Wedding RSVP for a New York guest list
New York RSVPs fall apart in the gaps between boroughs. A Friday gathering in Queens and a Saturday reception in Brooklyn are different replies, and a cousin in New Jersey will not guess which one a forwarded text was about. Long Island is another drive. Manhattan is not a shorthand for all of it.
Spring and autumn are the comfortable months. Summer is hot and humid, and guests will ask what to wear if you do not say. Winter, and the weeks around the holidays, make travel messy for anyone flying in. Write the day, the start, and which borough before the group chat turns the plan into folklore.
Two replies, not one poster
Diaspora weekends still split a traditional gathering from the main celebration. Caribbean, West African, South Asian, Chinese, Latino, and Jewish families each do this in their own way, and plenty of couples are more than one of those at once. A Friday in one borough and a Saturday in another are two lists. Guests in New Jersey or on Long Island need to know which day is theirs, because they will not do both trips on a guess.
Friends who grew up here often answer by SMS or iMessage. Relatives abroad, and many Caribbean, African, and South Asian households, answer on WhatsApp. Email still reaches colleagues. A heart on a group poster is not an RSVP. Each guest is named, can see a photo, and opens only their events.
Ask less, get the reply
Keep the form short. Ask for each name, a yes or no on every event they were invited to, a meal if you need it, dietary needs, and a song if you want one. You can run up to six events. A guest only for the reception should not see the rest.
Set English or French per household. Send the link on WhatsApp, by email, or from your own phone. A WhatsApp message to a US number uses 1 credit. Credits are not 1 for 1 in every country, so a relative in France or Germany is not the same send. If someone replies by text or on a call, enter it yourself. Lists from Excel or CSV have their numbers cleaned before you send.
A deadline people can see
Put the deadline on the page, not only in a caption. Guests who are flying need it earlier than guests on the same subway line. When the time changes, you change one page instead of correcting a chain of screenshots. Travel notes, dress code, and a short FAQ can live there so the form is not a dead end.
The clock stays on New York's zone, labelled with the country. A phone set to Lagos, London, or Los Angeles still shows your hour, and the calendar link matches. There are 30+ designs around the form. A yes can issue a QR pass. Check-in is a phone at the door, with an undo, and that role does not open gifts or the website.
The starting plan
Collecting New York RSVPs can start with the website, the reply form, a table list, guest passes, and card gifts, plus 30 WhatsApp messages, 50 email invites, and 10 AI answers.
Free to start.
From the list to the door
Tables are on every plan, and the pass can show the table. The floor-plan drawing is on Standard. Editors can help with the list. Bea can set up the page. Nothing goes out, and nothing is deleted, until you tap Confirm. If you started on Zola, The Knot, or Joy, paste the link, read the preview, and confirm. That import uses 10 AI credits. Notes and photos from guests can be collected on the day.
US dollars, and who gets a nudge
Plans and card gifts are in US dollars. Basic is $79, Standard is $149, and Season is $649, each paid once, with no fee per guest. Season is five weddings on one shared message balance. A guest picks an amount and can leave a note. You see the name, the note, and the total once a payout bank is connected. A honeymoon fund, wishlist items, or a link to a registry you already have can sit on the site.
Standard and Season send an RSVP confirmation, reminders only to guests who have not replied, a day-of note, and a thank-you. Use them when a Queens Friday and a Brooklyn Saturday are both short of answers.
FAQ
Can Friday in one borough and Saturday in another be two RSVPs?
Yes. Create each as its own event. Guests reply only to the events you invited them to, from a personal link.
Can reminders skip people who already said yes?
On Standard and Season, reminders go only to guests who have not answered, with a confirmation, a day-of note, and a thank-you.
Friends text and family is on WhatsApp. Where do the replies land?
On one list. Both open a personal page. Send the link on WhatsApp or by email, or from your own phone. Record a text or a call yourself.
What does it cost in New York?
US dollars, paid once. Basic is $79, Standard is $149, and Season is $649. A WhatsApp message to a US number uses 1 credit. Free to start.