For a Singapore wedding, the most complete digital invitation in 2026 is The Private Wedding App: one e-invite link with an RSVP that collects meals, allergies and plus-ones, a separate RSVP for the ROM, the tea ceremony and the banquet with a private link per guest group, a per-guest WhatsApp button that sends that guest's link pre-typed, the invitation in Chinese, Malay or Tamil as each guest chooses, a PayNow QR on the gifts page, and a seating plan for tables of ten filled from the replies. It costs S$24.99/month or S$249 once, lifetime. 3-day free trial. The local free options each stop earlier on their own pages: SummerVows is free with meals and seating but states no per-event RSVP, languages or ang bao; BananaInvite's free plan stops at 20 guests; ChungDoi shows languages side by side and has no seating chart; Canva's page states no RSVP.
In Singapore the wedding invitation travels on WhatsApp. Couples send a link or an image, guests reply in the chat, and someone ends up copying "yes, 2 pax, 1 vegetarian" into a spreadsheet at midnight. A digital wedding invitation with a real RSVP fixes that, but the options differ on the things that matter here: whether the reply carries the meal choice, whether the ROM, the tea ceremony and the banquet can be answered separately, whether grandparents can read it in Chinese, and where the ang bao goes. I read each option's own pages on October 15, 2026 and set them side by side.
A note on method: every competitor fact below comes from that platform's own pages, read on October 15, 2026, and listed in the note under the table. "Not stated" means I did not find it on their pages, not that it is impossible. I compared each one on what a Singapore wedding asks of an invitation: price in S$, RSVP with meals, seating for tables of ten, a separate answer for the ROM, the tea ceremony and the banquet, the languages guests read, WhatsApp, and ang bao.
At a glanceSide-by-side comparison
| Platform | Price | RSVP with meals | Seating | Separate RSVP per event | Guest languages | Ang bao / gifts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Private Wedding App | S$24.99/month or S$249 once, lifetime | Meals, allergies, plus-ones, seats per invitation | Tables of ten from RSVPs, print or PDF | Yes, with a private link per guest group | Up to 3, incl. Chinese, Malay, Tamil; each guest picks one | Button per guest, link pre-typed, you send | PayNow QR gift card, no fee; optional card gifts |
| SummerVows | Free, "no hidden premium tiers" | Meals, dietary needs, plus-ones | Drag-and-drop, Excel export | Not stated (ROM and tea ceremony as checklist items) | Not stated | Shareable link; WhatsApp sending not stated | Not stated |
| BananaInvite | Free up to 20 guests; Standard S$19 per event after launch, free for now | Tracks meals and +1s | Seating chart tool | Not stated | Not stated | One-click WhatsApp share | Not stated |
| Save This Date | Free (limited); 25 $ or 67 $ WhatsApp plans, 29 $ SMS, currency not named | Not stated | Seating arrangement in every plan | Not stated | Not stated | RSVP by WhatsApp messages, 100 or 250 per plan | Records gifts given; payment not stated |
| ChungDoi | Free to build; US$24.99 once to keep it live | Plus-ones and custom questions such as meal notes | No seating chart, groups by family or table | Not stated | 18 incl. Chinese and Malay, shown side by side; Tamil not listed | Share the link on WhatsApp | Gift box with a bank transfer QR |
| Canva | Free maker, some AI tools Pro | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Not stated | Share by email or social media | Not stated |
Checked October 15, 2026 on each platform's own pages. SummerVows: summervows.com home page ("100% free", "No hidden premium tiers", RSVP with meal preferences, dietary needs and plus-ones, drag-and-drop table planner with Excel export, banquet ++ calculator, checklist with Guo Da Li, ROM filing and tea ceremonies). BananaInvite: bananainvite.com and bananainvite.com/pricing (Free S$0 with a 20-guest limit; Standard S$19 per event "after launch period", free until then, 150 guests; dashboard tracks "meals, +1s"; "One-Click WhatsApp Share"). Save This Date: save-date.com home page (Free Event limited; RSVP by WhatsApp 25 $ with 100 messages and 67 $ with 250; RSVP by text 29 $ with 250 SMS; seating arrangement; gifts documentation). ChungDoi: chungdoi.com/en and chungdoi.com/pricing (US$24.99 for the first invitation, one-time; 18 languages listed including 简体中文, 繁體中文 and Bahasa Melayu, "Side-by-side content display"; no seating chart, guest grouping by family or table; Gift Box with bank transfer QR). Canva: canva.com/create/wedding-invitations (free wedding invitation maker, print through Canva Print or share by email or social media, optional custom wedding website; Magic Studio tools marked Pro). "Not stated" means I did not find it on the platform's own pages, not that it is missing. Prices and plans change, so check before you sign up.
Review 01SummerVows
Review 02BananaInvite
Review 03Save This Date
Review 04ChungDoi
Review 05Canva
Review 06The Private Wedding App
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VerdictWhich app should you use?
