Pick the tone of your invitation and where the RSVP ask will live. Each page has three variants written for exactly that combination, a generator that drops in your names, date, link and reply-by date, and the three questions that channel raises.
Free, no account. Made by Vowlist — the guest list, budget and checklist are free; the RSVP link is $79 once, no subscription.
| Channel ↓ / tone → | Formal | Classic | Casual | Playful |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Printed cardA card in the invitation suite that sends guests to a link (or QR) instead of a return envelope. Print the URL in full and the reply-by date; keep a phone number for guests who will not go online. | Formal · Printed card | Classic · Printed card | Casual · Printed card | Playful · Printed card |
| Online inviteA digital invitation (email/e-card/website) with an RSVP button or link. Guests are already on a screen — one tap should land them on their reply, so per-household links beat a generic form. | Formal · Online invite | Classic · Online invite | Casual · Online invite | Playful · Online invite |
| QR on the cardA details or RSVP card carrying a QR code that opens the reply page. Keep the line under the code short, print the URL as well, and test-scan a proof at real size. | Formal · QR on the card | Classic · QR on the card | Casual · QR on the card | Playful · QR on the card |
| Text / WhatsAppA short message from your own phone to one household at a time. This is where per-household links shine: the family taps and sees only their names. You send it — Vowlist never messages guests. | Formal · Text / WhatsApp | Classic · Text / WhatsApp | Casual · Text / WhatsApp | Playful · Text / WhatsApp |
| EmailA subject line, a short body and one link — sent by you, from your own address, to one household per email if you can. Plain text lands in more inboxes than a designed template. | Formal · Email | Classic · Email | Casual · Email | Playful · Email |
| Save-the-dateGoes out months ahead (paper or digital). Traditionally it does not ask for a reply — "invitation to follow" — but many couples now add an early link so travelling guests can say yes early. Decide which you are doing. | Formal · Save-the-date | Classic · Save-the-date | Casual · Save-the-date | Playful · Save-the-date |
Formal: Third person, no contractions, "the favour of a reply". For black-tie, traditional or family-hosted weddings.
Classic: Warm and traditional in the first person — "we would love you to join us". The safe default for most invitations.
Casual: Relaxed, contractions, plain asks — "can you make it?". Backyard, brunch, city-hall-plus-dinner.
Playful: Light, a little cheeky, still clear about the ask and the date. Works when your guests know your humour.
Whatever the tone, every reply ask needs the same three things: who is being asked (address the household), by when (a date — the deadline calculator works it out), and where (one link, printed in full or behind a QR code from the QR generator). The generator on each page keeps those three visible whatever else you cut.
Vowlist gives every household its own RSVP link: the family taps it, sees only their names, picks who is coming and what they eat, done — no app, no account, and we never email or message guests. Guest list, budget and checklist are free; the RSVP link is $79 once. See the guest page → · Start free →