Wedding Email Address Table of Contents<\/h2>\n\n- 6 Benefits of Creating a Specific Wedding Email Address<\/a><\/li>\n
- 50+ Ideas for Your Wedding Email Address<\/a><\/li>\n
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up a Free Gmail Account for Your Wedding<\/a><\/li>\n
- A Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up an Wedding Email Account Using Your Own Domain Name<\/a><\/li>\n
- 3 Extra Things to Set Up with Your Wedding Email Address<\/a><\/li>\n
- 3 Emails You Can Send with Your New Wedding Email Address<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
6 Benefits of Creating a Specific Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
If you\u2019re reading this article but still sitting there skeptical, wondering if this push for a standalone wedding email account is all a conspiracy by Big Email \u2014 let\u2019s ease your mind. Here are six of the biggest benefits of creating an email account just for your wedding.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll keep all of your wedding correspondence contained in one place<\/h3>\n
When you have one email inbox for all wedding correspondence (invites, info emails, vendor emails, RSVPs, a long list of questions from your great aunt), it will make your life much easier and much more organized.<\/p>\n
Especially<\/i>\u00a0when the other correspondence option is a patchwork of different email addresses, texts, voicemails, social media messages, mailed RSVP cards, and shouted questions across the hotel from that same great aunt again.<\/p>\n
When everything is in one email account,\u00a0your entire wedding paper trail is searchable, organized, and streamlined<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Plus, the standalone email account can also\u00a0help with last minute questions<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 when you\u2019re too busy to answer people\u2019s basic questions on your wedding weekend, you can give a member of the wedding party access to the inbox to respond.<\/p>\nYou won\u2019t clog up your main inbox<\/h3>\n
Wedding emails can come in at a very high volume<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 especially if you\u2019re asking for email RSVPs to any or all of your events.<\/p>\n
Not only will wedding emails jam up your inbox, they\u00a0also may get lost in the shuffle<\/b>\u00a0of your other emails \u2014 meaning you could miss ones that are actually important. (You don\u2019t want to miss an email from your caterer canceling because of an emergency \u2014 then wind up with no food at your wedding.)<\/p>\nUsing one inbox makes it easier for you to collaborate<\/h3>\n
I hope you and the person you\u2019re marrying have the trust to allow each other unregulated access to your email accounts. But even so\u2026 it\u2019s still\u00a0a lot easier to have a separate email address<\/b>\u00a0you can both access for just wedding purposes.<\/p>\n
Plus, if you want to give someone else access \u2014 like the scenario I described earlier where you have a member of the wedding party handle day-of-the-wedding email questions \u2014 a separate account is the way to go.<\/p>\n
One more collaboration aspect: when you create a wedding email with Google, you\u2019ll also be able to collaborate on your guest spreadsheet as a Google Sheet.<\/p>\n
You can use it to correspond with vendors<\/h3>\n
You can\u00a0keep all your vendor info organized<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 venue, food, transportation, photographer, and everything else \u2014 in your wedding email inbox. If you need any information, you can run a quick search in that account and you know you\u2019ll find what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\nYou can use it to spread your email around in wedding contests<\/h3>\n
Planning to drop your info into every bridal fair contest you can find to try to get free stuff for your wedding?\u00a0You\u2019re going to wind up on a lot of mailing lists<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 and if any of those lists is run by someone unscrupulous, they could sell your email to a lot more mailing lists (and\/or spammers).<\/p>\n
By isolating all wedding correspondence to your wedding email\u2026 it doesn\u2019t matter how bad you screw it up. For all you care it can become the world\u2019s most spammed mailbox ever\u2026 as long as that happens\u00a0after<\/i>\u00a0the wedding.<\/p>\nYou can use it to create wedding accounts<\/h3>\n
You\u2019ll need to\u00a0create lots of website accounts for your wedding<\/b>. From your wedding website to your gift registries to any wedding-specific social media accounts, every place will need an email address.<\/p>\n
And once again, you won\u2019t have to bother unsubscribing from their mailing lists after the wedding is over \u2014 you can just stop checking your wedding email.<\/p>\n
50+ Ideas for Your Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
Of course, setting up an email address for your wedding means you\u2019ll need to come up with an email address for your wedding.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a huge bank of ideas for your email address. We\u2019ve divided these into two categories: Ideas if you\u2019re planning to use a free @gmail.com address and ideas if you\u2019re planning to set up an address for your own domain name (like @joeandkelly2023.com). We\u2019ll go through our step-by-step setup guides for both later in this article.<\/p>\n
Ideas for a Gmail wedding email address<\/h3>\n
A Gmail address needs to be 30 characters or less and use only letters, numbers, and periods.<\/p>\n
But even more challenging: It needs to be an address no one has used before. That adds a degree of difficulty \u2014 and may require some creativity and\/or compromising on your part.<\/p>\n
Here are some ideas you can try for your wedding Gmail address. Just, you know, swap in your names for the generic \u201cKelly\u201d and \u201cJoe\u201d I used over and over and over.<\/p>\n
\n- kellyandjoewedding2023 \/ kellyandjoewedding23<\/li>\n
- kellyjoe2023<\/li>\n
- thekellyandjoewedding2023 \/ thekellyandjoewedding23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoearegettingmarried \/ kellyandjoearegettingmarried23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoegetmarried \/ kellyandjoegetmarried2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe6.30.23 \/ kellyandjoe06.30.2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoeweddingtime \/ itskellyandjoeweddingtime<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe.june2023 \/ kellyandjoe.june23<\/li>\n
- itskellyandjoeswedding<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoesantabarbara23\u00a0(Note: Use your destination)<\/i><\/li>\n
