Wedding website for a Johannesburg guest list
Johannesburg days fan out across Gauteng. Sandton is not Soweto, the East Rand is not Pretoria, and Midrand only feels central until someone is late. A guest landing at OR Tambo will follow the last pin they were sent. Replace that pin with a time and a side of the city.
Summer afternoons, roughly October through March, build thunderstorms. Highveld winters are cold at breakfast and bright by lunch, with no daylight saving. A cousin from Durban will underdress in July unless the page says so. Cape Town is a flight.
The family rite and the Saturday
Keep the traditional gathering apart from Saturday. An umembeso, a Sotho or Tswana rite, or a meal after lobola has its own people. In Lenasia or Fordsburg a mehndi night can be separate too. A Saturday-only colleague should not have to scroll to learn if Friday included them.
You can place up to six events on the site and invite each guest only to theirs. The save-the-date and the invitation share a link, so relatives in London, Perth, Harare, or Lagos book from the same page they later use to reply. Pretoria is a separate city up the N1. If the rite is there and Saturday is in Johannesburg, write two times.
WhatsApp, a phone call, email at work
Across Gauteng the practical yes still arrives on WhatsApp, including from family in the UK or Australia. Email reaches colleagues. A call still reaches elders who will not fill in a form. A reaction on a group image is not an answer you can seat.
Each person is named and opens their own page, with a photo if you add one. That link can go out by WhatsApp, by email, or from WhatsApp already open on your phone. Invite language is English or French, per household. The guest page does not switch into isiZulu, Sesotho, or Afrikaans. Relatives who speak those languages at home still receive a personal link, and you can type the reply they gave you on the phone. An Excel or CSV export is enough to load the households. Numbers are cleaned before sending, including codes that are not +27.
The starting plan
A Johannesburg list can begin with the website, RSVP, seating, guest passes, and card gifts, together with 30 WhatsApp messages, 50 email invites, and 10 AI answers.
Free to start.
One clock for the whole year
South Africa keeps the same hour in January and in July. The wedding uses that clock, labelled with the country, and a phone in London or Perth does not move it. Say which side of the city the day is on: east toward the airport, north, or south-west toward Soweto. Story, dress, travel, FAQ, and photos share the link. The design catalog has 30+ options.
Tables are on every plan, and the pass can show the table on Saturday. The floor-plan drawing lives in Standard. After a yes, a named guest can receive a QR pass. The check-in role can be a different person at the morning rite and at the Saturday door, with an undo, and without gifts. Editors can prepare the page. Nothing leaves or is removed until you tap Confirm. A move from Zola, The Knot, or Joy starts as a preview and costs 10 AI credits.
Plans in rand
Plans and card gifts can be charged in rand. Basic is R1,422, Standard is R2,682, and Season is R11,682, each paid once. Season covers five weddings and pools the messages. Whoever is giving chooses a sum and can attach a note. After the payout bank is connected you see the name and the total. A honeymoon fund can be added beside that.
Credits, and who gets a nudge
Credits are not one-for-one in some countries, such as France or Germany. Standard and Season add a confirmation, reminders only for people who have not replied, a day-of note, and a thank-you.
The other South Africa pages
Cape Town, Durban, and Pretoria have city pages in the older set, and the South Africa page is the country overview. This guide stays on Johannesburg: OR Tambo, the N1, and a Saturday that is not the same list as the family rite.
FAQ
Can the family rite and the Saturday be two replies?
Create each as its own event and invite people only to the ones they should attend. A driver coming down from Pretoria needs the right hour before they join the N1.
Do reminders go to guests who already said yes?
Reminders on Standard and Season skip anyone who has already answered. Those plans also send a confirmation, a day-of note, and a thank-you. You can enter a phoned-in yes yourself.
Our family speaks isiZulu at home. Is the invite in isiZulu?
The invite language is English or French, set per household. You can still describe the gatherings in English on the page, and record a reply that came in by phone.
What is the price in rand?
In rand, paid once: R1,422, R2,682, and R11,682. Card gifts can be in rand after a payout bank is connected. Free to start.