It depends on what you're optimising for:
If your wedding has a ROM, a tea ceremony and a banquet with different guests at each, The Private Wedding App gives each part its own RSVP and each guest group its own link.
If your grandparents read Chinese, Malay or Tamil, the multilingual invitation lets each guest open it in their own language, rather than reading two languages crowded on one page.
If your guests reply on WhatsApp, the WhatsApp sending tools put each guest's link in a pre-typed message, and their answers land in the guest list, not the chat.
Start the free trial, build the invitation and send it to yourself on WhatsApp first; stay at S$24.99/month or pay S$249 once for lifetime access.
01What a Singapore e-invite has to handle
Most e-invite tools are built for one event and one guest list. A Singapore wedding has a ROM with close family, a tea ceremony with elders, and a banquet for everyone, often on the same day. Guests reply on WhatsApp, elders may prefer Chinese, Malay or Tamil, and the hotel wants the final count in tables of ten. The checklist below is what The Private Wedding App does for each of those, and you can see all of it on the free trial.
See the digital wedding invitation for the designs and the guest experience.
- One private link, editable after sending, no reprint
- A separate yes or no for the ROM, the tea ceremony and the banquet
- A private link per guest group, sent by the WhatsApp button
- Meal choice and allergies, halal and vegetarian included
- Plus-ones, or a fixed number of seats per invitation
- Chinese, Malay or Tamil, chosen by each guest
- Optional reminder emails before your reply-by date
- PayNow QR on the gifts page, no fee
02Sending it on WhatsApp, and getting answers back
Send the link, not an image: an image cannot take an RSVP, and every change means a new image. In the guest list, each row has a WhatsApp button that opens WhatsApp with your own message and that guest's link already typed, so the guest recognises you and taps straight through. "Start sending" opens a list of everyone you still need to reach, ticks guests off as you send and lets you stop and continue later.
When a guest answers in the chat anyway ("see you there, 2 pax"), you change their status on their row by hand in two taps. The full method, with message templates, is in how to send wedding invitations on WhatsApp.
The WhatsApp invitation tools put your message and each guest's link in one tap.
03Your next step
Build the invitation on the free trial, add your three events, create two guest groups and send yourself both links on WhatsApp to see what each circle sees. Then decide: S$24.99 a month until the wedding, or S$249 once for lifetime access. See the plans in S$.
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For a wedding with a ROM, a tea ceremony and a banquet, The Private Wedding App: a separate RSVP per event with a link per guest group, meals and allergies, Chinese, Malay or Tamil per guest, a WhatsApp button per guest, a PayNow QR on the gifts page and a seating plan for tables of ten, for S$24.99/month or S$249 once, lifetime. 3-day free trial. SummerVows is free with meals and seating but states no per-event RSVP or languages; BananaInvite's free plan stops at 20 guests.
Is a WhatsApp e-invite acceptable for elders in Singapore?
Generally yes, especially when it is easy to read. Send it personally rather than to a group, and let elders open it in Chinese, Malay or Tamil. Some couples still print a few cards for grandparents; The Private Wedding App's printable QR card links them to the same invitation.
How do we collect RSVPs when guests reply on WhatsApp and never fill the form?
Send each guest their own link from the per-guest WhatsApp button so the reply is one tap away, set a reply-by date, and switch on reminder emails for pending guests with an email. When someone answers in the chat, change their status on their row by hand.
Can an e-invite take a separate RSVP for the ROM, tea ceremony and banquet?
Yes, in The Private Wedding App: each part is an event with its own answer, and invite groups decide who sees which. On the pages I checked on October 15, 2026, SummerVows, BananaInvite, Save This Date, ChungDoi and Canva do not state per-event RSVP.
Is there a free digital wedding invitation with RSVP in Singapore?
Yes. SummerVows states it is 100% free with RSVP, meals and seating, and BananaInvite has a free plan for up to 20 guests. The Private Wedding App is paid, S$24.99/month or S$249 once, and adds per-event RSVP, Chinese, Malay and Tamil invitations, PayNow gifts and the full planner.
When should we send wedding e-invites in Singapore?
About 6 to 8 weeks before the wedding, with a reply-by date 3 to 4 weeks before, so the hotel gets its final count with two weeks to spare, per SingaporeBrides etiquette.
Can the e-invite send itself to all our guests on WhatsApp?
No app can bulk-send from a personal WhatsApp number. The Private Wedding App opens a pre-typed message per guest and tracks who you have sent to; for saved contacts, a WhatsApp broadcast list with the group link also works.
Can guests give ang bao through the e-invite?
On The Private Wedding App, yes: you upload your PayNow QR code on a card on the gifts page and guests pay you directly from their banking app, with no fee. ChungDoi's Gift Box shows a bank transfer QR; the other options do not state gifts.