- kellyplusjoe2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoeforever \/ kellyandjoe4ever<\/li>\n
- thekellyandjoenuptials \/ thekellyjoenuptials \/ thekellyandjoenuptials23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoetietheknot<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoesayido<\/li>\n
- thekellyjoemerger \/ thekellyandjoemerger<\/li>\n
- thekellyjoealliance \/ the kellyandjoealliance<\/li>\n
- KMandJW2023 \/ KandJ2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswilliams2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswilliamswedding2023<\/li>\n
- themichaelswedding \/ themichaelswedding2023<\/li>\n
- michaelstietheknot2023 \/ themichaelstietheknow2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswedding2023 \/ michaelswedding23<\/li>\n
- using whatever your wedding hashtag is<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A few tricks to try here if you\u2019re having trouble finding an unclaimed address:<\/p>\n
\n- Flip the order of your names (joeandkelly instead of kellyandjoe)<\/li>\n
- Use last names<\/li>\n
- Try 2023 or 23 for the year (or whatever the year may be)<\/li>\n
- Try 06 or 6 for the month (if it\u2019s a single digit month) and 04 or 4 for the day (if it\u2019s single digit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ideas for a wedding email address with your own domain name<\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re going to get your own domain name, you can choose:<\/p>\n
\n- Your first names together (kellyandjoe.com, or if .com isn\u2019t available, .org or something else).<\/li>\n
- Your first names together and the year (kellyandjoe2023.com\u00a0or something related).<\/li>\n
- Your wedding hashtag.<\/li>\n
- Your future shared last name (e.g.,\u00a0themichaelswedding.com).<\/li>\n
- Any of the other ideas from above (like\u00a0kellyandjoetietheknot.com).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Then you can pick a more basic first word for the email address<\/p>\n
\n- info@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- details@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- us@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- hello@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- yo@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- hey@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- ouremail@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- email@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- wedding@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- letsgetmarried@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- weregettingmarried@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- getintouch@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- holla@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- ido@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- talktous@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- KandJ@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- 2023@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- itshappening@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- letsdoit@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up a Free Gmail Account for Your Wedding<\/h2>\n
Up first, here\u2019s your complete guide on how to set up a free Gmail account for your wedding.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Open up an incognito window<\/h3>\n
Open an incognito window; it\u2019s always easiest to\u00a0give yourself that clean slate<\/b>\u00a0when you already have a Gmail account (or multiple accounts) logged into your browser.<\/p>\n
![\"Open](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-incognito-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Go to gmail.com<\/h3>\n
When you get to\u00a0gmail.com<\/a>, click on the link that says \u201cCreate account.\u201d It will ask if you\u2019re creating it \u201cFor myself\u201d\u2026 \u201cFor my child\u201d\u2026 or \u201cTo manage my business.\u201d Click on \u201cFor myself.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Create](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-createaccount-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Enter your email details<\/h3>\n
For the first name and last name, it\u2019s best to put your first name in the first box (along with the word \u201cand\u201d) and your future spouse\u2019s first name in the last name box. I\u2019m not sure I could\u2019ve phrased that any more confusing. The screenshot should really help make sense of it. (Basically, first name is \u201cKelly and\u201d and the last name is \u201cJoe.\u201d)<\/p>\n
![\"Enter](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-accountdetails-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAs for the username,\u00a0try different options based on the address ideas you like<\/b>. If the name is taken, Google will let you know and give you some (mediocre) suggestions for similar-ish alternatives.<\/p>\n
And for the password, set something you and your future spouse can both remember. (Don\u2019t make it that same password you use for all your other accounts, in case you decide to give the password to someone else to help manage this inbox.)<\/p>\n
On the next screen, you can optionally enter your phone number and other email. Then fill in the rest of the details for security purposes (in case you somehow get locked out of your account, or North Korean hackers decide to break into your wedding email as part of a master espionage plan).<\/p>\n
![\"More](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-securitydetails-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThen verify your phone number if you want and agree to their privacy terms.<\/p>\n
Step 4: You\u2019re all set!<\/h3>\n
Your wedding email is now set up.<\/b>\u00a0You can send yourself a test email to check out how it looks.<\/p>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-test-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nNow go ahead and jump down to our suggestions for three extra things to do with your email<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019ll go through things like adding a profile photo and setting up a signature.<\/p>\nA Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up an Wedding Email Account Using Your Own Domain Name<\/h2>\n
Now we\u2019ll walk through setting up an email account with Google Workspace if you\u2019ve picked your own domain name.<\/p>\n
