On The Private Wedding App, it depends on the plan you pick: on the $189 Lifetime plan, paid once, nothing expires, your invitation stays online and your planner stays open with no time limit; on the $19.99/month plan, the invitation stays online while the subscription is active, and a cancelled wedding is deleted 18 months after the wedding date. Across the market, one-time does not always mean lifetime: some wedding websites sold at a one-time price include hosting for a set number of months, then go offline unless you pay to extend, and the free platforms checked on 22 October 2026, Joy, Zola, The Knot, WeddingWire and Bridebook, do not state a hosting length on their pages.
Your wedding website does most of its work in the months before the wedding, then becomes the place your guests find the photos, the schedule they lived through and the link you will want to open again on your anniversary. So before you pay, ask one plain question: how long does it stay online? The answer depends on the plan, and it is often not written down. Here it is in short answers, checked on 22 October 2026.
The short answer: it depends on the plan
There are three kinds of plan, and each answers the question differently. A monthly or yearly plan keeps the site online while you keep paying. A one-time plan either includes hosting for a set period, after which the site goes offline unless you extend it, or states that nothing expires. A free plan usually says nothing either way, so the site stays up for as long as the company decides.
The only safe answer is one written on the company's own pricing page or terms. If you cannot find it, ask before you rely on the link after the wedding.
On The Private Wedding App
The answer is on the pricing page, word for word: with the Lifetime plan, nothing expires: your invitation stays online and your planner stays open, with no time limit. The Lifetime plan is $189 once, never billed again, with no hosting period and no extension fee.
With the monthly plan, $19.99 a month with a 3-day free trial, your invitation stays online while your subscription is active. If you cancel, it goes offline when your paid period ends, and cancelled accounts are deleted 18 months after the wedding date. You can export your guest list at any time on either plan, and switch from monthly to Lifetime whenever you like.
One-time is not always lifetime
A one-time price tells you what you pay, not how long you keep the site. Some wedding websites sold at a one-time price include hosting for a set number of months, then the site goes offline unless you pay to extend it. Before paying once anywhere, look for the words that answer it: a hosting period in months, an extension price, or a plain statement that nothing expires.
On the free platforms
On 22 October 2026, the pricing and website pages of Joy, Zola, The Knot, WeddingWire and Bridebook described free wedding websites and stated no hosting length. That does not mean the sites go offline, only that the length is not promised on those pages. WeddingWire's website page notes that you can download your website content as a keepsake.
Every fact on this page, with the date it was checked
The Private Wedding App, checked October 22, 2026: pricing page and FAQ ($189 once for Lifetime or $19.99/month with a 3-day free trial; with the Lifetime plan nothing expires, the invitation stays online and the planner stays open with no time limit; with the monthly plan the invitation stays online while the subscription is active; cancelled accounts deleted 18 months after the wedding date; guest list export at any time).
Joy, checked October 22, 2026: pricing page (free wedding website; no hosting length stated).
Zola, checked October 22, 2026: registry page (free registry connected to a free wedding website; no hosting length stated).
The Knot, checked October 22, 2026: App Store listing (free app with a custom wedding website; no hosting length stated).
WeddingWire, checked October 22, 2026: wedding websites page (free; website content can be downloaded as a keepsake; no hosting length stated).
Bridebook, checked October 22, 2026: wedding website page (100% free; no hosting length stated).
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On the $189 Lifetime plan, with no time limit: nothing expires, your invitation stays online and your planner stays open. On the $19.99/month plan, while the subscription is active; a cancelled wedding is deleted 18 months after the wedding date.
Does a one-time payment mean my wedding website stays up forever?
Not always. Some one-time wedding website plans include hosting for a set number of months, then go offline unless extended. The Private Wedding App's Lifetime plan, $189 once, states that nothing expires.
Will my wedding website be deleted after the wedding?
On The Private Wedding App's Lifetime plan, no, it is never auto-deleted. On the monthly plan, a cancelled wedding is deleted 18 months after the wedding date, and you can export your guest list at any time before that.
How long do free wedding websites stay online?
Joy, Zola, The Knot, WeddingWire and Bridebook did not state a hosting length on their pages on 22 October 2026. If keeping the site matters to you, The Private Wedding App's $189 Lifetime plan puts it in writing: no time limit.
Can I switch to Lifetime after the wedding?
Yes. You can move from the monthly plan to the $189 Lifetime plan at any time; the subscription is cancelled and replaced with permanent access, so the invitation stays online with no time limit.