How to Collect Wedding Guest Addresses Without Chasing Anyone
This whole thing started with a text.
A friend asked me for my address so he could send a wedding invitation. Totally normal. After I replied, we kept talking about wedding planning and he casually mentioned he had already texted over 50 people for their addresses… and still had more to go.
Then came the part that hurt.
He had to retype every single address into a spreadsheet.
No system. No form. Just texts, screenshots, and copy paste. I remember thinking, there has to be a better way to do this. A few months later, while planning my own wedding, I realized there wasn’t.
So we built one.
Why collecting addresses is sneakily one of the worst wedding tasks
It doesn’t sound stressful. Until you start.
Here’s what usually happens:
- Addresses come in texts, emails, Instagram DMs, and group chats
- Some people forget apartment numbers
- Some reply weeks later with “Did I already send this?”
- You end up second guessing every entry before printing invitations
It’s not hard work. It’s annoying work. And it adds up fast.
That’s the gap TextMyLink was built to solve.
What TextMyLink actually does
TextMyLink lets you collect wedding guest addresses through one simple text.
You create a link. You text it to your guests. They tap it and fill out their own information.
That’s it.
No copying. No spreadsheets full of mystery typos. No wondering if you spelled someone’s last name wrong.
Everything gets saved automatically in one place and can be exported whenever you’re ready for save the dates, invitations, or thank you cards.
Why texting works better than email
This isn’t a hot take. It’s just reality.
People open texts. People respond to texts. And people do not ignore texts for weeks the way they do emails.
Wedding guest communication works best when it feels personal and familiar. A text feels like a normal conversation, not a task.
That’s why wedding texting has become such a big part of stress free wedding planning. You’re meeting guests where they already are, on their phones.
What your guests actually see
This part matters.
Guests don’t download anything. They don’t log in. They don’t get overwhelmed.
They tap a link and see a clean, simple page asking for:
- Name
- Address
- RSVP, if you want it
- Any extra details you choose to collect
They fill it out in under a minute and move on with their day.
And because they typed it themselves, you’re not guessing how to spell “Boulevard,” whether “Apt 3B” was included, or whether Rachel is spelled Rachael or Rachel.
You get clean data. They don’t feel annoyed. Everyone wins.
When couples usually use TextMyLink
Most couples start using it when they:
- Are getting ready to send save the dates
- Want to collect addresses early before invitations
- Need a better way to handle RSVPs
- Are tired of chasing people for information
Some couples even keep using it after the wedding to send thank you cards or keep an updated address list for the future.
If you’re mapping this out, The Mid-Year Wedding Check-In: 10 Things Couples Forget (and How to Fix Them) is a helpful next read.
Why we built it this way
TextMyLink wasn’t built in a boardroom. It was built because we were the customer.
We didn’t want a complicated wedding website. We didn’t want another spreadsheet to manage. And we definitely didn’t want a tool that felt heavy or corporate.
We wanted something fast, simple, and done in five minutes.
So that’s what we made.
The honest takeaway
If you’re wondering how to collect addresses for a wedding and feeling weirdly overwhelmed by it, that makes sense. This part sneaks up on people.
TextMyLink exists because this problem is real and way more common than people admit.
If you want more wording options, this pairs nicely with How to Ask for Addresses Politely Without Sounding Like a Robot .
If you’re knee deep in guest lists right now, you’re doing great. A single text really can make this part of wedding planning feel a whole lot lighter.