Note:\u00a0This method isn\u2019t free<\/b>\u00a0(it\u2019s $6 per month, with the first month free, plus the cost of the domain). You may not want to take on that extra $50 or so as another wedding cost \u2014 but if you want your own domain name for this, the cost isn\u2019t that significant.<\/em><\/p>\nStep 1: Find your domain name at Google Domains \u2014 and set up your email in the process<\/h3>\n
You don\u2019t\u00a0have<\/i>\u00a0to use Google Domains to buy your domain name \u2014 your could use GoDaddy or anyone else. But we\u2019ll use Google Domains in this example. It makes it\u00a0much, much faster to set up the email address<\/b>\u00a0and you won\u2019t have to edit any DNS records yourself this way.<\/p>\n
I searched Google Domains and found\u00a0kellyandjoewedding.com<\/a>\u00a0was available.\u00a0Note: I just bought that website for the sake of this article. If you\u2019re a couple named Kelly and Joe and you want that domain, I\u2019ll happily transfer it to you.<\/i><\/p>\n![\"Searching](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/domain-buydomain-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Buy the domain \u2014 and set up your email at the same time<\/h3>\n
I bought the domain \u2014 note that I turned off auto-renew. I\u2019m fine letting this domain go a year from now, once the wedding is over.<\/p>\n
By using Google Domains, I could set up my email address right here during checkout.\u00a0I clicked the button to add \u201cCustom email.\u201d Switch the plan to \u201cBusiness Starter\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s Google\u2019s cheapest plan at $6\/month which will more than meet your needs. Just make sure to remember to cancel the plan when you don\u2019t need it anymore.<\/p>\n
I entered \u201cKelly and\u201d as the first name and \u201cJoe\u201d as the last name. Then, for username, I went with \u201chello\u201d so our email will be \u201chello@kellyandjoewedding.com<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\nI also checked the box to \u201cAllow this account to manage domain settings\u201d \u2014 to save time and to avoid having to do anything even remotely technical, I\u2019ll\u00a0just let Google handle all the configuration work<\/b>.<\/p>\n
![\"Purchase](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/domain-setupemail-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThe last step here is to pay for the domain\u2026 and it\u2019s all yours. You can then check out the Email tab to make sure your new email account is good to go.<\/p>\n
![\"Check](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/domain-checkaddress-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Log into your new email address<\/h3>\n
Head over to your regular Gmail inbox (whatever email address you used during the domain setup). You\u2019ll see an\u00a0email with instructions to log into your new email<\/b>.<\/p>\n
![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/domain-confirmemail-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nClick the link in that email to log into your new wedding email address with the temporary password Google provides.<\/p>\n
![\"Log](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/domain-firstlogin-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAccept the terms of service, then create a new password.<\/p>\n
That will take you to your new inbox. You\u2019ll also have the option to create a new Google Chrome profile for this account (if you\u2019re using Chrome). Chrome profiles are a good way to keep Google accounts separate, so this is a good idea.<\/p>\n
Step 4: You\u2019re all set!<\/h3>\n
Your\u00a0wedding email with a custom domain name is all set<\/b>. You can send yourself a test email here to see how it looks. (Although you should give it a little while for the DNS settings to propagate; you don\u2019t have to manually set up DNS settings but you\u00a0do<\/i>\u00a0have to wait for them. In my experiment for this article, it took around 15 minutes before I could send emails from my new address.)<\/p>\n
And you can also use this domain to set up your wedding website.<\/p>\n
3 Extra Things to Set Up with Your Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
Whether you set up a\u00a0gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0wedding email address or used a custom domain,\u00a0there are a few things you should take care of now<\/b>\u00a0before you start sending emails. Or before you get so busy with other things you forget.<\/p>\nAdd your photo to the profile<\/h3>\n
You can add a photo to the profile by clicking on the little letter circle in the top right, then on the camera icon.<\/p>\n
![\"Where](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-profilephoto-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nThen upload a picture from your computer.\u00a0That picture will now appear next to your emails in people\u2019s inboxes<\/b>\u00a0(it can take up to a day before it does; the picture needs to work its way through Google\u2019s servers).<\/p>\n
![\"Your](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-profilephotodone-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAdd an email signature<\/h3>\n
If you want an email signature for this account, you can set it up now.<\/p>\n
You should\u00a0put your wedding website in the signature<\/b>. Probably\u00a0don\u2019t<\/i>\u00a0put your phone numbers \u2014 one of the big reasons you have this email is so people aren\u2019t endlessly texting questions your way.<\/p>\n
Head into the Gmail settings and click the top button to \u201cSee all settings.\u201d<\/p>\n
![\"See](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-settings-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nScroll down to \u201cSignature.\u201d Then create a new signature.<\/p>\n
![\"Create](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-signature-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nScroll to the bottom of the settings and click \u201cSave Changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now your signature will appear by default in your emails.<\/p>\n
Do *something* to make sure you check this email address<\/h3>\n
Congrats, you have a new email address for your wedding. That also means\u2026 you have a new email address you need to check.<\/p>\n
How will you remember to do that? Make sure you do one of these things to help your future self out:<\/p>\n
\n- Add the account to your phone<\/b>\u00a0so you check it there.<\/li>\n
- Set up forwarding<\/b>\u00a0(as I did in the screenshot) so the emails from this account go to your main account. That ruins the whole \u201cnot cluttering up your inbox\u201d benefit of this separate address, but at least you won\u2019t forget it.<\/li>\n
