This question is really two questions wearing the same words. Some couples type it because they want their site found and it is not. Others type it because they want to be certain it never will be. This page answers both, and states which platform does what, quoted from their own help pages.
The short answer
If your wedding website is not on Google, it is almost always one of three things:
- It is not published. A draft is not indexable, on any platform.
- The search-engine setting is off. Most platforms have a toggle, and on several of them it starts off.
- Google has not got round to it. This is the common one, and it is slower than people expect.
What each platform says
The Knot
The Knot has a search-engine toggle in the website privacy settings, and its help centre is direct about the wait:
"Once your settings are updated to appear in search engines, Google can take 30 days or more to list your site."
They also offer an explanation for the delay that is worth reading with a little care:
"Sites typically don't get indexed until around 4-5 months before your big day, as Google prefers fresh content."
That is their account, not a rule Google publishes. Take it as what The Knot tells couples to expect rather than a mechanism you can work around.
To go the other way, the same help centre says to toggle the feature off and "allow up to 30 days for your URL to no longer appear in search engine results". It is reversible, with the same wait in each direction.
Hitched, bodas.net, mariages.net and matrimonio.com
These four are one platform under four brands, all owned by The Knot Worldwide, so the answer is the same on all of them. Here the framing is privacy rather than search:
"While we are unable to delete the site entirely because it is a part of your profile, you have full control over who sees it… To hide your site, go to settings, select privacy, and uncheck the option to link to your profile. You can also set sections to not visible or add a password."
Worth knowing before you rely on a custom domain for privacy: their help centre also states that "custom domains currently use http instead of https", which is why some browsers show a warning on those addresses.
Ours
We will be straight about our own position, because it is a choice and not everyone will agree with it. Every wedding page we serve is marked not to be indexed, and there is no toggle. Your site is never listed on Google, by anyone, ever.
The reasoning: a wedding page carries your names, your date, your venue and often your photographs, and your guests arrive from the invitation, a message or the QR code. Nobody finds their friends' wedding by searching Google. So indexing costs you privacy and returns nothing.
If you specifically want your wedding site to be findable by strangers, we are the wrong choice and you should use a platform with the toggle.
If you want it found: what actually helps
- Publish it. Obvious, and still the most common cause.
- Turn the setting on, then wait. On The Knot that is 30 days or more.
- Fill the site in. The Knot notes that a sparse site can read as incomplete: "If you have not listed enough information on your site, Google may think it is an incomplete site."
- Give guests the URL anyway. Even when indexing works, it arrives late. The invitation, a message and a QR code all work today.
If you want it hidden: what actually works
- The search-engine toggle is the one that governs listing. Turn it off and allow up to 30 days.
- A password stops people reading the page, which is a different thing from stopping it being listed. The address and title can still show.
- Unlinking from your public profile, on the Hitched and bodas.net family, removes the main path a stranger would follow.
- Check it yourself. Search
site:followed by your wedding URL. If nothing comes back, it is not indexed.
The part nobody mentions
A wedding website is one of the few pages on the internet with no reason to rank. It has an audience of eighty people who all already have the link.
We only worked this out properly about our own product this month, and found we had been submitting couples' pages to Google by default without ever asking them. We changed it. If you are reading this because you want your site hidden, that instinct is the right one, and you should not have to hunt through settings to act on it.
Frequently asked questions
Why is my wedding website not showing up on Google?
Usually one of three things: the site is not published yet, the search-engine setting is switched off, or Google simply has not got round to it. The Knot tells couples that once the setting is on, "Google can take 30 days or more to list your site".
How long does it take for a wedding website to appear on Google?
The Knot says 30 days or more from the moment the setting is enabled. There is no way to make it faster, and nothing you do on the page changes that timing much.
Should my wedding website be on Google at all?
For most couples, no. Guests reach the site from the invitation, a message or a QR code, never from a search. Being indexed puts your names, your date and your venue in front of anyone who searches them, and it buys you nothing in return.
How do I stop my wedding website from appearing on Google?
On The Knot you toggle the search-engine setting off, and they say to "allow up to 30 days for your URL to no longer appear in search engine results". On bodas.net and Hitched you cannot delete the site, but you can uncheck the option that links it to your profile, hide sections or set a password.
Can I make a wedding website that is never searchable?
Yes, and on some platforms it is the default. Ours is: every wedding page we serve carries a noindex instruction, so it is never listed no matter what. Guests still open the link normally.
Will a password or private setting keep my site off Google?
A password stops people reading it, which is not quite the same as stopping it being listed. The URL and its title can still appear. If your concern is being found rather than being read, the search-engine setting is the one that matters.
Every quotation above was read in the platform's own help centre on 19 August 2026. Help pages change: if something here no longer matches what you see, write to support@wedding30s.com and we will update it.