Joy - Wedding App & Website Reviews

by MooneyMing

Beware! When you first look at with this app you think it’s an easy, free way to make a wedding website. I wanted something low maintenance like that. But the options you have for tailoring the site are extremely limited. Even worse, when you reach out for help, the answer is always “we’re not there yet” in terms of extremely simple developments for the site. I’ve had my website for a year, and you still can’t do basic things like view your guest list online. So I finally downloaded Joy , and I can’t even edit the stupid website from Joy ! I am so so disappointed with how slowly this new site has evolved. I wish I hadn’t used it. Don’t add more stress to your wedding by using this thing to save money or something. It’s not worth it.

by Dijdjfjfifnfk

It is such a hassle that I can’t use Joy on my phone to check my guest list or do basically anything to change my website from my cell phone. I always have to be logged onto a computer if I wanna do anything. Literally all Joy has worked for is downloading some of the Hi-Res photos I created for my website. Why the heck is most of the content of Joy not mobile friendly in 2022? 99% of what we do now is done on our phones or tablets and not on a desktop computer. Just saying guys, it’s high time you made all features available in Joy or at least on safari. Get with the program. Geez.

by Luanabear

I was really excited to use a site and app that wasn't wedding wire or the knot. I really liked the design and the UI seemed pretty straightforward. Everything was great. Until we started getting our RSVP's... which is a pretty important part of the process. This part unfortunately got convoluted, and the UI seemed to get less and less friendly. The biggest heartbreak was that 6 guests who had, without a doubt, previously RSVP'd "yes," had inexplicably disappeared without warning. This threw off our numbers, and by the time we realized what had happened, we were a week away from our wedding. We scrambled to adjust rentals, catering, floral, favors, seating charts, and the like. When talking to their customer service (which has a great response time) we were connected with an engineer. They mentioned it was a bug that hey had been working on a fix for... but somehow they neglected to alert users??? This seems like pretty pertinent information that people should know about... preferably sooner rather than later...

I was so in love with our website till happened. I'm so disappointed now, and would recommend anyone considering using the site and app steer clear until they've fixed these issues.

by E_Berms

There are a lot of reasons to use this app for its free wedding site platform. While they do not offer a lot of unique functionality or design that others sites have, it’s great for what you pay for (ie, free), there are no ads, and customer service is good and quick. It’s clear this app has invested considerable time into perfecting its app, and honestly it is a good app - but overall a waste. No one besides the bride and groom are going to download Joy to check your wedding site. Seriously - if you get even your parents to download, consider that a win; not to mention your guests! It’s a shame the time and effort to build Joy wasn’t instead put toward really perfecting the website developer tools. Overall this is probably among the best platforms to use.

by Marker2

With this app is a great service for building an appealing but simple wedding site. By and large it's easy to use for both the couple and their guests. My fiancé and I got everything up and running in no time, and perhaps because of the site's single-page design, it looks great and gives our guests what they need with no hassle.

That said, there are a couple of things I found in the steps of setting it up and using it that were a little less than great. First, the RSVP process could be more intuitive for our less technologically ept guests. We've had more than one person RSVP multiple times on accident, because they found the steps unclear. Second, while the mobile app was something I was excited about, it turned out my fiancé was right: or guests really don't seem to be using it, so the communication features really aren't that helpful.

So, over all, I'm very happy we went with With this app!

by Marabellla

Out of all the wedding planning websites, I chose this app for the ability to get a personalized URL without paying extra, use of ease, the fact they don’t take a percentage of your money for registry, and finally the ability to assign table numbers to guests. The guest list was the biggest item for me- I love being able to group everyone on the list based on table number, age, groom or bride side, out of towners, etc. The ability to personalize the website has been great.

Where this app falls short is their app. The pictures are zoomed way in and text gets cut off. I hope my guests choose to only experience the desktop version, so they don’t see Joy version. I also wish there were more options for themes/fonts with editable texts that don’t overlap.

TL;DR - five stars for user friendliness, three stars for design.

by Amanda_B.