- Set a\u00a0recurring calendar reminder<\/b>\u00a0to check this inbox every few days.<\/li>\n
- Open the inbox in a new tab<\/b>\u00a0in your browser and don\u2019t close it for several months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
![\"Set](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/gmail-setupforwarding-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\n3 Emails You Can Send with Your New Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
To wrap up this article, let\u2019s cover some of the things you can do with your new wedding email address.<\/p>\n
First up: You\u2019ll need to install GMass, which will allow you to send personalized mass emails right from this Gmail account. GMass is a email Chrome extension that has become extraordinarily popular with people who are using email to manage some (or even all) of their\u00a0wedding correspondence<\/a>.<\/p>\nInstall GMass with your new wedding email account by\u00a0downloading the Chrome extension free<\/a>\u00a0to your new Google account.<\/p>\nYou should also make sure you set up your Google Sheet of your wedding guests in your new account. (Here\u2019s my sample below.)<\/p>\n
![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-weddingspreadsheet-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nHere are three examples of emails you can send with your wedding emails.<\/p>\n
Last-minute wedding details<\/h3>\n
You can send a personalized mass email to everyone with last-minute details right before your wedding weekend. The best part:\u00a0You can set it up a few months in advance then schedule it to go out right on time.<\/b><\/p>\nSet up the email<\/h4>\n
Open a new compose window in Gmail. Click into the To\/Recipients field. Then click the little GMass icon that appears to connect to your spreadsheet of wedding guests.<\/p>\n
![\"Click](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-gmassicon-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nChoose to add recipients \u201cFrom a Google Sheet.\u201d Then give GMass any necessary permissions to access your Google Sheets. ![\"Give](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-gmasspermission-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nChoose your Google Sheet of wedding guests from the menu.<\/p>\n
![\"Connect](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-connectgooglesheet-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCompose the email<\/h4>\n
Now that you\u2019re back in Gmail, you can type your message. I\u2019m going to\u00a0use merge fields to bring in people\u2019s names for a little personalization<\/a>, as you can see in the screenshot.<\/p>\n![\"Compose](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-sampledetails-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSchedule the email to go out Wednesday before the wedding<\/h4>\n
Go into the GMass settings by clicking the little down arrow next to the red GMass button. Then go into the Schedule section. Pick \u201cCustom date\/time\u201d<\/b>\u00a0from the dropdown. Then set this email to go out on the proper date in advance of your wedding.<\/p>\n
![\"Schedule](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-schedule-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSend yourself a test, then schedule the email<\/h4>\n
You can send yourself a test by clicking the \u201cSend Test\u201d button in the top right of the settings.<\/p>\n
And if all looks good,\u00a0hit the red GMass button to schedule the email<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 it will go out at the time you planned.<\/p>\n
You can always\u00a0edit it more<\/a>\u00a0between now and then as well, by finding the draft of the email in your Gmail Drafts folder and making your changes.<\/p>\nNudges to people who haven\u2019t RSVPed<\/h3>\n
You\u2019re going to have some RSVP stragglers. Everyone in the history of weddings has had RSVP stragglers.<\/p>\n
You can use GMass to\u00a0send a series of automated messages to people who haven\u2019t RSVPed<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 and continue to send them messages until they reply.<\/p>\nAdd an RSVP column to your Google Sheet<\/h4>\n
Add a column in your Google Sheet where you\u2019ll mark whether guests have RSVPed yes, no\u2026 or not at all. Leave the people who haven\u2019t responded blank.<\/p>\n
![\"Add](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-rsvpsheet-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSet up your nudge email<\/h4>\n
Open a new compose window in Gmail. Click into the To\/Recipients field. Then click the GMass icon to connect to your spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThis time, as we connect to the spreadsheet of guests,\u00a0we\u2019ll set up a filter so we only pull guests who have not RSVPed<\/b>. As you can see in the screenshot, I added a filter:\u00a0RSVP =<\/code>. That means: We\u2019ll only send this email to people for whom the RSVP column is blank.<\/p>\n![\"Filter](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-rsvpfilter-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nCompose your email<\/h4>\n
Word your email to be polite but insistent. And use the\u00a0Gmail mail merge fields<\/a>\u00a0to make it personal, so it feels like a one-on-one email.<\/p>\n![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-rsvpemail-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nSet up automated follow-ups<\/h4>\n
That email\u00a0should<\/i>\u00a0get the job done. But for those professional-level stragglers, you might need to nudge them even more.<\/p>\n
You can use GMass\u2019s\u00a0auto follow-up feature<\/a>\u00a0for that.<\/p>\nGo into the GMass settings by clicking the down arrow next to the GMass button. Then click \u201cAuto Follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here, you can\u00a0write a few more follow-ups that will automatically go out<\/b>\u00a0if the person doesn\u2019t reply. These messages will stop as soon as they reply to one of your emails.<\/p>\n
![\"Use](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-autofollowups-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nTest your entire sequence, then send the initial email<\/h4>\n
You can\u00a0test out your entire sequence<\/a>\u00a0to see how it will look. Click the arrow next to \u201cSend Test\u201d in the GMass settings, then check the box to \u201cSend all stages.\u201d Once that\u2019s done, click the Send Test button.<\/p>\n![\"Test](\"https:\/\/www.gmass.co\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/06\/sample-sendallstages-tinified.png\")
