Before you sign up

Is the free plan really free?

Yes. You can plan 2 events each month with up to 75 invitations each. There's no card to enter and no time limit. If you need more events a month, more than 75 invitations, seating plans, co-hosts or text messages, you'll need a paid plan: Pro gives you 5 events a month with up to 150 invitations each and 300 texts a month, and Ultra unlimited events with up to 300 invitations each and 1,250 texts a month. Paid plans are coming soon.

How do I sign in?

With your Google or Apple account. ReserveMyMeal has no passwords: click Sign in, choose Google or Apple, and the first time you do, your free account is created. Google or Apple tells us only your name and email address.

Use the same account each time. Signing in with a different Google or Apple account, or with Apple's Hide My Email, starts a new, empty account, so if your events seem to be missing, sign out and try the other one. The sign-in page shows which one you used last on that device. If you were invited to help run someone's event, sign in with the address the invitation was sent to.

Now and then Google or Apple doesn't vouch for an address. We then email you a link to confirm it before you start; if it doesn't arrive, look in your spam folder or send it again from the page that asks.

I run a catering company or a venue. Will this work for us?

Yes. Every guest picks a dish for each course, and the report turns their answers into a count for each dish, with allergens and dietary notes, as print sheets and CSV files for the kitchen. The Ultra plan is made for caterers and venues, with up to 300 invitations per event and up to 5 co-hosts on each event, so your staff can help run it. Paid plans are coming soon.

I'm an event planner. Can I use ReserveMyMeal for my clients?

Yes. Add an event for each client's meal and invite their guests. On the Pro and Ultra plans you can share the event with your client as a Viewer co-host, so they can follow the answers and the report without changing anything.

Can each person in a party choose their own meal?

Yes. A guest says how many are coming, and then picks a dish from each course for every person in their party. If your event has no menu, turn meal choices off and ReserveMyMeal works as a plain RSVP.

What if someone wants to bring additional guests?

Plan limits count invitations, not the people coming. When a guest answers, they say how many people are in their party, up to the limit you set: up to 7 by default, lower for the whole event, or different for one guest (a plus-one for some, nobody extra for others). If you only want to hear from the people you invite, turn off asking how many are coming.

Can I use the same guest list for every event?

Yes. When you run the same event again, click Duplicate on the last one and tick Invite the same guests: the copy has the same menu, options and guests, ready to change. See how to run the same event again.

To keep a list for different events, save it as a group: paste the guests into a group on the Groups page, or use Save guests as a group on an event. Then tick the group when you add a new event, or on the event's Invitations card; you can tick several groups at once. The group page shows which events it was used for, and Export CSV downloads its contacts.

Can I keep a guest's allergies on file?

Yes. Edit a contact in a group to add standing dietary notes. When an event asks about dietary needs, the guest's RSVP form starts with that note filled in until they first answer, and they can change it. An address that bounces or unsubscribes, or a number that replies STOP, is removed from your groups automatically.

Can you help my guests remember to RSVP?

Yes. Guests who haven't answered get a reminder about three days after their invitation and another two days before your RSVP deadline if you set one, by email and, on the Pro and Ultra plans when you switch on text messages for the event, by text. Every email has a link that unsubscribes the guest from the emails and reminders about that event, and a guest can reply STOP to any text to stop them.

Does this work with printed invitations?

Yes. Turn on the event's public link and print its web address, or its QR code, on your invitations together with the event code. Guests scan the code or type the address, enter the event code and answer on their phone. See how to invite people with a public link or a QR code.