Setting up text message RSVPs with Replied takes a few minutes. Here are the four steps:
1 – Tell us about your event
2 – Choose the questions guests answer
3 – Activate your event to get your RSVP number
4 – Share your RSVP number and watch replies come in
1. Tell us about your event
After you sign up, click “+ New Event” on your Your Events page. Step 1 asks for:
— Event name. Guests see it in every text, so make it recognizable, like “Christina & Daniel’s Wedding”.
— Your name or company. Guests see it in their greeting: “Hi! Christina would like your RSVP…”
— Event date and time. You can change any of these later on your event’s Settings page.
The phone on the right shows exactly what your guests will see as you type.
Step 2 asks whether you also want Replied to text invitations to your guest list. Every event gets an RSVP number guests can text. Sending invitations by text is optional, and our text invitation guide covers it.
2. Choose the questions guests answer
Step 3 is where you decide what Replied asks each guest. Turn on any of these:
— Total guests attending
— Kids under 10
— Meal preference. Enter up to three menu options and guests reply with their choices, like “1 Chicken 1 Beef”.
— Custom question. Ask anything else, such as dietary restrictions or whether they’ll ride the shuttle. Phrase it as a question so guests know to reply. Example: “A shuttle leaves the ceremony for the reception at 6:30pm. Will you be riding?”
You can also add a short personal greeting. Set your questions before you share your number, because guests who have already replied won’t be asked questions you add later.
3. Activate your event
Click “Next: Checkout” to pick the plan that fits your guest count and pay. One text RSVP covers one household, so a family of four counts as one. You’ll get a receipt by email.
Once your event is active, Replied reserves your dedicated RSVP phone number. If your event is more than a year away, the number is reserved automatically once it’s within a year.
4. Share your RSVP number and watch replies come in
Your RSVP number is at the top of your event’s RSVPs page. Tap the copy icon next to it, then add it to your invitations, RSVP cards, save-the-dates, emails or social posts. For example: “Kindly RSVP by May 1 by texting RSVP to 757-555-0148.”
Each guest who texts your number gets a short conversation with your questions, and their answers land on your RSVPs page right away. At the top you’ll see who’s attending, who declined, your meal counts and how many households haven’t replied. Below that, filter to Yes, No or New replies, search by name, or tap a guest to edit their RSVP.
Use “Message guests” to text every household that RSVP’d, or only those who said yes, about things like parking or a schedule change. The More menu lets you add an RSVP yourself, export everything to Excel, ask guests to confirm their RSVP closer to the date, or send a cancellation if plans change.
For invitation wording ideas, see our RSVP card wording guide. Questions? Use Help > Contact Us in your dashboard.