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd here\u2019s how the sequence will look for someone who just refuses to RSVP after every nudge. (Of course, for them, these emails would come more spaced out over several days.)<\/p>\n
6 Benefits of Creating a Specific Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
If you\u2019re reading this article but still sitting there skeptical, wondering if this push for a standalone wedding email account is all a conspiracy by Big Email \u2014 let\u2019s ease your mind. Here are six of the biggest benefits of creating an email account just for your wedding.<\/p>\n
You\u2019ll keep all of your wedding correspondence contained in one place<\/h3>\n
When you have one email inbox for all wedding correspondence (invites, info emails, vendor emails, RSVPs, a long list of questions from your great aunt), it will make your life much easier and much more organized.<\/p>\n
Especially<\/i>\u00a0when the other correspondence option is a patchwork of different email addresses, texts, voicemails, social media messages, mailed RSVP cards, and shouted questions across the hotel from that same great aunt again.<\/p>\n
When everything is in one email account,\u00a0your entire wedding paper trail is searchable, organized, and streamlined<\/b>.<\/p>\n
Plus, the standalone email account can also\u00a0help with last minute questions<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 when you\u2019re too busy to answer people\u2019s basic questions on your wedding weekend, you can give a member of the wedding party access to the inbox to respond.<\/p>\nYou won\u2019t clog up your main inbox<\/h3>\n
Wedding emails can come in at a very high volume<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 especially if you\u2019re asking for email RSVPs to any or all of your events.<\/p>\n
Not only will wedding emails jam up your inbox, they\u00a0also may get lost in the shuffle<\/b>\u00a0of your other emails \u2014 meaning you could miss ones that are actually important. (You don\u2019t want to miss an email from your caterer canceling because of an emergency \u2014 then wind up with no food at your wedding.)<\/p>\nUsing one inbox makes it easier for you to collaborate<\/h3>\n
I hope you and the person you\u2019re marrying have the trust to allow each other unregulated access to your email accounts. But even so\u2026 it\u2019s still\u00a0a lot easier to have a separate email address<\/b>\u00a0you can both access for just wedding purposes.<\/p>\n
Plus, if you want to give someone else access \u2014 like the scenario I described earlier where you have a member of the wedding party handle day-of-the-wedding email questions \u2014 a separate account is the way to go.<\/p>\n
One more collaboration aspect: when you create a wedding email with Google, you\u2019ll also be able to collaborate on your guest spreadsheet as a Google Sheet.<\/p>\n
You can use it to correspond with vendors<\/h3>\n
You can\u00a0keep all your vendor info organized<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 venue, food, transportation, photographer, and everything else \u2014 in your wedding email inbox. If you need any information, you can run a quick search in that account and you know you\u2019ll find what you\u2019re looking for.<\/p>\nYou can use it to spread your email around in wedding contests<\/h3>\n
Planning to drop your info into every bridal fair contest you can find to try to get free stuff for your wedding?\u00a0You\u2019re going to wind up on a lot of mailing lists<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 and if any of those lists is run by someone unscrupulous, they could sell your email to a lot more mailing lists (and\/or spammers).<\/p>\n
By isolating all wedding correspondence to your wedding email\u2026 it doesn\u2019t matter how bad you screw it up. For all you care it can become the world\u2019s most spammed mailbox ever\u2026 as long as that happens\u00a0after<\/i>\u00a0the wedding.<\/p>\nYou can use it to create wedding accounts<\/h3>\n
You\u2019ll need to\u00a0create lots of website accounts for your wedding<\/b>. From your wedding website to your gift registries to any wedding-specific social media accounts, every place will need an email address.<\/p>\n
And once again, you won\u2019t have to bother unsubscribing from their mailing lists after the wedding is over \u2014 you can just stop checking your wedding email.<\/p>\n
50+ Ideas for Your Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
Of course, setting up an email address for your wedding means you\u2019ll need to come up with an email address for your wedding.<\/p>\n
Here\u2019s a huge bank of ideas for your email address. We\u2019ve divided these into two categories: Ideas if you\u2019re planning to use a free @gmail.com address and ideas if you\u2019re planning to set up an address for your own domain name (like @joeandkelly2023.com). We\u2019ll go through our step-by-step setup guides for both later in this article.<\/p>\n
Ideas for a Gmail wedding email address<\/h3>\n
A Gmail address needs to be 30 characters or less and use only letters, numbers, and periods.<\/p>\n
But even more challenging: It needs to be an address no one has used before. That adds a degree of difficulty \u2014 and may require some creativity and\/or compromising on your part.<\/p>\n
Here are some ideas you can try for your wedding Gmail address. Just, you know, swap in your names for the generic \u201cKelly\u201d and \u201cJoe\u201d I used over and over and over.<\/p>\n
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- kellyandjoewedding2023 \/ kellyandjoewedding23<\/li>\n
- kellyjoe2023<\/li>\n
- thekellyandjoewedding2023 \/ thekellyandjoewedding23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoearegettingmarried \/ kellyandjoearegettingmarried23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoegetmarried \/ kellyandjoegetmarried2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe6.30.23 \/ kellyandjoe06.30.2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoeweddingtime \/ itskellyandjoeweddingtime<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe.june2023 \/ kellyandjoe.june23<\/li>\n
- itskellyandjoeswedding<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoesantabarbara23\u00a0(Note: Use your destination)<\/i><\/li>\n
- kellyplusjoe2023<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoeforever \/ kellyandjoe4ever<\/li>\n
- thekellyandjoenuptials \/ thekellyjoenuptials \/ thekellyandjoenuptials23<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoetietheknot<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoesayido<\/li>\n
- thekellyjoemerger \/ thekellyandjoemerger<\/li>\n
- thekellyjoealliance \/ the kellyandjoealliance<\/li>\n
