friend's birthday. He was late. She noticed.
2020: First date at the worst restaurant in town. (We still go back.)
2022: Moved in together. Argued about cutlery drawer organisation for three months.
2024: Adopted a cat named Steve. Steve runs the household now.
2025: He asked. She said yes. Steve was indifferent.
Format 3: The Two-Sided Version
Each partner writes a short paragraph from their own perspective. This adds personality, avoids the "who should write it" debate, and guests tend to find the different perspectives charming. Keep each side to 80–120 words.
Her version:
"He showed up 15 minutes late to a party I did not want to attend. Somehow, we ended up talking for three hours about absolutely nothing important. I knew before I got home."
His version:
"I was late because I could not find parking. She was standing near the kitchen looking like she wanted to leave. I introduced myself, said something mildly funny, and she laughed. I have been trying to make her laugh ever since."
What to leave out.
The Our Story section has a surprisingly short list of things that belong in it. Here is what does not:
- Overly private details. If a story would make either of you uncomfortable at a family dinner table, it does not belong on a website that your grandmother and your boss will both read.
- Exaggerated timelines. Do not pretend you knew on the first date if you did not. Authenticity is more charming than perfection.
- Inside jokes nobody else will understand."And then the raccoon incident happened" is funny to you and baffling to everyone else. Context is required, or the joke stays in the group chat.
- A detailed account of previous relationships. Nobody needs the backstory. This is your wedding website, not a documentary about your dating history.
- Anything longer than 300 words. I have strong opinions about this. Your story matters. It just does not need 2,000 words.
The "romance novel" pressure trap.
There is an unspoken expectation, fuelled entirely by wedding blogs and Pinterest boards, that your Our Story section should read like the opening chapter of a Nicholas Sparks novel. It should not.
Most couples met in completely ordinary ways. A dating app. A university lecture. A mate's barbecue. There is nothing wrong with ordinary. Ordinary is how most great relationships start. The pressure to make your story sound like a screenplay is unnecessary and usually produces writing that sounds like neither of you.
Write it like you would tell it to a friend at the pub. One beer in. No drama. Just the truth. If the truth is that you met on Bumble and your first date was at a Nando's, that is a perfectly good story. Own it.
Write for the guest who does not know you both.
Your close friends already know how you met. They were probably there. The Our Story section is not for them.
It is for your partner's elderly uncle who has never met you. It is for the work colleague who knows one of you well and the other only by name. It is for the cousin from overseas who last saw you when you were fourteen.
Write as if you are introducing yourselves to someone kind, interested, and completely unfamiliar with your backstory. That is the audience. If the section makes sense to a stranger at the wedding who has never met either of you, it is doing its job.
(And yes, someone will still ask how you met at the reception. It is tradition.)
Photos: what works, what does not.
A couple of real photos alongside the text makes the section feel personal. Use images from your actual life (like a candid shot from a holiday, the two of you laughing at something, or the dog). A slightly imperfect photo of the two of you being genuinely happy is worth more than twelve professionally retouched portraits.
Avoid using stock photos. Your guests know what you look like. They will notice if the couple in the photo is suspiciously attractive and standing in a field in Tuscany that neither of you has visited.
Keep it to two or three images. Any more and the page starts feeling like an Instagram carousel, which is a different format with a different purpose and, frankly, a different audience.
Get your story on the page
Build a clean wedding website with a dedicated Our Story section, digital RSVPs, and a custom domain. Get the important bits sorted, enjoy the champagne, and leave the 47th font decision for tomorrow.
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Written by Alex
Co-FounderAlex co-founded Crivando in 2026. He believes a wedding website should be clean, functional, and created without seating-chart meltdowns.
Frequently Asked Questions
Aim for 150 to 300 words. That is roughly three short paragraphs or a brief timeline with five to six bullet points. Guests want the highlights, not a chapter book.
Cover five key beats: how you met, when you knew it was serious, one or two shared milestones, the proposal, and a short line about looking forward to the wedding day. Write it in plain English like you are telling a friend.
No, it is not essential. If you prefer privacy or simply do not want one, skip it. The section exists to introduce your relationship to guests who may not know you both well, but your wedding website works perfectly well without it.
It helps. Writing it together ensures both voices are represented. Some couples write a joint version, while others each write a short paragraph from their own perspective for a fun, two-sided take.
Avoid overly private details, exaggerated timelines, and inside jokes nobody else will understand. If a detail would make either of you uncomfortable at a family dinner table, leave it out.