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Invitations

An invitation that arrives as a link and reads like an invitation.

Pick a design, write the details, share the link — into a group chat, a text, a school newsletter — or let Mela email each guest their own link and show you who opened it. Guests open the invitation itself, not a form, and reply with their name. No app for them, no account, no ads on your party.

Or use your own design — or a short video

Bought a template on Etsy or made a card in Canva? Upload it and Mela shows it whole — no crop, no text over it — with the details and the reply form beneath. The link preview shows your card too. A clip of up to 15 seconds or a GIF works the same way, playing muted at the top of the invitation. Free, at any guest count.

How to send your own design

Three steps, one link

Title, date, place, a note. A design shelf with living themes — the invitation moves, softly. Share the link anywhere people already are.

Made for the group chat

The link unfurls with your invitation’s title and date. Everyone in the chat taps the same link; the reply goes to you, not into the scroll.

Or let Mela do the sending

Guests with an email address can get the invitation from Mela, each with their own link, and you see who opened it and who has not. When the date, time or place changes, everyone who replied hears about it — by email, or in the app if they have it. And the guests who have not answered get one reminder a few days before, sent for you, once. It is on by default and off with a switch.

Everything a host needs after the yes

What it is not

No printed cards, no paid designs, no “premium” tier. One free product.

How it works

  1. Build itTitle, date, place, design. About a minute.
  2. Share the linkGroup chat, text, newsletter — or Mela emails each guest their own link.
  3. Watch replies landEach guest replies with their name; you see the count and who’s coming.

The next one’s on you.

Free for organizers, members and guests. The iPhone app runs the community; every guest replies from a link.

Not sure yet? Try creating an event — nothing is sent or published.

Questions

Do guests need to download anything?

No. The link opens the invitation in any browser; guests reply with their name and mobile number.

Is there a limit on guests?

No practical limit. Congregations use it for festivals with hundreds of people.

Can I see who has not replied?

Yes, when you add guests by name — and who has opened their link. Guests who found the link on their own appear as they reply.

Does Mela send the invitation, or do I?

Either. Paste the link anywhere, or tap “Email guests from Mela” and each guest with an address gets their own link. Guests can also leave an email on the reply page so updates and the reminder reach them.

Are there ads?

No. Not on the invitation, not on the reply page.

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