Text My Wedding vs Weddingkart
Text My Wedding vs Weddingkart for wedding guests
Text My Wedding is a genuinely good, dead-simple way to text your wedding guests — if your guests are in the US and on SMS. For an Indian or Gulf wedding, the split is the channel: SMS versus WhatsApp, and single-event texting versus multi-event guest operations.
Quick Answer
Text My Wedding or Weddingkart for my wedding?
Text My Wedding sends invites, reminders, and RSVP requests by SMS from a US number — one-time pricing from $57, no app for guests, with a photo/video guest book on higher tiers. Weddingkart does the same over WhatsApp and adds multi-event RSVPs plus travel-ticket and ID intake, built for India and the UAE. Pick by where your guests actually reply.
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Where Text My Wedding genuinely wins
Beautifully simple, and cheap
One-time pricing ($57–$237 per wedding, no subscription), a 10-text free trial, unlimited guests, and no app for anyone. For a US couple who just want to text their guest list, it’s hard to beat.
Native photo & video guest book
On its Plus tier and up, Text My Wedding collects guest photos and videos into a sharable stream and a digital guest book — a nice keepsake baked right into the texting flow.
Where it falls short for India & the Gulf
The gap isn't polish — it's the channel and the market. Text My Wedding is built around US SMS: a personalized US number that texts your guests. Indian and Gulf guest lists don't live on SMS — they live on WhatsApp, and international SMS from a US number is the wrong tool for a +91 or +971 phone book. Same idea, wrong pipe.
It's also built for the shape of a US wedding: one ceremony, one RSVP. An Indian wedding is mehendi, haldi, sangeet, and reception — multiple events, each with its own guest list and RSVP. And there's no way to collect the travel tickets and ID/passport details a destination or NRI wedding runs on, and no planner dashboard for an agency juggling several weddings at once. Weddingkart is narrower than Text My Wedding on the SMS-keepsake side, and much deeper on WhatsApp guest operations for this market.
Same idea, different pipe
Text My Wedding
Invites and RSVP requests by SMS from a US number. Great if your guests are in the US and you want a simple, one-time texting service with a photo guest book.
Weddingkart
The same invites and RSVPs on WhatsApp — the channel +91/+971 guests open — across every ceremony, plus travel and ID intake for destination and NRI weddings.
Text My Wedding vs Weddingkart, feature by feature
Text My Wedding
SMS from a US phone number.
Weddingkart
WhatsApp, the channel India/UAE guests open.
Text My Wedding
None — guests just get a text.
Weddingkart
None — guests reply in WhatsApp they already use.
Text My Wedding
Single-event RSVP; not built for mehendi/haldi/sangeet.
Weddingkart
Per-ceremony RSVPs and live counts across all events.
Text My Wedding
Not offered.
Weddingkart
Tickets and IDs collected per guest via link.
Text My Wedding
Photo/video stream + digital guest book (Plus tier+).
Weddingkart
Guest photo collection over WhatsApp, filed per guest.
Text My Wedding
US-SMS model; no WhatsApp, no regional focus.
Weddingkart
Built for +91/+971 guest behaviour, Hindi & regional.
Text My Wedding
Built for one couple’s wedding.
Weddingkart
Manage many weddings from one dashboard.
Text My Wedding
One-time $57–$237 per wedding; 10-text free trial.
Weddingkart
30 free credits, then ₹8,499 per wedding (one-time).
| Feature | Text My Wedding | WeddingkartRecommended |
|---|---|---|
| Primary channel | Partial SMS from a US phone number. | Yes WhatsApp, the channel India/UAE guests open. |
| Guest app required | Yes None — guests just get a text. | Yes None — guests reply in WhatsApp they already use. |
| Multi-event RSVP | Partial Single-event RSVP; not built for mehendi/haldi/sangeet. | Yes Per-ceremony RSVPs and live counts across all events. |
| Travel & ID collection | No Not offered. | Yes Tickets and IDs collected per guest via link. |
| Photo & video collection | Yes Photo/video stream + digital guest book (Plus tier+). | Yes Guest photo collection over WhatsApp, filed per guest. |
| India/UAE guest fit | No US-SMS model; no WhatsApp, no regional focus. | Yes Built for +91/+971 guest behaviour, Hindi & regional. |
| Planner multi-wedding dashboard | No Built for one couple’s wedding. | Yes Manage many weddings from one dashboard. |
| Cost | Yes One-time $57–$237 per wedding; 10-text free trial. | Partial 30 free credits, then ₹8,499 per wedding (one-time). |
Competitor features and pricing are as of 2 July 2026; check Text My Wedding's own site for the latest. Weddingkart is not affiliated with Text My Wedding.
Which should you choose?
Choose Weddingkart if…
- Your guests are in India, the Gulf, or the diaspora and live on WhatsApp.
- You’re running multiple ceremonies — mehendi, haldi, sangeet, reception.
- You need travel tickets or ID cards collected per guest.
- You’re a planner managing several weddings at once.
Choose Text My Wedding if…
- Your guests are in the US and reachable by SMS.
- It’s one ceremony with a single RSVP.
- You want a cheap, one-time texting service with a photo guest book.
- You don’t need travel/ID intake or multi-wedding management.
Why WhatsApp is the wedge
Credit where it’s due: Text My Wedding nails the simple case — text your guests, collect RSVPs, keep a photo book. So this isn’t about a missing feature; it’s about where the message lands and how many events it has to cover. An SMS from a US number to a +91 or +971 guest list is the wrong channel, and one RSVP can’t carry a four-ceremony Indian wedding. Weddingkart keeps the same texting simplicity but runs it on WhatsApp, across every event, and adds the travel/ID intake a destination wedding needs.
Run your wedding on WhatsApp
30 free credits, every feature unlocked, no card needed. Standard is ₹8,499 per wedding (one-time, +18% GST) when you are ready.
Try Weddingkart freeFrequently asked questions
- What’s the real difference between Text My Wedding and Weddingkart?
- Channel and market. Text My Wedding sends SMS from a US number and is built for US weddings. Weddingkart sends and collects everything on WhatsApp, the channel Indian and UAE guests actually open, and is built for multi-event Indian weddings with travel and ID intake.
- Does Text My Wedding work for an Indian or NRI wedding?
- It can text international numbers, but it’s a US-SMS service — your Indian and Gulf guests are on WhatsApp, not SMS, so response rates and reliability suffer. Weddingkart runs invites and RSVPs natively in WhatsApp for +91 and +971 guest lists.
- Can Text My Wedding handle mehendi, sangeet, and reception RSVPs separately?
- It’s built around a single-event RSVP, not the multi-ceremony structure of an Indian wedding. Weddingkart tracks a separate RSVP and live count for each event — mehendi, haldi, sangeet, reception — per guest.
- Can I collect travel tickets and IDs?
- No — Text My Wedding doesn’t collect travel or ID details. Weddingkart lets guests upload flight tickets and ID/passport cards through a link, filed per guest, which matters for destination and NRI weddings.
- How does pricing compare?
- Text My Wedding is one-time from $57 to $237 per wedding (by text volume), with a 10-text free trial. Weddingkart gives 30 free credits to try everything, then ₹8,499 per wedding on Standard with full WhatsApp RSVP, travel, and ID collection.
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By Mayank JaiswalLast updated