Amazing site! I’m so happy I found this wedding website option. As far as I’m concerned, it blows the knot and other free sites out of the water. I immediately found the perfect template for our destination wedding, and I am more impressed every time I access it to do something. They seem to have thought of everything. It’s super user-friendly and your site will look like you spent a lot more effort on it than you need to. If you do need help they get back to you in a reasonable amount of time, and they’re thoroughly helpful and professional. The only reason I haven’t given it 5 stars (yet) is that we are still in the save-the-date stage and haven’t experienced the RSVP process. However, the tests I’ve run have worked perfectly. I will come back to re-rate once we’re done with our process but so far so great! Love, love, love it!! Thank you, this app!

by The Realg

I am so glad I found about about WithJoy for my wedding website. There is not a ton of features, but all of the essentials are there and work great. The main thing that set WithJoy apart for me is the privacy settings. I loved being able to keep the website password protected for guests only and the ability to set customize visibility for different sections of the website based on the specific guest. I also discovered that the gallery can be used to share all of your wedding photos with your guests afterwards! Such a great resource throughout the wedding process.

by Bride914

The whole team at this app is kind, quick to reply, and welcoming of feedback. I found a minor inconsistency with the date structure and they are submitting it to their product design team! I’m happy to have pre-populated options, but it’s good to have the flexibility of not using everything directly as provided. Their templates are fresh and fun, and nearly everything is customizable. I would recommend building a wedding website With this app to anyone I know getting married.

by VV87

this app is an awesome app! My fiancé and I searched for a great wedding app and we stumbled upon this app. For starters, the name itself is what drew us in. ❤️
Joy is super convenient and literally takes care of almost everything. We love the fact that we can quickly access information for the wedding on our phones through Joy . If you are looking for something different and fresh, not so generic like every other wedding app, download this app. If we could give it 10 stars we would, I’m telling all of my friends who are getting married about it!:-)❤️

by E.renae7

We decided to move our wedding website over to this app after reading some not-great reviews about the platform we had originally chosen. I couldn’t be happier with our decision! this app has been incredible every step of the way, from the beautiful wedding website to the user-friendly interface to the guest list organization to the registry integration. Everything works like a charm—and when it doesn’t, this app’s tech team quickly responds to help requests. Thanks y’all, you’ve taken a lot of stress out of our wedding planning!

by MonaLisaKay D.

I love this app! It made everything so simple and so beautiful. I love how I can organize my guest list. I also love how it answers every question my guests could possibly have. I recommend it to everyone!I got engaged, I had no idea where to start. I heard about this app and so I got it. I don’t regret getting it! I looked at other wedding planner/ wedding websites but this is my favorite. Beautiful designs, kind staff, very user friendly.

I LOVE how the guests can interact with Joy . This website literally tells them everything they’ll ever need to know about the big day (which allows you to focus on other things). I also love how the guests can add photos to Joy ! It’s an awesome way to share and keep memories! Definitely my favorite part of this app!

One small little side note, I love how the bottom of the website it says: Made with this app. Doesn’t that sound cute?!

If you don’t know where to start with your wedding, start with this!

by Kimuraberd

I really like this website. Granted, haven't used the RSVP function quite yet but, after so much research, only maybe 2 apps I've seen have had consistent high ratings in the online RSVP area. With so many older invitees, we still will be using paper for the exact count(and it's a semi smaller wedding so I'm not worried about it).

What I really like outside of their website is their customer service and they listen to user/customer feedback! When I was searching on Google to see which wedding website to use, i actively saw this app reps on the threads listening to the pros and cons. I actually saw each one of the forum suggestions implemented by this app. Plus, they went back to announce the features were up and running. That's awesome!

Plus, I can say it wasn't a marketing ploy because I had a very minor suggestion, picky and they are adding the feature! But, what's great is that they went ahead and changed it for me on the spot. I really can't complain about that.