- KMandJW2023 \/ KandJ2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswilliams2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswilliamswedding2023<\/li>\n
- themichaelswedding \/ themichaelswedding2023<\/li>\n
- michaelstietheknot2023 \/ themichaelstietheknow2023<\/li>\n
- michaelswedding2023 \/ michaelswedding23<\/li>\n
- using whatever your wedding hashtag is<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A few tricks to try here if you\u2019re having trouble finding an unclaimed address:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Flip the order of your names (joeandkelly instead of kellyandjoe)<\/li>\n
- Use last names<\/li>\n
- Try 2023 or 23 for the year (or whatever the year may be)<\/li>\n
- Try 06 or 6 for the month (if it\u2019s a single digit month) and 04 or 4 for the day (if it\u2019s single digit)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Ideas for a wedding email address with your own domain name<\/h3>\n
If you\u2019re going to get your own domain name, you can choose:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Your first names together (kellyandjoe.com, or if .com isn\u2019t available, .org or something else).<\/li>\n
- Your first names together and the year (kellyandjoe2023.com\u00a0or something related).<\/li>\n
- Your wedding hashtag.<\/li>\n
- Your future shared last name (e.g.,\u00a0themichaelswedding.com).<\/li>\n
- Any of the other ideas from above (like\u00a0kellyandjoetietheknot.com).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Then you can pick a more basic first word for the email address<\/p>\n
- \n
- info@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- details@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- us@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- kellyandjoe@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- hello@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- yo@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- hey@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- ouremail@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- email@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- wedding@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- letsgetmarried@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- weregettingmarried@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- getintouch@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- holla@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- ido@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- talktous@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- KandJ@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- 2023@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- itshappening@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n
- letsdoit@yourweddingdomain.com<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
A Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up a Free Gmail Account for Your Wedding<\/h2>\n
Up first, here\u2019s your complete guide on how to set up a free Gmail account for your wedding.<\/p>\n
Step 1: Open up an incognito window<\/h3>\n
Open an incognito window; it\u2019s always easiest to\u00a0give yourself that clean slate<\/b>\u00a0when you already have a Gmail account (or multiple accounts) logged into your browser.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Go to gmail.com<\/h3>\n
When you get to\u00a0gmail.com<\/a>, click on the link that says \u201cCreate account.\u201d It will ask if you\u2019re creating it \u201cFor myself\u201d\u2026 \u201cFor my child\u201d\u2026 or \u201cTo manage my business.\u201d Click on \u201cFor myself.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Enter your email details<\/h3>\n
For the first name and last name, it\u2019s best to put your first name in the first box (along with the word \u201cand\u201d) and your future spouse\u2019s first name in the last name box. I\u2019m not sure I could\u2019ve phrased that any more confusing. The screenshot should really help make sense of it. (Basically, first name is \u201cKelly and\u201d and the last name is \u201cJoe.\u201d)<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAs for the username,\u00a0try different options based on the address ideas you like<\/b>. If the name is taken, Google will let you know and give you some (mediocre) suggestions for similar-ish alternatives.<\/p>\n
And for the password, set something you and your future spouse can both remember. (Don\u2019t make it that same password you use for all your other accounts, in case you decide to give the password to someone else to help manage this inbox.)<\/p>\n
On the next screen, you can optionally enter your phone number and other email. Then fill in the rest of the details for security purposes (in case you somehow get locked out of your account, or North Korean hackers decide to break into your wedding email as part of a master espionage plan).<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThen verify your phone number if you want and agree to their privacy terms.<\/p>\n
Step 4: You\u2019re all set!<\/h3>\n
Your wedding email is now set up.<\/b>\u00a0You can send yourself a test email to check out how it looks.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nNow go ahead and jump down to our suggestions for three extra things to do with your email<\/a> \u2014 we\u2019ll go through things like adding a profile photo and setting up a signature.<\/p>\n
A Step-by-Step Guide to Set Up an Wedding Email Account Using Your Own Domain Name<\/h2>\n
Now we\u2019ll walk through setting up an email account with Google Workspace if you\u2019ve picked your own domain name.<\/p>\n
Note:\u00a0This method isn\u2019t free<\/b>\u00a0(it\u2019s $6 per month, with the first month free, plus the cost of the domain). You may not want to take on that extra $50 or so as another wedding cost \u2014 but if you want your own domain name for this, the cost isn\u2019t that significant.<\/em><\/p>\n
Step 1: Find your domain name at Google Domains \u2014 and set up your email in the process<\/h3>\n
You don\u2019t\u00a0have<\/i>\u00a0to use Google Domains to buy your domain name \u2014 your could use GoDaddy or anyone else. But we\u2019ll use Google Domains in this example. It makes it\u00a0much, much faster to set up the email address<\/b>\u00a0and you won\u2019t have to edit any DNS records yourself this way.<\/p>\n
I searched Google Domains and found\u00a0kellyandjoewedding.com<\/a>\u00a0was available.\u00a0Note: I just bought that website for the sake of this article. If you\u2019re a couple named Kelly and Joe and you want that domain, I\u2019ll happily transfer it to you.<\/i><\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 2: Buy the domain \u2014 and set up your email at the same time<\/h3>\n
