Planning for a wedding is no small feat. Every detail, big and small, has to be planned and organized since even the smallest thing can upset a smooth event. Of all the challenges involved, perhaps one of the biggest is planning for the number of guests. If you do not know how many guests are coming, planning for things like food, seating and venue is impossible.
Traditionally, wedding invitations mailed to prospective guests included an empty envelope and postage stamp to allow the people to send their attendance confirmation. The problem with this system is that not everyone will take the time to reply. Other times the mail will be misplaced or even get lost. So you plan for a certain number of guests only to find that you have inadequate food and seating on the wedding day.
With today’s technology however, this does not have to happen. Now you can use online RSVP tools provided by wedding sites to have an accurate list of guests. It’s easier, faster and safer. It also saves the planet from pollution by all those envelopes and stamps that would have been used for RSVP. To ensure that your wedding planning goes as smoothly as possible, we have provided 7 sites that offer completely free RSVP for weddings (and for some sites other events as well).
Top Free Online Wedding RSVP Websites
1. anRSVP.com
This is one of the best RSVP wedding sites out there. Once you set up your account, you can create a guest list. The site encourages you to send out invitations by paper but do not provide an RSVP envelope. Instead you instruct prospective guests to access an online page where they can respond to your invitation. On the response page, you can also ask your guests additional questions such as song suggestions and special nutritional needs.
2. mywedding.com
This is a full on wedding website in that it allows you to set up a personalized wedding website where you can also plan your event. For those who only need the RSVP feature you can create an account and ignore the other features. However it works best for those wantng RSVP plus other services provided by wedding websites such as planning.
3. RSVPmenow.com
This is another great yet simple free online RSVP service. With this site, you can create customized RSVP forms which means that you can gather as many details about your guests as you want. This includes number of family members. accompanying guests, any medical conditions such as allergies to certain foods, and estimated time of arrival. You can also send reminder emails to your guests after they confirm their attendance. Remember to include important details in the reminders such as location. If for example you had mentioned in the invitation that the wedding venue was Wesley Event Center in Clermont FL, make sure to mention directions in the reminder too.
4. theknot.com
If you want to make your wedding planning easy, this is the go-to site. It provides a wide range of planning tools including online RSVP. You go to the guest list feature and create a guest list. Once you send out the invitations, you can ask guests to confirm their attendance through the site. If guests confirm through other means such as calling, you can personally enter their details in the guest list thus keeping it updated.
5. weddingwire.com
Just like mywedding.com, this website is ideal for those who want to use full wedding planning features. On weddingwire.com, you can create your own website complete with your preferred customizations and most importantly, you can track your guest info. With this feature you can keep track of who’s coming, who’s not and who has not yet responded. You can also gather other details including gifts and meal preferences.
6. RSVPify.com
This is a really unique online wedding RSVP site in that you do not have to work within the site. Once you have set up an account and entered your details, you can embed the RSVP on your own personal website. So in the invitations, instead of directing guests to rsvpify.com, you ask them to visit your website. Alternatively they can also visit your event’s page on rsvpify.com
7. free-rsvp.com
Fully free, no personal information required when registering and an unlimited guest list are some of the many advantages of using this site. It is a bit recent but still as good as other sites. Once you create a guest list, you can even send the invitations by email and then track responses through the regular updates provided by the site.
If you just want an online RSVP with and want a lot of features and customizations, RSVPIFY is the best one. You don’t need to have a wedding website with them…you can use it with the wedding website you already have or just use it by itself. It also has stuff like a seating chart so I’m going to them.
This comparison needs to include important rsvp details, such as whether or not the site allows you to prevent guests from adding unexpected +1s, which is one of the most stressful parts about managing the guest list. Unfortunately, the knot.com does not have an option for this and anyone who has access to your site can rsvp and add as many guests as they want; it does not refer to the guest list that you load into the site. (I tested this by RSVPing as my sister and adding her cat, who is obviously not on our guest list, as her +1.) The only suggestion the site has is to password protect the site, but it’s usually invited guests you have to worry about adding unexpected headcount to your guest list.
In addition, I think it is awesome that rsvpify offers the ability to embed their rsvp option into one’s personal/wedding site. The only thing that’s not mentioned here is that this is NOT a free option. They charge $29.99 for this feature. Seems misleading of them to not let this be known until AFTER one registers and begins setting up their event.
Just in case anyone else is trying to limit +1’s. https://www.JustRsvp.me has that feature for free.
I thought RSVPify was going to be the best site for me because many articles state that i can embed the link into my own wedding website. Unfortunately, no articles mention that while the site is free, embedding is not and an upgrade is required. Additionally, you only get 100 RSVPs otherwise you need to upgrade. Had i known that before, i wouldn’t have wasted an RSVP on myself testing it out!
Would love to be featured on this, as a site that offers free online RSVP, sharing of photos from guests and such features as reply with a selfie, fun stuff
Great site to use to share photos, set up a RSVP online, RSVP with Selfie and printable invitation option. We paid 9.95 for all that. http://www.eventrii.com/
Another option we found good was http://www.eventrii.com . A lot cheaper than the rest and a few more options like invitation templates and photo sharing options on the day of event .
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I made my Wedding RSVP website using https://www.invitespring.com/ really simple, cheap, took me under 10mins to setup.