Love website ideas for 2026: a birthday or anniversary page for your girlfriend

A love website is a personal page you make for your girlfriend, with a message, photos and memories for her birthday, your anniversary or a proposal. It can be a small surprise rather than a big project. Start with what you want to say, choose a tool that fits, and check its privacy settings before sharing anything personal.

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The short answer

Small personal site Carrd suits someone who wants a small site, with a free Basic experience and paid options for removing branding or using a custom domain.
Design your message Canva suits someone who wants to arrange photos and words with a drag-and-drop editor, or make a design to share as a file.
More template choice Wix suits someone who wants a website builder with over 2000 templates they can customize manually or with AI.
Build on your phone Heya suits someone who wants a no-code page they can build and edit fully on a phone, with options for music embeds and a countdown.

How to make a love website

Pick the occasionDecide whether this is a birthday message, an anniversary page or a proposal surprise. Write the main message before choosing a design.
Choose your materialGather photos you're both comfortable sharing and write captions in your own words. Leave out anything you'd rather keep between you.
Choose the toolCompare the free option, publishing choices and privacy controls. Check whether a feature you want needs a paid plan.
Build the pagePut your message near the top, then add your photos and any other parts the tool supports. You don't need to use every available block.
Check the resultRead it on your phone and test any buttons, music or countdown you've added. Check the spelling of her name and any dates.
Check privacy and shareReview the publishing settings before you send it. If you need access restricted to her, confirm that the tool supports that rather than assuming a shared link is private.

Tools for making a love website

Compare Carrd, Canva, Wix, Heya and CountdownIt below by cost, what you can make and what to check before sharing.

Builder	Free plan	Paid from	Custom domain	Best for
Carrd	Free Basic plan	$9/year (Pro Lite, 3 sites)	Pro Standard ($19/year) and Pro Plus	One-page sites and landing pages
Canva	Canva Free, US$0	Pro plan, billed monthly or yearly	Not stated	Designing graphics, PDFs and print pieces
Wix	$0 Free plan, no credit card	$17/mo (Light), yearly price	Connect one on Premium plans; 1 year free domain voucher on most	Big template library and business tools
Heya	Free: 3 sites, 5 pages each, yourname.heya.bio	$3/mo (Pro Lite)	Pro Standard (1) or Pro Plus (up to 10)	Small sites built and edited on a phone
CountdownIt	100% free, no account	Not stated	Lives at countdownit.com/your-path	Quick countdown pages

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Not stated means the company's own pages we checked don't give that detail.

Each option up close

Carrd

Free; Pro Lite $9, Pro Standard $19, Pro Plus $49 a year

Carrd has a free Basic experience and a free 7-day Pro trial with no payment or credit card required. Pro Lite costs $9 / year for up to 3 published sites without Carrd branding, but it doesn't include custom domains. Pro Standard costs $19 / year for up to 10 sites and supports custom domains you own, with full SSL support via Let's Encrypt.

Better at: One-page sites and landing pages.
Watch out: Pro Lite does not include custom domains.

Canva

Free; Pro and Business are paid plans

Canva Free costs US$0 per year for one person and includes a drag-and-drop editor, 1,000+ design types and 1.6M+ templates. It supports PDF, JPG, PNG and print-ready CMYK exports, giving you a file-based option for your message too. The free plan has 5GB of cloud storage and 1 Brand Kit limited to 3 colors; check the website publishing and privacy options before choosing it for a live page.

Better at: Designing graphics, PDFs and print pieces.
Watch out: The free plan has 1 Brand Kit and 5GB of storage.

Wix

Free; Light $17, Core $29, Business $39 a month (yearly)

Wix offers a Free plan for $0 with no credit card required, plus over 2000 business-ready website templates you can customize manually or with AI. Its cheapest paid plan, Light, is $17 per month with 2 GB of storage and 2 site collaborators; Wix displays USD prices for yearly subscriptions paid in full at purchase. Premium plans let you connect your own domain and remove Wix branding, and Wix offers a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Better at: Big template library and business tools.
Watch out: Listed prices are for yearly plans paid up front.

