Adding a new household

Learn how to create a household with a name, address, and country so you can group guests who live together and manage shared mailing addresses.

Households group guests who live together, like couples, families, or roommates. They share an address, which makes managing RSVPs and mailings way easier.

When guests are in a household, any one of them can RSVP on behalf of the entire household. This means one person can confirm attendance for everyone who lives together.

How to add a household

  1. Go to Guests > Households
  2. Click the Add household button
  3. Enter the Household name (you'll get some suggestions like the family name or "Mr. & Mrs." format)
  4. Fill in the address details if you have them
  5. Click Save

Your new household is created and ready for guests to be added.

Naming your household

When you type a household name, you'll see a Replace with dropdown with quick suggestions based on the guests:

  • Guest's full name (e.g., "John Smith")
  • Family name format (e.g., "Smith Family")
  • Mr. & Mrs. format (e.g., "Mr. & Mrs. Smith")
  • Full names (e.g., "John and Jane")

Pick one or type your own name.

Adding an address

You can add the household's mailing address right away:

  • Address - Their full street address
  • Country - Select from the country dropdown

If you've set a default country in your household settings, it'll be pre-selected for new households.

Adding guests to the household

After creating a household, click Add guests to assign guests to it. You can also assign guests from the guest form by selecting the household from the Household dropdown.

Other options

Gift received - Check this if you've received a gift from this household. Handy for tracking thank you cards.

RSVP for additional children - Toggle this on if you want to allow guests in this household to add their children when they RSVP online. The label says "Allow guests from this household to add their children when they RSVP on your website."

Tips

Create households before adding guests. It's a bit easier to set up the household first, then add people to it. But you can also do it the other way around.

Be consistent with naming. Use the same naming convention for all your households so they sort nicely in the list.

Add addresses early. If you're sending physical invitations, having addresses on file will save you time later.

Each guest can have their own email. Even though guests share a household, you can give each person their own email address. This is useful for sending individual communications or when household members prefer different contact methods.

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