RSVPs and waitlists: Every seat filled. Never one too many.
Mela takes RSVPs for your event for free: set a guest limit, approve who comes if you want to, and a waitlist fills any spot that opens, longest-waiting guest first.
Free for every host and guest.
Overview
A room for 40 means 40, not 43. Mela counts spots as guests sign up, so two people can never both take the last place. And when someone can’t make it, the next person on the waitlist moves up without you lifting a finger.
How it works
- 1
Set a guest limit
Leave it empty for no limit, or set how many people can come. You can raise it at any time.
- 2
Turn on the waitlist
Once the event is full, new sign-ups join the waitlist instead of being turned away.
- 3
Approve guests, if you like
With approval on, every sign-up waits for you to approve or decline it. Off, guests are in straight away while there’s room.
A limit that holds.
Mela takes the last spot in one step, so an event for 40 never ends up with 41 going. When it fills, you get a notification, and new sign-ups join the waitlist instead of being turned away.
The waitlist moves on its own.
When a guest cancels, the person who has waited longest moves into their spot and is told straight away. Raise the guest limit and the new spots fill from the waitlist the same way.
Approve each guest, if you want to.
Turn on approval and every RSVP waits for you, with the answers to your questions alongside. Approve or decline in one tap; guests hear either way.
Also included
Close sign-ups
Stop new RSVPs whenever you like. Guests who are going keep their places and the waitlist still moves.
See who’s coming
Guests who are going can see who else is. Turn the guest list off and only hosts see names.
A ticket for every guest
Everyone who is going gets a ticket with a QR code to show at the door.
RSVPs and waitlists, in short.
- RSVPs on Mela are free for hosts and guests.
- An event can have a guest limit, or no limit at all.
- With the waitlist on, a full event still takes sign-ups.
- A freed spot goes to the guest who has waited longest.
- Every guest who is going gets a ticket with a QR code for the door.
Questions, answered.
Still unsure? Make a test event: it’s free, and you can keep it private.
When an event with the waitlist on is full, new sign-ups join the waitlist. When a spot opens, Mela moves the guest who has waited longest into it and lets them know.
Yes. Turn on approval and every RSVP waits for you to approve or decline it. Guests are told either way.
The new spots are filled from the waitlist, longest-waiting guest first. Mela won’t let you set a limit below the number already going.
Yes. Close registration and no one new can sign up. Guests already going keep their places and can still cancel.
Yes. A guest can cancel from the event page, and their spot goes to the next person on the waitlist.
More ways Mela helps you host
- Free event pagesA page for your event, and one link to share it.Learn more
- QR code check-inScan guests in at the door with your phone’s camera.Learn more
- Guest group chatOne chat for everyone going, without swapping numbers.Learn more
- AnnouncementsUpdates for your guests, sent to the right people.Learn more
- Event photosGuests find the photos they’re in with one selfie.Learn more
Host your next event on Mela.
Free for every host. Create an event, send one link, and see who’s coming.