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$250 once, no subscription. Plan free and publish your site live free for 14 days — real RSVPs and all — then pay only to keep it live forever.
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Comparison
| Feature | Festela | The Knot | Zola | Joy |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wedding website | Included | Custom domain extra | Free, paid add-ons | Custom domain extra |
| RSVP | Included, per-event | Basic | Included | Included |
| Personalized links per guest | Yes, one per guest | Search by name | Search by name | Yes |
| Multi-payment budget | Yes | No | Basic | No |
| 2D seating chart + exports | Yes, numbered seats | Coming soon | Paid add-on | Basic |
| Day-of timeline sharing | Yes, per audience | No | No | Single schedule |
| Ad-free | Yes | No | Mostly | Yes |
| Religion-aware checklist | Yes, seeded by tradition | Generic | Generic | Generic |
| Templates for religious traditions | Yes, Ketubah live | No | No | No |
| Partner co-owner access | Yes, identical access | No | No | No |
| Languages for couples and guests | English, French, Spanish, Hebrew | English mainly | English mainly | Bilingual focus |
| Religious-calendar date warnings | Yes (Jewish today, more coming) | No | No | No |
| Preview as a guest | Yes, per guest | No | No | No |
| Estimated total cost | $250 | $0–$40 | $0–$95+ | $0–$40+ |
Indicative estimates for one wedding, based on public pricing at the time of writing. Check directly with the vendors before buying.
Before activating
Sign in, create your wedding, add events and guests, design your site — then publish it live free for 14 days so guests can RSVP and find their seat. Pay $250 only to keep it live past that.
Activate my weddingCommon questions
Because free is rarely free. Zola charges $14.99 for the seating chart, takes 2.5% on registry, sells stationery. The Knot resells your info to vendors. Riley & Grey is $39 a month. We charge $250 once, then stop. Seating canvas, every template (including Ketubah), four languages, the religion-aware checklist: all included, forever.
No. One $250 payment per wedding, valid forever.
As many as you want. No cap, no upgrade tier.
There's only one plan. Activate once, everything is included.
If you haven't paid, there's nothing to cancel. You can delete your account anytime from your profile.
All sales are final — but there's nothing to lose: you can build everything free and publish live free for 14 days before you pay, so you know exactly what you're getting. $250 is one-time, no subscription.
When you publish, your wedding site goes live free for 14 days — guests can RSVP and find their seat immediately. After 14 days it reverts to a save-the-date preview unless you pay $250 once to keep it live forever. The clock starts when you publish; no subscription.
For now your site lives on a friendly Festela URL. Custom domains are on the roadmap.
Your site stays online as long as you want. You keep access, guests keep their link.
Your wedding website stays live for at least a year after your date, so guests can still pull up directions, the photo gallery, and their seat well after the day. Nothing disappears the morning after.