Wedding guest list manager for every event

One master list — every event drawn from it

A big wedding isn’t one guest list; it’s several overlapping ones. Family-only for the haldi. Everyone for the reception. Close friends for the sangeet. Managing that as separate spreadsheets is how people get invited to the wrong event or missed entirely. Duva keeps a single master guest list and lets you assign each guest to exactly the ceremonies they’re invited to — welcome party, haldi, mehndi, sangeet, baraat, ceremony, reception — so every event’s list is a view of the same source of truth.

Update a guest’s phone number or spelling once and it’s correct everywhere. You maintain one list, not seven copies that drift out of sync.

• Single source of truth. Everyone lives on one list; events are views into it, not separate copies.
• Assign per ceremony. Tag each guest to the exact events they’re invited to.
• Per-event counts. Each ceremony tracks its own guest count automatically.

Built for big weddings — 300, 500, 800+ guests

South Asian and large family weddings routinely run into the hundreds, and tools built for a 90-person reception fall apart at that scale. Duva is designed for it. Add guests in bulk, assign whole families to events at once, search and filter a list of several hundred, and keep track of who’s confirmed across seven ceremonies. The bigger and more multi-event your wedding, the more the master-list model saves you.

• Hundreds of guests. Manage lists well into the hundreds without wrestling a spreadsheet.
• Bulk assignment. Add whole households and assign families to events together.
• Multi-day ready. Track guests cleanly across every ceremony of a multi-day celebration.

Import your list in minutes — and skip the duplicates

You probably already have names in a spreadsheet or an old planning doc. Import them by CSV and your list is populated in minutes instead of typed by hand. As you build, keep each guest’s contact number and details in one record so you’re not maintaining the same person in five places — and when the same relative shows up on two family lists, you consolidate them into a single entry instead of double-counting.

• CSV import. Bring your existing spreadsheet in and populate the list instantly.
• One record per guest. Contact number, events, and details live together on each guest.
• Consolidate duplicates. Merge the same person off two lists so your counts stay honest.

Track both sides of the family

A wedding is a merger of two families, and the guest list should reflect that. Note which side each guest belongs to so you can balance invitations, split counts, and — with the budget tracker — even divide costs per family side. Store the contact details, dietary notes, and event assignments you need on each guest, so the record does double duty for messaging and for planning.

• Family-side tracking. Mark each guest’s side to balance and split by family.
• Details on every guest. Keep contact numbers, dietary needs, and notes per person.
• Feeds your budget. Family-side counts flow into the per-side budget split.

Manage the list together

You shouldn’t be the only one holding the guest list. Invite family members or your planner as team members so parents can add their side, a sibling can chase confirmations, and everyone works from the same current list instead of emailing versions back and forth. Analytics show how the list and RSVPs are shaping up as you go.

• Team access. Add family or a planner to manage the list together.
• Always current. One shared list — no conflicting spreadsheet versions.
• Live analytics. See how invitations and RSVPs are trending across events.

From guest list to RSVPs, messages, and seating

Your guest list isn’t a dead end — it’s the engine for the rest of your planning. The same list powers per-ceremony RSVP collection, personalized SMS and WhatsApp invitations, and — with Planner Pro — a seating chart that seeds itself from everyone who RSVP’d "yes." Build the list once and it drives who gets invited, who’s coming, and where they sit.

• Feeds RSVPs. Every guest can RSVP per ceremony straight from the list.
• Feeds messaging. Text or WhatsApp any segment of the list in a few taps.
• Feeds seating. Planner Pro seeds a seating chart from your "yes" guests.

Export anytime — and it’s free

Your data is yours. Export the guest list and per-event counts whenever you need to hand numbers to a caterer, venue, or planner. And the guest list manager itself is free — building and organizing your list, importing by CSV, assigning events, and collaborating with your team cost nothing, with no subscription. You only spend credits if you choose to message guests by SMS or WhatsApp, starting with 50 free credits.