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Next step · Guests

Now seat your guests.

Click Add Guest or Import to bring in your guests. On desktop, Import sits at the top of the guest list. Use To seat to focus on guests who need a seat. Drag a card onto a chair; it highlights green over a valid seat. The guest then appears in Seated with their table and seat number. On a phone, switch between Guests and Plan using the bottom navigation. Try it in the designer.

Drag. Drop. Seated. Guest cards drop straight onto chairs; the list tracks who still needs a seat. Animated demo with sample data.
Try it in the designer

Search is always available. Switch between All, To seat, and Seated without clearing it. On desktop, View beside search holds sorting, filters, and chair label settings, and Group sits in the row below. On mobile, chair labels and Import sit in the Guests header, sort sits beside search, and Group sits beside the seating tabs.

  1. Step 1

    Add or import guests

    Click Add Guest or Import to bring in your list. On desktop, Import sits at the top of the guest list.

  2. Step 2

    Drag a card

    Use To seat and search to find a guest, then drag their card.

  3. Step 3

    Drop it on a chair

    The chair highlights green over a valid seat.

  4. Step 4

    Watch the list update

    The guest appears in Seated with their table and seat. To seat shows who is left.

Seats rarely survive first contact with the RSVP list. When they change, drag guests between chairs — or swap two with one drop; when the room gets big, click a chair and search instead of dragging.

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