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Nudges, reminders and updates
A “can you make it?” before the RSVP date and a reminder before the party go out on their own. For anything else, send an update by email or text.
Once the party is live, letsparty emails the usual nudges and reminders on its own, and anything else you need to say goes out in one update.
What goes out on its own
Each morning, letsparty checks your live parties and emails:
- A “can you make it?” nudge to anyone who hasn’t answered, two days before your RSVP-by date (or five days before the party if you didn’t set one). To stop it, untick Email a “can you make it?” nudge to anyone who hasn’t answered in Edit details.
- A reminder to everyone coming, one to three days before the party, with your parking notes.
Each goes once, to guests with an email address. Nothing goes out while the party is a draft. The Coming up card on the party page lists what’s scheduled and when, so no email surprises you.
Nudge them yourself
On the party page, Nudge the 2 who haven’t answered (it shows your number) fills in a friendly “can you make it?” addressed to Haven’t answered, ready to email, text or both. Change the words if you like, and tap Send update.
Send an update
Moved it inside? Running late? Once the party is live and has guests, use Send an update on the party page:
- Write the message.
{name}and{link}fill in for each guest, and texts always end with their personal link. - Under Send to, choose Coming or maybe, Said yes, Haven’t answered or Everyone invited. After the party, if you checked guests in at the door, Checked in at the door sends to just who came.
- Under When, keep Now, or pick On and a day: it goes out that morning to whoever is in the group then, so a nudge skips anyone who has answered by then. Scheduled updates are listed on the party page, where you can cancel one before it goes.
- Tick Email it, Text it (Shortcut or one at a time), or both. Email me a test shows you the email first.
- Tap Send update (or Schedule update if you picked a day).
Emails go right away (or that morning, for a scheduled one). Texts wait for you, and for a scheduled update we email you when they’re ready: the iPhone Shortcut sends them along with any invites (they’re counted in Send 12 texts from this iPhone), or under Updates sent, Text the 5 still waiting, one at a time opens each one ready to send.
Updates sent lists every update with who it went to and how many were emailed and texted. If someone gets an email address later, Email the 1 not emailed yet catches them up.
Two updates written for you
- After a date poll, Pick this date writes an “It’s set!” update for everyone.
- After the party, Send a thank-you writes one for the guests who came (more).