About Tying The Knot, the modern way to tell everyone
Tying The Knot makes wedding invitation websites in Ireland, with one link for everything and AI used openly. Where the name comes from, and how to reach us.
Tying The Knot makes wedding invitation websites for couples in Ireland, for weddings at home and abroad. Each one is made for one couple and opens from a single link on a guest's phone: a short silent film, the day's details, a guest travel planner and the RSVP. The name is the old phrase for getting married.
Why is it called Tying The Knot?
To tie the knot is to get married. The phrase is often linked to handfasting. In medieval England and Scotland, handfasting was a promise to marry, sealed by joining hands (Wikipedia, checked October 2026), and in Scotland couples went on binding hands in church for decades after the Kirk tried to stop it (The Scotsman, checked October 2026). Today many couples in Ireland and Scotland tie their joined hands with a ribbon or cord during the ceremony. Nobody knows for certain where the phrase itself comes from (Mental Floss, checked October 2026), but the picture fits.
We took the name because an invitation is where the tying together starts. It tells the people who matter to you that you are getting married, in your own words, and gives them what they need to be there. If you are marrying in Ireland, our guide to the paperwork for getting married in Ireland covers the legal steps.
What does Tying The Knot make?
A Tying The Knot invitation is a website made for one couple. A guest opens one link on their phone. There is no app to download and no account to create.
It opens with a short silent film, made with AI tools for your venue, colours and style, and checked by a person frame by frame. Then comes the invitation itself: your names, the date and the venue, the day's schedule with times, the dress code, a few words from you, where to stay, and answers to the questions guests always ask.
A guest travel planner shows the airports near your venue, the drive from each and a map of the way in. Each household replies in one go, person by person, with meals, dietary and allergy needs and a song for the dance floor. A calendar file adds the day to a guest's phone.
Behind it is your private dashboard: every reply the moment it is sent, your guest list by household, who has and has not replied, the dietary and allergy list, the song list for your DJ or band, and a table plan you can download for your venue.
What do we believe?
One link for everything
Guests should not have to piece your wedding together from a PDF, a group chat and a string of emails. One link holds the details, the way there and the reply form, and it opens on a phone with nothing to install.
Calm and personal
An invitation should feel as if it was made for the person opening it. The examples all follow the same simple shape: a silent film, a still that becomes the top of the page, one calm scroll through the day, then the reply. Each has a single idea of its own, such as a printed suite, an order of service, a painted map or a sea chart. You can see them all in the examples.
Made in Ireland, for weddings here and abroad
Tying The Knot is an Irish business, and the invitations are made in Ireland. They suit any kind of ceremony: civil, Catholic, other religious, humanist or celebrant-led. They are for first and second marriages, and for weddings in Ireland and weddings abroad. The travel planner is there for the guests who are flying in, wherever the venue is.
AI, used openly
The opening film and some of the pictures are made with AI tools. We say so on the site, and the film is labelled AI-assisted. A person checks every film frame by frame before you see it, and you can ask for changes after your preview. The films and pictures in our examples were made with AI tools too. Our terms say what AI-assisted means.
How does it work?
You pay and open an account. You answer guided questions by typing or by voice note, and upload your photos. Tying The Knot builds your site and your film, and you review a preview and ask for changes. Then you share one link with every guest. The how it works page has the steps, and the pricing page says what is included.
Can you see one before you order?
Yes. The examples are live invitations. Open one on your phone, as a guest would.
How do you get in touch?
Email hello@tyingtheknot.ie or use the contact page. The business's legal details are on the terms page, and how we handle personal information is in the privacy notice.
Sources
Each source was last checked on 12 October 2026.
Questions people ask
Why is it called Tying The Knot?
Because that is what you are doing. Many couples also tie their hands together with a ribbon or cord during the ceremony, a custom called handfasting. Our part is the modern one: one link that tells your guests you are getting married and gives them everything they need for the day.
Is Tying The Knot only for one kind of wedding?
No. Tying The Knot makes invitations for any kind of ceremony: civil, Catholic, other religious, humanist or celebrant-led, with or without a handfasting. It works for first and second marriages, and for weddings in Ireland and weddings abroad.
Does Tying The Knot use AI to make the invitations?
Yes, and we say so. The opening film and some pictures are made with AI tools, guided by your answers, and the film is labelled AI-assisted. A person checks every film frame by frame before you see it, and you can ask for changes after your preview. The films and pictures in the examples were made with AI tools too.
Do guests need an app or an account to use a Tying The Knot invitation?
No. Guests open one link on their phone, read the details and reply for their household, including meals, dietary and allergy needs and a song request. There is nothing to download and nothing to sign up for. The couple sees every reply in a private dashboard.
Can I see a Tying The Knot invitation before I order?
Yes. The examples page has twelve live invitations, each with its own idea: a printed suite, an order of service, a painted map, a sea chart, a booklet, a garden and more. Open them on your phone, as a guest would. Their films and pictures were made with AI tools.
Is Tying The Knot an Irish business?
Yes. Tying The Knot is an Irish business, and the invitations are made in Ireland for weddings in Ireland and abroad. Prices are in euro and include VAT. The business's legal details are on the terms page, and you can write to hello@tyingtheknot.ie.
How do I contact Tying The Knot?
Email hello@tyingtheknot.ie or use the contact page. The same address is for questions about your data, and the privacy notice explains your rights. If something on the website is hard to use, tell us there and we will do what we can.