I bought the domain \u2014 note that I turned off auto-renew. I\u2019m fine letting this domain go a year from now, once the wedding is over.<\/p>\n
By using Google Domains, I could set up my email address right here during checkout.\u00a0I clicked the button to add \u201cCustom email.\u201d Switch the plan to \u201cBusiness Starter\u201d \u2014 it\u2019s Google\u2019s cheapest plan at $6\/month which will more than meet your needs. Just make sure to remember to cancel the plan when you don\u2019t need it anymore.<\/p>\n
I entered \u201cKelly and\u201d as the first name and \u201cJoe\u201d as the last name. Then, for username, I went with \u201chello\u201d so our email will be \u201chello@kellyandjoewedding.com<\/a>\u201d.<\/p>\n
I also checked the box to \u201cAllow this account to manage domain settings\u201d \u2014 to save time and to avoid having to do anything even remotely technical, I\u2019ll\u00a0just let Google handle all the configuration work<\/b>.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe last step here is to pay for the domain\u2026 and it\u2019s all yours. You can then check out the Email tab to make sure your new email account is good to go.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nStep 3: Log into your new email address<\/h3>\n
Head over to your regular Gmail inbox (whatever email address you used during the domain setup). You\u2019ll see an\u00a0email with instructions to log into your new email<\/b>.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nClick the link in that email to log into your new wedding email address with the temporary password Google provides.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAccept the terms of service, then create a new password.<\/p>\n
That will take you to your new inbox. You\u2019ll also have the option to create a new Google Chrome profile for this account (if you\u2019re using Chrome). Chrome profiles are a good way to keep Google accounts separate, so this is a good idea.<\/p>\n
Step 4: You\u2019re all set!<\/h3>\n
Your\u00a0wedding email with a custom domain name is all set<\/b>. You can send yourself a test email here to see how it looks. (Although you should give it a little while for the DNS settings to propagate; you don\u2019t have to manually set up DNS settings but you\u00a0do<\/i>\u00a0have to wait for them. In my experiment for this article, it took around 15 minutes before I could send emails from my new address.)<\/p>\n
And you can also use this domain to set up your wedding website.<\/p>\n
3 Extra Things to Set Up with Your Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
Whether you set up a\u00a0gmail.com<\/a>\u00a0wedding email address or used a custom domain,\u00a0there are a few things you should take care of now<\/b>\u00a0before you start sending emails. Or before you get so busy with other things you forget.<\/p>\n
Add your photo to the profile<\/h3>\n
You can add a photo to the profile by clicking on the little letter circle in the top right, then on the camera icon.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThen upload a picture from your computer.\u00a0That picture will now appear next to your emails in people\u2019s inboxes<\/b>\u00a0(it can take up to a day before it does; the picture needs to work its way through Google\u2019s servers).<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAdd an email signature<\/h3>\n
If you want an email signature for this account, you can set it up now.<\/p>\n
You should\u00a0put your wedding website in the signature<\/b>. Probably\u00a0don\u2019t<\/i>\u00a0put your phone numbers \u2014 one of the big reasons you have this email is so people aren\u2019t endlessly texting questions your way.<\/p>\n
Head into the Gmail settings and click the top button to \u201cSee all settings.\u201d<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nScroll down to \u201cSignature.\u201d Then create a new signature.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nScroll to the bottom of the settings and click \u201cSave Changes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Now your signature will appear by default in your emails.<\/p>\n
Do *something* to make sure you check this email address<\/h3>\n
Congrats, you have a new email address for your wedding. That also means\u2026 you have a new email address you need to check.<\/p>\n
How will you remember to do that? Make sure you do one of these things to help your future self out:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Add the account to your phone<\/b>\u00a0so you check it there.<\/li>\n
- Set up forwarding<\/b>\u00a0(as I did in the screenshot) so the emails from this account go to your main account. That ruins the whole \u201cnot cluttering up your inbox\u201d benefit of this separate address, but at least you won\u2019t forget it.<\/li>\n
- Set a\u00a0recurring calendar reminder<\/b>\u00a0to check this inbox every few days.<\/li>\n
- Open the inbox in a new tab<\/b>\u00a0in your browser and don\u2019t close it for several months.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
<\/a><\/p>\n3 Emails You Can Send with Your New Wedding Email Address<\/h2>\n
To wrap up this article, let\u2019s cover some of the things you can do with your new wedding email address.<\/p>\n
First up: You\u2019ll need to install GMass, which will allow you to send personalized mass emails right from this Gmail account. GMass is a email Chrome extension that has become extraordinarily popular with people who are using email to manage some (or even all) of their\u00a0wedding correspondence<\/a>.<\/p>\n
Install GMass with your new wedding email account by\u00a0downloading the Chrome extension free<\/a>\u00a0to your new Google account.<\/p>\n
You should also make sure you set up your Google Sheet of your wedding guests in your new account. (Here\u2019s my sample below.)<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nHere are three examples of emails you can send with your wedding emails.<\/p>\n
Last-minute wedding details<\/h3>\n
You can send a personalized mass email to everyone with last-minute details right before your wedding weekend. The best part:\u00a0You can set it up a few months in advance then schedule it to go out right on time.<\/b><\/p>\n
Set up the email<\/h4>\n
Open a new compose window in Gmail. Click into the To\/Recipients field. Then click the little GMass icon that appears to connect to your spreadsheet of wedding guests.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nChoose to add recipients \u201cFrom a Google Sheet.\u201d Then give GMass any necessary permissions to access your Google Sheets.
