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Displaying events by RSVP status

Learn how to use the "Display this event to" setting to show events only to guests who are attending the main wedding, only to those who declined, or to everyone — giving you precise control over which guests see which events on the RSVP form (Sta...

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Displaying events by RSVP status

Learn how to use the "Display this event to" setting to show events only to guests who are attending the main wedding, only to those who declined, or to everyone — giving you precise control over which guests see which events on the RSVP form (Standard or Pro plan).

Some events should only appear to guests who are attending the main wedding. Others are meant for guests who can't make it. The Display this event to dropdown on each event lets you filter who sees the event based on their main wedding RSVP.

Plan requirement: Standard or Pro plan

Where to find the setting

  1. Go to RSVP > Events

  2. Click the event you want to edit

  3. Go to the RSVP tab

  4. Find Display this event to and pick one of the three options

  5. Click Save event

The dropdown appears under Include in main RSVP and only shows when main event attendance is turned on. If you've disabled main event attendance, there's nothing to filter against — every guest sees every event they're invited to.

The three options

Event guests attending our wedding (default)

Only guests who confirm they're attending the main wedding will see this event on their RSVP form. This is the standard setup — it keeps events like the reception, welcome dinner, or after-party limited to confirmed guests.

Event guests not attending our wedding

Only guests who decline the main wedding will see this event. Useful for events specifically meant for guests who can't attend the main celebration, like a smaller get-together, a virtual celebration, or a local meetup hosted in another city.

All event guests

Every guest sees this event regardless of whether they accept or decline the main wedding. Pick this when you want an event to be visible to everyone — for example, a farewell brunch that out-of-town guests might attend even if they can't make the ceremony.

How it interacts with other settings

The audience filter works alongside the other event controls. Here's how they stack:

  1. Enable RSVPs - If off, the event is hidden for everyone, no matter what other settings say.

  2. Exclusive guest list - If on, only hand-picked guests are invited. Guests not on the list never see the event.

  3. Display this event to - Of the invited guests, only those matching the audience filter see the event.

You can combine them. For example, a Rehearsal Dinner can have an exclusive guest list of 30 people AND an audience of "Event guests attending our wedding." The end result: only the 30 invited guests who also confirm the main wedding see the rehearsal dinner.

Example setups

Reception for confirmed guests only

  • Add event: Reception

  • Display this event to: Event guests attending our wedding (default)

Guests who decline the main wedding never see the reception on their form.

Farewell brunch for everyone staying overnight

  • Add event: Farewell Brunch

  • Display this event to: All event guests

Even guests who declined the main ceremony will see the brunch and can RSVP to it.

Local meet-up for guests who can't travel

  • Add event: Hometown Celebration

  • Display this event to: Event guests not attending our wedding

Only guests who decline the main wedding see this event, so you can gather RSVPs for a smaller local celebration.

Intimate ceremony + open reception

  • Add event: Ceremony (exclusive guest list: your 30 closest family and friends, display to: Event guests attending our wedding)

  • Add event: Reception (all guests, display to: Event guests attending our wedding)

The 30 ceremony guests see both events. Everyone else only sees the reception.

What guests see

When a guest opens the RSVP form:

  1. They confirm attendance on the main wedding step.

  2. Their response is recorded.

  3. On the events page, they only see events whose audience matches their main wedding status AND that they're on the guest list for.

If a guest changes their main wedding response later (for example, from "Attending" to "Not attending"), the events they see will update accordingly the next time they open the form.

Tips

Default is fine for most events. The default "Event guests attending our wedding" works for typical receptions, ceremonies, and dinners where you only want confirmed guests to respond.

Use "All event guests" sparingly. Only use this when you truly want declined guests to see the event. Otherwise the event list can feel cluttered for people who aren't coming.

Combine with the exclusive guest list. The audience filter is not a substitute for the exclusive guest list — if you need to hand-pick who's invited, use the exclusive guest list and then layer the audience filter on top.

Test as a guest. After changing the audience, open your RSVP form as a sample guest (using name search) and walk through both an "Attending" and a "Not attending" response to see what each type of guest experiences.

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