Ticketing for
Weddings

Using ticketing platforms for weddings might sound unconventional, but it solves problems that every couple faces. Managing RSVPs, collecting meal choices, handling evening reception numbers, and coordinating guest information is exactly what ticketing platforms do well.

The traditional RSVP process is chaotic. Reply cards get lost, guests forget to respond, meal choices change, and couples end up chasing responses via text, email, and phone. A ticketing platform centralises everything. Guests click a link, confirm their attendance, select their meal, note any dietary requirements, and you have a clean, real-time guest list.

Evening receptions add another layer. Many weddings have a smaller ceremony and wedding breakfast (50-100 guests) followed by a larger evening reception (100-200+ guests). Ticketing the evening reception manages numbers, prevents uninvited plus-ones, and gives you an accurate headcount for the bar and entertainment.

Some couples are now charging a nominal fee for evening reception entry (£5-10) to cover costs, especially for larger parties. This is becoming more socially acceptable, particularly for events with significant entertainment or open-bar elements.

For wedding ticketing, you need a platform that is elegant, simple, and does not make your guests feel like they are buying a concert ticket. Key features:

• Free ticket option for RSVPs that are confirmations, not purchases
• Custom checkout questions for meal choices, dietary requirements, song requests, and accommodation needs
• Clean, customisable pages that match your wedding aesthetic
• Guest management dashboard showing real-time RSVP status

Eventbrite offers free tickets at no charge but their pages look obviously like an event ticketing site, not a wedding RSVP. The branding can feel impersonal for something as intimate as a wedding.

tickts provides clean event pages that can be customised to suit your wedding style. Free RSVPs cost nothing, and if you charge for evening reception entry, there are zero booking fees beyond Stripe processing (1.5% + 20p per paid ticket).

Check the platform comparison for more options, or if you are charging for evening tickets, use the fee calculator to compare costs.

Most wedding ticketing falls into two categories: free RSVPs and paid evening reception tickets.

Free RSVPs for the ceremony and wedding breakfast. These are not transactional. You are simply using the platform to collect confirmations and meal preferences. Set up a free ticket type with custom questions for dietary requirements, accommodation, and any plus-one details.

Paid evening reception tickets (£5-15). If you are charging for the evening party, keep it modest. Frame it as a contribution to costs, not a profit exercise. "£10 per person includes welcome drink and entertainment" feels reasonable. Consider offering a couple/pair discount.

Package options for destination or weekend weddings. If your wedding spans a weekend with multiple events (welcome dinner, ceremony, reception, morning-after brunch), you might create a "full weekend" ticket that covers everything, alongside individual event tickets for guests who can only attend part of it.

Children's pricing. Decide early whether children are included free or at a reduced rate. For catered events, even a £5 children's ticket helps cover the catering cost while keeping it accessible for families.

Gift fund integration. Some couples use the ticketing page as a hub for everything, including a link to their gift fund or honeymoon contribution. While this is not ticketing per se, having it in one place makes life easier for guests.

Since most wedding RSVPs are free tickets, the platform comparison focuses on usability and aesthetics rather than fees. However, if you are selling 150 evening reception tickets at £10 each:

• Eventbrite: £178.50 in fees (6.95% + £0.59 each)
• tickts: £55.50 in Stripe processing (1.5% + 20p each)

The £123 saving is nice but not the main reason to choose one platform over another for a wedding. The bigger factors are:

• Page aesthetics: Does the RSVP page look elegant and match your wedding theme?
• Custom questions: Can you collect meal choices, dietary needs, and song requests?
• Guest management: Can you easily see who has replied, who has not, and chase outstanding RSVPs?
• Simplicity for guests: Can your nan RSVP without calling you for help?

Send the RSVP link with your invitations. Include a QR code on your printed invitation that links directly to the RSVP page. Guests scan it with their phone and respond immediately. This dramatically improves response rates compared to reply cards.

Set a firm RSVP deadline. Use the ticketing platform's end-date feature to automatically close RSVPs on your deadline. Send reminder emails at 2 weeks, 1 week, and 2 days before the deadline to chase non-responders.

Collect everything in one go. Use custom checkout questions to gather meal choice, dietary requirements, accommodation status, children's names and ages, song requests, and any accessibility needs. Collecting this at RSVP time saves weeks of back-and-forth later.

Create separate ticket types for different groups. Ceremony-and-all guests get one ticket type, evening-only guests get another. This lets you manage your two guest lists cleanly from one dashboard.

Use the platform for event-day management. On your wedding day, your wedding coordinator or best man can use the check-in feature to mark guests as arrived. This is invaluable for managing the seating plan and knowing when everyone is present for the ceremony.

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