Heya

Free; Pro Lite $3, Pro Standard $6, Pro Plus $15 a month

Heya is a no-code builder for one-page and small sites that can be built and edited fully on a phone; you can start without an account, with drafts saved in your browser, and publishing requires Google sign-in. Its Free plan costs $0 with no time limit or credit card and allows up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each, with a small "Made with Heya" badge; Pro Lite costs $3 a month and removes the badge, while Pro Standard costs $6 a month and includes 1 custom domain per account. Heya supports music embeds and a countdown block, and its sites can be found by search engines by default unless you turn on "Hide from Google."

Better at: Small sites built and edited on a phone.
Watch out: Free sites show a small "Made with Heya" badge.

CountdownIt

Free

CountdownIt makes hosted countdown pages and lets you add up to 50 countdowns to a single page. It's 100% free and doesn't require an account, sign-up, email, credit card or app installation. Choose it if the countdown itself is what you want to share, and check its privacy options before adding personal details.

Better at: Quick countdown pages.
Watch out: Pages live on a countdownit.com path.

Ideas for what to put on it

Start with a message you'd say to her. It doesn't need to sound like a card. A birthday wish, something you remember about getting together, or a thing you love about spending time with her is enough to begin.

Then choose what belongs underneath:

A photo with a caption about what you remember.
A note about something she does that you appreciate.
A memory you both still talk about.
Your song, if your chosen tool supports it.
A countdown to the date you're celebrating.

What would she want to read? Use that as your test, rather than trying to fill the page.

You can leave space around a short message. And if a photo needs a long explanation, write it (in your own words). You don't have to make every caption the same length or turn every memory into a section.

Keeping it private

Decide what "private" means before you publish. Do you want to keep the surprise out of search results, or do you want to restrict who can open the page? Those are different requirements. Check for an access control such as a password if you need the latter, and don't assume any tool here includes one.

Heya sites can be found by search engines by default. Its "Hide from Google" setting turns that off, but don't treat that setting as proof that only your girlfriend can view the page.

Keep the content cautious too. Leave out home addresses, private messages and anything she hasn't agreed to share. Choose photos with the same care.

Before sending the page, open it while signed out and see what a visitor can view. If you can't confirm the access restrictions you need, keep sensitive material off it. A link you've only sent to her isn't the same as restricted access.

Proposal and anniversary pages

For an anniversary, start with a note about the time you've shared. Add the memories you want to mark, then finish with what you'd like to say to her now. A page can stay focused on that message without becoming a record of everything you've done together.

For a proposal, decide when she should see the page. Before the question? After you've asked? Write for that moment, and check that the page doesn't reveal the surprise earlier than you intend.

A countdown can be part of either idea. Heya has a block that counts down the days, hours, minutes and seconds to a date you pick. CountdownIt is another option if you want a countdown page itself.

If you're including plans or asking for a response, keep those details clear. Heya buttons can link to a Google Form or Tally form for RSVPs, but a personal reply can stay personal too.

How we checked

We took every price, limit and feature from each company's own pages, collected on October 29, 2026. We checked the Carrd and Wix pages again on November 9, 2026. Heya's details come from its pricing page and docs, checked on October 30, 2026. The facts come from carrd.com/docs/pro/plans, carrd.com/pro, canva.com/pricing, wix.com/plans, wix.com, countdownit.com/create, heya.page/pricing and heya.page/docs.

Plans change often. If a number here is out of date, email hello@heya.page and we'll fix it.

FAQ

How do I make a website for my girlfriend?

Write your message and choose your photos first, then pick a tool from the comparison. Build a page around those rather than starting with every feature available. Check it on your phone, test anything you've added, and review the publishing settings before sending it to her. Keep the first version small.

Can I make a love website for free?

Yes. Carrd has a free Basic experience, Canva has a Free plan, and Wix offers a Free plan with no credit card required. Heya Free allows up to 3 sites with up to 5 pages each and shows a small badge. CountdownIt is entirely free if you want a countdown page.

Can I add our song to the page?

Heya's embed block supports Spotify and SoundCloud, as well as YouTube and Vimeo. You can use a supported embed for your song, then test it on the finished page. For the other tools, check their current audio or embed options before building your design around music. Don't assume support is the same everywhere.

How do I keep the page private?

Check the tool's publishing and access settings before you upload personal material. Heya offers "Hide from Google," but keeping a page out of search isn't the same as restricting access. If only your girlfriend should be able to open it, verify that your chosen setup can enforce that. Otherwise, leave sensitive content off the page.

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