Writing the "our story" section is the part of building a wedding website most couples put off. You know the story — you lived it — but the blank box is intimidating.
How to write a love story for your wedding website
The fix is structure. Nearly every love story section that works follows the same three-beat arc:
- How you met — the setting and one specific detail
- When it got serious — the moment you both knew
- The proposal (or what's next) — and a line inviting guests to celebrate with you
Below are five templates in different tones. The names and details are placeholders — swap in your own. None of these are real couples; they're starting points so you're editing rather than staring at a blank page.
1. Short and sweet
We met on a rainy Tuesday at a bus stop neither of us usually used. One shared umbrella, one exchanged number, and seven years later we still argue about who asked whom out first.
Last spring, halfway up a very muddy hill, one of us got down on one knee. The other one cried. The dog didn't understand any of it.
We can't wait to celebrate with you.
Why it works: three paragraphs, one concrete detail per beat (the umbrella, the hill, the dog), and it doesn't try to tell everything.
2. The funny one
Sam swiped right because of the photo with the pizza. Alex swiped right by accident. We agree this is the best mistake either of us has ever made.
Our first date lasted nine hours and closed down two coffee shops. Our second date was meeting Sam's mum, which Alex insists was "not on purpose." We moved in together a year later, mostly so the plants would survive.
In December, Alex proposed with a ring hidden in a takeaway pizza box. Sam said yes before the box was fully open.
Why it works: the jokes come from specifics, not punchlines. Keep the funny version kind — tease yourselves, not each other.
3. Long-distance
For three years, our relationship ran on time zones, boarding passes and a shared calendar with two colours. London to Lisbon is 1,585 miles; we know because we counted, often.
Every visit ended with the same promise: one day, one city. Last year we finally kept it — one flat, one washing machine that leaks, zero regrets.
The proposal happened at arrivals, of course. Where else?
Why it works: distance gives the story built-in stakes. Name the two places and let the reunion carry the emotion.
4. Second time around / later in life
Neither of us expected to be writing one of these pages again. Life had other plans, and then it had better ones.
We met through friends who had been not-so-subtly trying to introduce us for a year. Between us we brought two kids, one grumpy cat and a combined record collection that still doesn't fit on the shelves.
This wedding is smaller, louder, and exactly what we both wanted. Thank you for being part of the good chapter.
Why it works: it acknowledges the past in one line without dwelling, then moves straight to the present.
5. From both sides
Alex's version: I noticed Sam across the room and spent forty-five minutes planning something clever to say. What came out was "you're standing on my coat." Smooth.
Sam's version: I was not standing on the coat. I had moved the coat, because someone had left it on the only free chair. The rest, as they say, is an ongoing dispute — and the best thing that ever happened to me.
Why it works: the same moment from two angles shows your dynamic instead of describing it. Keep each side under 100 words.
Turning your story into more than a paragraph
A text box on a standard wedding site is where most couples stop. If your story deserves more room, a dedicated love-story website gives it a full scroll-based telling — photos and videos woven through the timeline, a live countdown to the day, and a link you can share with guests before the wedding and keep forever after it.
That's what we build at Site4Us: see real examples of couples' sites, or start yours free — it takes about 30 minutes, and plans are £19.99/month or £199.99 one-time for lifetime access.