Wedding Text Service Comparison: 9 Tools and 3 Pricing Models (2026)

A wedding text service comparison for 2026: nine tools, three pricing models, real prices, and who each one fits. Group chat and DIY are covered separately.

By Mia · 2026-07-20

A wedding text service sends scheduled messages to your guest list from a dedicated number, with nothing for guests to install. There are more of them than most couples expect, and they differ less in what they do than in how they charge. The real differences are the pricing model, whether guests can reply, and whether the tool does anything beyond texting. This comparison covers nine dedicated services, grouped by how they charge. If you are still deciding between a dedicated tool, a group chat, or doing it by hand, start with how to text wedding guests. All prices are from each service's public pricing pages or sites as of August 2026; check their sites for current numbers.

How wedding text services charge

Every service here charges one of three ways.

• Per text: you buy a bucket of messages (Text My Wedding, TextMyGuests, credit-based platforms like EZ Texting). Cheap if you send little, but every message spends the budget, so the last-minute update carries a small cost
• Per guest, unlimited messages: you pay for the size of your list and send freely (WedTexts, Daisy Chat, txt.wedding, and Dearest Guest's $3-per-guest concierge). The number to check is where the guest caps fall against your list
• Per unique phone number, unlimited messages: Cordially Wed's approach, counting unique phone numbers rather than total guests, so a couple sharing one phone counts once and a guest without a number does not count at all

A useful test: estimate your messages per guest. A save the date, an invitation, two reminders, and a few updates is six to eight texts per guest before the wedding weekend even starts. Metered plans feel that; unlimited plans do not.

Nine wedding text services at a glance

At 100 guests, with two-way replies included where a plan actually offers them:

• Cordially Wed: unique phone numbers, unlimited messages, $119, replies included
• WedTexts: per guest, unlimited messages, $140. A longer WedTexts alternative write-up is separate
• Text My Wedding: per text, $87 for 1,200 texts with replies. See the Text My Wedding alternative for the bucket math
• TextMyGuests: message bundles from $34, plus about $2 a month while the event is open
• Dearest Guest: concierge at $3 per guest ($99 minimum, $399 cap)
• Daisy Chat: AI replies from $50; RSVP tracking still marked coming soon
• Replied: text-in RSVP tallies at $9.99 per event, not full messaging
• txt.wedding: guest-count pricing from $50, SMS plus WhatsApp, young track record
• EZ Texting and similar: marketing SMS at about $25 a month

Cordially Wed: unlimited messages, priced by phone numbers

Cordially Wed prices texting by unique guest phone numbers, one-time, with unlimited messages: $69 for up to 50 numbers, $119 for up to 100, $169 for up to 200, $249 for up to 400, replies always included. Everything around the texting is free: the guest list with per-event tagging, per-event RSVP collection, a wedding website, seating charts, Apple and Google Wallet guest passes, and a unified inbox where every reply lands. Alongside txt.wedding, it is one of only two services here that send WhatsApp as well as SMS, both from the same screen, with regional sending numbers for the US, UK, and India. Because texting and RSVPs live in one place, you can message only one event's guests, or remind only the people who have not replied. The free tier is a self-test: send real messages to your own phone before paying.

The rest of the field

Six more options round out the landscape:

• TextMyGuests: message bundles from $34 to $229 one-time (400 to 4,000 messages) plus $2 a month while your event is active, with a guest photo gallery
• Dearest Guest: a concierge service at $3 per guest ($99 minimum, $399 cap) where a human writes, reviews, and schedules every message for you
• Daisy Chat: an AI assistant from $50 that answers guest questions by text around the clock; RSVP tracking is still marked coming soon; their FAQ currently describes support through the honeymoon rather than a 30-day cutoff
• Replied: text-in RSVP collection with automatic meal tallies for $9.99 per event, the cheapest tool here, though it is RSVP-first rather than full messaging
• txt.wedding: one-time pricing by guest count from $50, with SMS plus WhatsApp, though it is young with little public track record
• Generic business SMS platforms like EZ Texting: capable, but subscription-priced for marketers, at about $25 a month

WedTexts: the longest-running option

WedTexts has been around since 2015, the longest track record of any wedding-specific service here. It prices by guest count, one-time: free for up to 15 guests, $75 for up to 50, $140 for up to 100, $195 for up to 150, and $300 for unlimited. Messages are unlimited at every tier, including the free one; guest replies with texts and photos are included from the $75 plan up. It has native iPhone and Android apps, up to three user accounts so a partner or planner can help, and a 30-day money-back guarantee. The limits: there is no WhatsApp channel, and WedTexts only guarantees delivery to US numbers. There is no built-in RSVP collection; its reminders point guests to an RSVP you run elsewhere. If you are shopping it against other tools at your list size, the WedTexts alternative page works that math.

Text My Wedding: buckets of texts, plus a photo stream

Text My Wedding meters texts instead of guests: $57 for 500 texts, $87 for 1,200, $137 for 2,500, and $237 for 5,000, all one-time, with unlimited guests on every plan. Worth knowing before you compare: the $57 plan is send-only, and receiving guest replies and photos requires the $87 plan or above, so $87 is the honest price for two-way texting. What it does well is genuinely nice: a shareable photo stream and digital guest book that collects full-resolution photos and videos from guests, plus RSVP and guest-info forms. Its free trial sends 10 texts to your own phone. There is no WhatsApp channel, and because every plan is a fixed bucket, a chatty or multi-event wedding needs to watch the count. The Text My Wedding alternative page is the fuller take on those buckets.

Which one fits your wedding

A short summary by situation:

• A tiny wedding or just the wedding party: WedTexts' free 15-guest tier costs nothing
• Guest photos and a guest book matter most: Text My Wedding's photo stream is the standout
• You want it done for you: Dearest Guest's concierge model, if their lead time works for your date
• You only need RSVP tallies: Replied at $9.99 is hard to argue with
• A larger list, family on WhatsApp, or a multi-event wedding: Cordially Wed pairs unlimited messaging with a free guest list and RSVP system, and is usually the lower one-time price at 100 guests and up

Whichever way you lean, test before you pay. Most of these services offer some form of trial, and Cordially Wed's free tier sends real test messages to your own phone: sign up at cordiallywed.com/invite and see exactly what your guests would see.