<\/a><\/p>\nChoose your Google Sheet of wedding guests from the menu.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nCompose the email<\/h4>\n
Now that you\u2019re back in Gmail, you can type your message. I\u2019m going to\u00a0use merge fields to bring in people\u2019s names for a little personalization<\/a>, as you can see in the screenshot.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSchedule the email to go out Wednesday before the wedding<\/h4>\n
Go into the GMass settings by clicking the little down arrow next to the red GMass button. Then go into the Schedule section. Pick \u201cCustom date\/time\u201d<\/b>\u00a0from the dropdown. Then set this email to go out on the proper date in advance of your wedding.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSend yourself a test, then schedule the email<\/h4>\n
You can send yourself a test by clicking the \u201cSend Test\u201d button in the top right of the settings.<\/p>\n
And if all looks good,\u00a0hit the red GMass button to schedule the email<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 it will go out at the time you planned.<\/p>\n
You can always\u00a0edit it more<\/a>\u00a0between now and then as well, by finding the draft of the email in your Gmail Drafts folder and making your changes.<\/p>\n
Nudges to people who haven\u2019t RSVPed<\/h3>\n
You\u2019re going to have some RSVP stragglers. Everyone in the history of weddings has had RSVP stragglers.<\/p>\n
You can use GMass to\u00a0send a series of automated messages to people who haven\u2019t RSVPed<\/b>\u00a0\u2014 and continue to send them messages until they reply.<\/p>\n
Add an RSVP column to your Google Sheet<\/h4>\n
Add a column in your Google Sheet where you\u2019ll mark whether guests have RSVPed yes, no\u2026 or not at all. Leave the people who haven\u2019t responded blank.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSet up your nudge email<\/h4>\n
Open a new compose window in Gmail. Click into the To\/Recipients field. Then click the GMass icon to connect to your spreadsheet.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThis time, as we connect to the spreadsheet of guests,\u00a0we\u2019ll set up a filter so we only pull guests who have not RSVPed<\/b>. As you can see in the screenshot, I added a filter:\u00a0
RSVP =<\/code>. That means: We\u2019ll only send this email to people for whom the RSVP column is blank.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\nCompose your email<\/h4>\n
Word your email to be polite but insistent. And use the\u00a0Gmail mail merge fields<\/a>\u00a0to make it personal, so it feels like a one-on-one email.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nSet up automated follow-ups<\/h4>\n
That email\u00a0should<\/i>\u00a0get the job done. But for those professional-level stragglers, you might need to nudge them even more.<\/p>\n
You can use GMass\u2019s\u00a0auto follow-up feature<\/a>\u00a0for that.<\/p>\n
Go into the GMass settings by clicking the down arrow next to the GMass button. Then click \u201cAuto Follow-up.\u201d<\/p>\n
Here, you can\u00a0write a few more follow-ups that will automatically go out<\/b>\u00a0if the person doesn\u2019t reply. These messages will stop as soon as they reply to one of your emails.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nTest your entire sequence, then send the initial email<\/h4>\n
You can\u00a0test out your entire sequence<\/a>\u00a0to see how it will look. Click the arrow next to \u201cSend Test\u201d in the GMass settings, then check the box to \u201cSend all stages.\u201d Once that\u2019s done, click the Send Test button.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nAnd here\u2019s how the sequence will look for someone who just refuses to RSVP after every nudge. (Of course, for them, these emails would come more spaced out over several days.)<\/p>\n
- Set up forwarding<\/b>\u00a0(as I did in the screenshot) so the emails from this account go to your main account. That ruins the whole \u201cnot cluttering up your inbox\u201d benefit of this separate address, but at least you won\u2019t forget it.<\/li>\n
- Add the account to your phone<\/b>\u00a0so you check it there.<\/li>\n
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