Every site has their pros and cons. This one is easy and great for me. I'm a rather private person so the ease of securing information and codes is great. Layouts are fine and easy to do pages and questions, etc. the cons I've found really aren't cons for me as I don't want elaborate luxury, I want sophisticated, classy, streamline and app and website friendly for ease of navigation. Joy has all of that and I couldn't be any more pleased so far.

by Marynf

With this app has it all!!! I scoured the internet for wedding website options and at one point had three different sites put together but they were all missing that extra something. My criteria? Seamless RSVP options, aesthetically pleasing, and user friendly. A lot of the other websites are just too plain in a primitive sort of way. With this app is modern, sleek, and incredibly functional. It also helps you think to include information that you may have not even thought about. They’re also constantly growing and adding new options. I can always get being a product that is taking in feedback and acts accordingly. Love this company!!

by JAE5713

I absolutely love using this website and so happy I chose it for our wedding. I feel like it is pretty simple and straight forward to use. The RSVP process has been so smooth for my guests. Even when I had a family member enter their name wrong I received an email right away and I was able to contact my family member and help them correct the situation! Any questions I have I just send a chat message and someone gets back to me. A REAL PERSON and quick! And that’s what I love about it too. It’s made personable. I love being able to customize the wording for any section as well as the layout/design!

Thank you for a great website that has positively contributed to my wedding planning experience!

by Rabbitfools

The five stars are mostly for the this app website which is amazing. We used it for all our RSVPs and registry and it is working great. We’ve also sent a couple of Covid update emails and that has worked really well too. Joy itself is nice to be able to check on things quickly from your phone but you really have to do most things on a computer from the website. They work well together but Joy doesn’t really have the functionality to stand on its own if you’re not also using the website on a computer. Even so it’s by far the best of these wedding websites and apps that I have used as either a guest or now as a bride!

by Gerard547

I used this app to plan and organize my wedding and it was a life-saver! We had a destination wedding with guests from around the world so traditional paper invites and manual tracking of every moving piece would’ve been extremely difficult without this app. From managing RSVPs to different parts of the wedding, sharing information with attendees, tracking invitations and sharing updates with our guests Joy and website has it all. I am so thankful for the developers creating this tool and helping reduce some of the stress of organizing a wedding. I would highly recommend this to anyone who is planning their wedding due to richness of features and quality of product. Even our less tech savvy guests managed to use our this app-created wedding site!

by Str8Grind

I don’t know if I even have the words to express how helpful Joy/website is in planning/organizing our wedding! I love that it provides all the information that guests and people in the wedding party will need. With a guest list on paper it’s hard to keep up with exactly how many guests you are at, but with Joy we can see our count easily at the top of the guest page. I love how we all their information is assessable and we can even label them so it’s easy to keep up with who is who and who’s side they are on! I could go on and on about how we are able to put our story on our page, answer questions, and even connect our gift registry!! Joy is a must-have and a life saver if you’re planning a wedding!!

by Stress Free Beauriful Bride

When planning your wedding, there are SO many things that require your attention. And I was so worried that building a wedding website was going to be one of those things that took a lot of time and stressed me out. When searching online I came across this app. And other than finding my fiancé, it's the best thing that's come into my life in the last year and a half! It is so user-friendly, and allows you to easily create a beautiful wedding website that captures not only pictures and memories and moments, but wedding details for your guests like travel accommodations. Anytime I had a question, the real time chat function allowed me to get answers quick! I'd recommend this website to any bride out there who wants to create a beautiful website to share with friends and family.

by Sjjnicholls

I’m so glad I stumbled onto this app. This is so great. They walk you through how to set everything up and have super helpful pre-inserted items. I never would have thought up some of the questions for the FAQ, but it’s things I want the guests to know! I love how their sites aren’t super heavy on the photos. I wanted something that I could get info to my people, without having to make them sit through a whole slideshow of myself and my fiancée. They also have a really easy way to share photos from the event without having to do a hashtag or social media blitz. Love it!

The designs are super clean and modern and the customer support is top notch. So happy to be working with this app!