HeadOnOver keeps the invitation and submitted household RSVPs together. Send invitations by email or as texts from your own phone, then see who chose Going, Maybe, or Can’t make it and who has not answered. Guests who choose Going enter adult and child counts, so you can plan beyond the number of invitations you sent.
Guests open their household’s invitation link without making an account or downloading an app. You remain in charge of the guest list, deadline, and follow-up.
One household, one invitation, a useful headcount
A household can represent one person, a couple, or a family. Choose whom you are inviting and make any guest limits clear in the event note. The response form collects attendance information; it does not decide whether siblings or additional guests are welcome.
Consider this illustrative reply: two adults and three children marked Going. That is one answered invitation and five people in your current count. You might use the child count for activity supplies and the total for chairs. The counts record what guests submitted; they do not guarantee who will arrive.
If you need more detailed information, contact that guest privately. An adult/child count is not a meal-selection form, seating plan, or shared potluck list.
Keep unanswered and undecided replies separate
An unanswered invitation and a Maybe both leave planning uncertainty, but they mean different things. The first household has not submitted an answer. The second has responded without committing to attend.
Build firm bookings around the answers you have and resolve uncertainty before a venue deadline. If someone tells you their answer by phone, reconcile it with your planning record; a phone call or text reply does not automatically submit the guest’s HeadOnOver RSVP.
Guests can return to their own invitation link and change their response while responses are open. Check the latest counts before ordering rather than relying on an earlier screenshot or message.
Follow up when a reply is needed
HeadOnOver’s reminder action targets eligible households whose invitations were sent and whose RSVPs are still pending. It skips households that already answered, including Maybe and Can’t make it. You choose when to send, subject to reminder timing limits and the RSVP deadline; the app does not run an automatic reminder schedule.
Need to clarify a Maybe or an incomplete household count? Contact that household directly. Our 25 RSVP reminder and follow-up examples distinguish a general reminder from a specific question.
Before inviting anyone, choose a reply date that leaves room for those conversations. The invitation timing guide shows how to work backward from a final headcount deadline.
Delivery status answers a different question
The invitation’s delivery status helps you identify messages that may need attention. It is separate from the guest’s RSVP. A delivered message does not establish that someone read it, accepted, or entered the right count.
If a guest reports a missing invitation, check the contact details and delivery state before asking them to reply again. Don’t use a successful delivery as evidence that they are ignoring you.
Keep the guest list private
Households receive individual invitation links. The invitation does not reveal the other households’ contact details or add everyone to a group conversation. A link can still be forwarded, so ask guests to keep their household’s link to themselves. Add another household separately if you want to invite it.
Product details were checked against HeadOnOver’s invitation and RSVP workflow on September 26, 2026. This AI-assisted page uses an illustrative household count, not a customer record.
Start with the people you want there, make the guest policy clear, and let HeadOnOver collect their replies. For a family celebration, explore kids’ birthday invitations or family dinner invitations.