Keeping your wedding page alive
How your wedding page goes from active to dormant — and how Encore and Echo keep it live for guests long after the big day.
For: Couples
Your wedding page on NextSet has a life of its own — it's not just an event listing you set and forget. Understanding how the page moves through its stages means you'll never be surprised when guests try to visit it, and you'll know exactly which option to reach for if you want to keep the memories accessible for years to come.
The three stages of a wedding page
Active — the full experience
While Wedding Hosting ($79/mo) is running, your page is fully live. Guests can visit it, see the schedule, upload photos to the photo wall, use the photo booth frames, make song requests, and RSVP. Everything works. If you're in the middle of planning or hosting your event, this is the stage you're in.
Your page stays Active as long as your monthly Hosting subscription is current — or if you've purchased an Echo plan (more on that below), as long as the Echo is in effect.
Dormant — the quiet placeholder
When Hosting ends — whether you cancel the subscription or it lapses — your page doesn't disappear entirely. Guests who visit your link see a quiet placeholder page instead of the full experience. This lets you decide what to do next without your old link immediately producing a confusing error. You can still sign in and preview your own page normally; only guests see the placeholder.
None — the page is unavailable
If a wedding was never completed or was cancelled before checkout, the guest link goes to a "not found" page. This only affects pages that were never fully set up.
Encore — bring it back for 30 days
Encore ($99 one-time) reactivates a dormant page for 30 days. It's the right choice when:
- The wedding just happened and you want one more month for guests to add their photos.
- You forgot to cancel Hosting before it lapsed and guests are emailing you asking why the page is down.
- You want to share the photo wall at a reunion or anniversary brunch and just need temporary access.
When the 30 days are up, the page returns to dormant. You can buy another Encore if you need more time.
Echo — permanent or decade-long access
If you want guests to be able to visit the page for years — not just one month at a time — an Echo plan locks it in without a recurring bill.
| Plan | Price | Guest access |
|---|---|---|
| 10-Year Echo | $299 one-time | Page stays active for 10 years |
| 50-Year Echo | $1,499 one-time | Page stays active for 50 years |
Both Echo plans give the same full guest experience that Hosting provides — photo wall, photo booth, the guest schedule, song requests — for as long as the plan runs. You pay once and stop thinking about it.
Echo is especially popular with couples who want to give family members a long-lived link they can revisit on anniversaries, or who want to gift a lasting digital album to parents who will share it for years.
What happens to guest photos if I stop Hosting?
Photos your guests uploaded live safely in your photo archive regardless of what happens to your subscription. Going dormant does not delete photos — it only changes what guests see when they visit the link. Your photo library is always accessible from your wedding dashboard while you're signed in.
If you want a copy of everything to keep outside NextSet, you can export a ZIP archive of all photos for a one-time fee of $19. The export is prepared automatically and you'll receive a download link by email once it's ready.
Quick comparison
| I want to… | Best option |
|---|---|
| Keep the page live month to month while we're planning | Wedding Hosting — $79/mo |
| Temporarily reactivate a dormant page | Encore — $99 |
| Lock in 10 years without a subscription | 10-Year Echo — $299 |
| Lock in 50 years as a family keepsake | 50-Year Echo — $1,499 |
| Download all guest photos as a ZIP | Photo Archive Export — $19 |
Common problems
My guests are seeing "archived" instead of our wedding page. The page has gone dormant — your Hosting subscription has ended or lapsed. Sign in to your wedding dashboard to reactivate. Choose Encore ($99) for 30 days of access, or an Echo plan for a long-term fix. Guests will see the full page again as soon as you complete checkout.
What's the difference between Encore and Echo? Encore is a one-time 30-day reactivation — useful for short bursts of access after the wedding. Echo is a permanent (or decade-long) purchase that keeps the page live without any subscription to manage. If you think guests might want to visit more than once or twice over the coming years, an Echo plan works out to be simpler and less expensive in the long run.
Will guests still see our photos after I cancel Hosting? Yes. Your photos are stored safely regardless of your subscription status. Guests won't be able to reach the photo wall while the page is dormant, but your photos are not deleted. You can reactivate at any time with Encore or Echo to give guests access again, or download everything as a ZIP for $19.
I signed up but haven't paid yet — why does the guest link show "not found"? The guest link only activates once checkout is complete. If you're still setting things up, finish the onboarding and complete checkout, then share the link with guests.
I bought an Echo but the page still shows the dormant placeholder. Give it a minute and refresh the guest link — activation normally takes only a few seconds. If it's still showing the placeholder after a couple of minutes, sign out and back in, then try the guest link in a private/incognito window to confirm it's working for guests.