Our story

It started with a tired mum and a 12-year-old who'd had enough.

Every family has the person who hosts. Our founder's mum was that person — and she was worn out from chasing everyone for a simple yes or no. So her daughter built the thing that would chase them for her. That's RSVPplease.

The problem

Nobody ever just… replied.

She watched her mum plan birthdays, dinners and the big family holidays the same way every time — a paper list, three group chats, and a running guess at how many people were actually coming.

  • Sticky notes that never matched the group chat
  • "Maybe" that stayed "maybe" until the day of
  • Cooking for twenty and seating twelve — or the other way round
who's-coming.xlsx
Aunt Jo
The Parks?
Sam (+ ?)?
Grandpa
Neighbours
Cousins ×4?
Final count: 18? 24? 🤷
did the Parks
ever reply??
The idea

So she built the nudge.

She was already teaching herself to code at school. One weekend she sketched a simple idea: a digital invite that texts your guests for you and keeps the count on its own.

Her mum was the very first user. For the first time, she knew her real headcount before the shopping trip — not after the party.

RSVPPLEASE · AUTO-NUDGE
Hi! Maya's Sunday lunch is at 1. Can you make it? Reply YES / NO 💌
YES — see you then!
Headcount updated · 18 going
From the founder

"I didn't set out to start a company. I just wanted my mum to stop stressing about who was coming. Turns out a lot of people's mums needed the same thing."

The founder · still in school

Still built by a student.

RSVPplease is still run by its founder — building between classes, homework and the occasional family party. The exact kind of party RSVPplease was made for.

Help your host relax.

Free to start. No card, no catch — just a full table.