Downloading a website backup
Save a static HTML copy of your entire wedding website as a zip file to keep on your computer or host elsewhere.
Plan requirement: Any paid plan
What a website backup is
A website backup is a snapshot of your live wedding website packaged as a .zip file. Unzip it and open index.html in any browser to view a fully styled, offline copy of your site — no WedSites account or internet connection required.
Use it to:
Keep a permanent souvenir of the website after your hosting ends
Hand the files to a developer to host on your own server
Archive the site on a USB drive or cloud storage as a keepsake
How to download a backup
Go to Website > Builder
Click the settings icon to open Site settings
Scroll to the Website backup section at the bottom of the sidebar
Click Generate new backup
Wait for the confirmation message — packaging can take a few minutes
Check your inbox for the email titled "Your wedding website backup is ready"
Click Download your website backup in the email, or return to Site settings and click Download .zip
The download link in the email expires after a short time. You can generate a new backup any time your site changes.
What's included
Each backup contains:
index.html — the homepage
One HTML file per published page — custom pages you've created show up as
{slug}.htmlsavethedate.html — your save the date ecard
invitation.html — your invitation ecard
An
assets/folder — all images, fonts, CSS, and other files the site pulls inA README.txt — a short summary of what's in the archive and its limitations
Internal links between pages are rewritten to relative paths, so clicking around works straight from your hard drive.
Multilingual support
If you're on the Pro plan and have added extra languages, the backup includes every language you've published. The English (or primary) version sits at the root, and each other language lives in its own folder:
index.html ← primary language ja/index.html ← Japanese version fr/index.html ← French version assets/ ← shared images, fonts, and styles README.txt
Language switcher links in the exported HTML still work offline, so guests viewing the backup can switch between languages just like on the live site.
What won't work in the backup
A backup is a static copy, so anything that needs a live server stops working. The following features are disabled in the exported files:
RSVP forms — there's no backend to receive submissions
Guestbook posts — guests can't add new entries (existing entries that were visible at export time are captured in the HTML)
Guest check-in — check-in requires the live site
Password protection — the authentication screen is not enforced in the static copy
Any forms or features that talk to a server — contact forms, live polls, and similar interactive features
If you need guests to RSVP or sign the guestbook, keep your live site published until after the wedding. The backup is best used as a keepsake or archive, not as a replacement for the live site.
Who can generate a backup
Any team member with Website permission can generate a backup. The notification email with the download link is sent to the user who requested it.
Tips
Wait until your content is final. Generate the backup once your website is finished and polished, so the archive captures the version you want to keep forever.
Regenerate after big changes. If you add a new page, swap themes, or publish in a new language, generate a fresh backup so the archive matches the live site.
Download the email link promptly. The download link in the email is time-limited. If it expires, just click Generate new backup and we'll send a fresh one.
Test the zip before trusting it. Unzip the file, open
index.html, and click through the pages to confirm everything looks right before you rely on it.Host it yourself (optional). Because the backup is plain HTML, you can upload the contents to any static host (Netlify, GitHub Pages, your own server) if you want the site to live on beyond your WedSites hosting.