Seatly for Small Weddings (Under 50 Guests)
Intimate weddings still need a plan. Just not a four-month one. Here\'s how Seatly works when your guest list fits on a single page.
Why small weddings are still worth planning properly
A 30-guest wedding has fewer logistics than a 150-guest one, but the same fundamental questions: who sits next to whom, who eats what, who needs a hotel, what does the catering team need to know. The difference is scale, not type. With Seatly you can answer those questions in 15 minutes instead of an afternoon.
What changes at small scale
- → One or two tables, not twelve. A 24-guest wedding fits at three round 8-seaters. A 40-guest wedding fits at five.
- → RSVPs are personal. You can text 30 people directly; you can\'t text 150. But the digital RSVP still saves you transcription.
- → Dietary tracking matters more. With 30 guests, getting one vegan guest\'s meal wrong is 3% of the room — far more visible than at scale.
- → The seating chart still helps. Even at 25 guests, knowing in advance who sits where avoids the awkward "find a seat" moment.
A 15-minute setup playbook
- Add your guests (5 min). Type them in or paste from a spreadsheet.
- Send RSVPs (3 min). Generate per-guest links and send via WhatsApp or email.
- Drop tables on the canvas (2 min). Round 8-seaters work for most small weddings.
- Assign guests (3 min). Drag names to seats.
- Export PDF (1 min). Done.
- Update as RSVPs come in (1 min per change).
Free tier coverage
The Seatly free plan supports up to 20 guests with no time limit. For 21–50 guests, the Essential plan is a few dollars per month. Either way, you\'re not paying enterprise-software prices for a small wedding.