Wedding Venue Website Checklist: 12 Checks Before Peak Booking Season
What should a wedding venue check on its website before busy season?
Before peak inquiry season, check that couples can reach you and that you receive what they send: the inquiry form works from a phone, notifications arrive, CRM embeds load, the SSL certificate is valid and renewing, every http:// address redirects to https://, email authentication (SPF, DKIM, DMARC) is in place, contact details are correct, and plugins and themes are up to date. The 12 checks below take about an hour.
Detailed Forensic Analysis
Inquiries (checks 1–4). 1) Submit your form from a phone on mobile data. 2) Confirm the notification arrives in the right inbox and not in spam. 3) Confirm the inquiry appears in your CRM and the couple receives your auto-reply. 4) Check that any embedded HoneyBook, Tripleseat or Calendly form shows in a private browser window.
Security (checks 5–8). 5) Confirm your SSL certificate is valid for both www and non-www and see when it expires. 6) Check that http:// addresses redirect to https://. 7) Update WordPress, your theme and plugins (take a backup first). 8) Remove plugins you no longer use.
Email (checks 9–10). 9) Confirm your domain publishes SPF and DMARC records and that DKIM is enabled in each service that sends as your domain. 10) Send a test proposal from your CRM to a Gmail address and check it lands in the inbox.
Couples' first impression (checks 11–12). 11) Check your phone number and email links work on a phone (tap to call, tap to email). 12) Make sure pricing, availability and tour-booking pages load quickly on a phone and say what to do next.
Keep it going. Repeat the phone test weekly during busy season, and after any website change. Automated monitoring of your forms, certificate and email records catches problems between manual checks.
Immediate Action Steps
1. Phone test the inquiry form
On mobile data, as a couple would.
2. Notification reaches the inbox
Check Spam and Promotions too.
3. CRM receives the inquiry
And the couple gets your auto-reply.
4. Booking embeds load
Test in a private window.
5–6. SSL valid and HTTPS enforced
Certificate covers www and non-www; http redirects to https.
7–8. Updates and clean-up
Back up, update, remove unused plugins.
9–10. Email authentication
SPF, DKIM, DMARC; test a CRM proposal to Gmail.
11–12. Contact links and key pages
Tap-to-call, tap-to-email, fast mobile pages.
Common Follow-Up Questions
Clear, evidence-grounded answers for venue owners and operators.
Related Venue Protection Resources & Guides
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