Host controls, set up front
Most tools let you make a page and then leave you to herd the answers somewhere else. An RSVP website builder sets the plus-one limit, the meal options, the deadline, and the reminders at the same time you write the invitation.
The invitation and the reply are usually treated as two separate purchases: a beautiful page for the guest to read, and then some other place where answers pile up. That gap is where a host loses control. You find out after sending that the page cannot cap companions, cannot ask about food, and cannot tell you who has gone quiet.
A proper RSVP builder closes the gap. You build the reply system alongside the invitation, deciding how guests may answer before a single one opens the link. The page you send and the list it fills are the same object, so the rules you set are the rules guests actually meet.
You set how many companions a guest may bring, and the reply honours it. Someone who is allowed one partner cannot quietly add three. The companions are recorded against the guest's name so the extra seats are accounted for, not argued over.
If you are serving food, define the choices once and they appear on the reply. Each guest picks one and can flag an allergy alongside it, so the kitchen gets a per-dish number rather than five separate messages.
You choose the date replies are due. It becomes the thing the reminders build toward, and the point at which your list freezes into a final count you can hand to a vendor.
These are decisions you make once, in the same place you write the details.
The settings you choose become plain wording on the reply page, so guests know exactly what they may do.
You're welcome to bring one guest. Please add their name below so we can save a seat.
Which would you like? Beef, fish, or the vegetable plate. Something we should know about? Add it here.
Just checking in, replies close on the 14th. Tap the link to confirm either way so we can plan properly.
Behind those replies, the builder keeps a live list. Names tick off as confirmations arrive, companions sit under the guest who brought them, and meal counts add themselves up. When the deadline passes, non-responders can be reminded in one action rather than a dozen awkward follow-ups.
That is the quiet value of building the reply system with the invitation: nothing you decided has to be enforced by hand later. The plus-one you allowed, the meal someone chose, and the guest who never answered are all handled by the rules you set before the first card was sent.
How it works
Create it in the web app or describe it to Jitabi on WhatsApp. The invitation page and its reply settings live together, not in two places.
Choose the plus-one limit, the meal options with an allergy note, and the deadline. These controls decide what every guest is asked and how much they may add.
Send the link to your invited names. Until you publish, the page stays private, so guests only ever see a finished invitation.
As the deadline nears, the list shows who has not answered, and reminders go out to those guests so the count can settle.
Questions
Yes. You set the number of companions a guest may add, and the reply enforces it. Extra names are captured under the guest who brought them, so the seat count reflects your rules rather than a guest's optimism.
You define the options once and guests pick one when they reply, with a space to note an allergy alongside it. As replies come in, the meal counts total themselves for you, ready to hand to whoever is cooking.
The live list shows who has not answered, and reminders reach those non-responders as your deadline approaches. You are not left chasing each quiet guest individually through messages.
The details on the page can be updated, and guests who open it later see the corrected version. It is the reply rules themselves you want to set carefully up front, before the first guest answers.
No. The list is built into the page. You decide who is invited, and replies appear as confirmations against those names. There is nothing to export into a spreadsheet to keep track of turnout.
Get Started
Build the reply system into the invitation so plus-one limits, meal choices, and deadlines are handled before the first guest taps. Chasing comes later; control comes now.
