Dearest Guest

Dearest Guest is a wedding SMS platform that sends automated, personalized text messages to guests at exactly the right moment, from save-the-dates to morning-after thank-yous.

The service is designed especially for destination weddings but works for city weddings, weekend retreats, and elopements. Couples set up their details and customize messages, while the system handles everything from shuttle coordination to photo album links.

Getting started is free and takes under five minutes with no card required. Users upload a guest list via spreadsheet or manually, then preview and approve every message before anything sends automatically.

Every plan includes unlimited messages, unlimited free change requests, and a real person reviewing the message plan before launch. The one-time payment is $3 per guest with a $99 minimum that covers up to 33 guests.

The company is based in Sacramento, California, and has worked with couples planning weddings across the United States, Mexico, and the Caribbean, including locations like Tulum and San Miguel de Allende.

You can contact the business by calling +1 (855) 572-5214 or visiting their website at dearestguest.com, which also includes links to their Instagram, Pinterest, and TikTok.

Reviewers praise the service for making guests feel taken care of and for providing helpful, fun texts that prevent people from getting lost or forgotten during the event.

Some users on Reddit mention the service as part of their persona setup, while others describe a narrative involving a journal and a movie, though these are individual opinions rather than shared themes.

The platform allows couples to assign guests to specific groups, such as rehearsal attendees, shuttle riders, or VIP after-party guests, to send targeted messages.

The service includes a 100% satisfaction guarantee with a full refund available up to 14 days before the wedding date as long as no messages have been sent yet.

Couples can customize every message, including venue directions with Google Maps links, dress codes, and weather updates, and edits apply instantly with automatic safety checks.

The system tracks every send and follows up on anything that doesn't arrive, ensuring that guests in another country do not get lost due to a failed delivery.

The service provides a free 15-minute consultation call and includes day-of coordination on autopilot, collecting every guest reply in the dashboard for later review.

The platform integrates with various communication needs by allowing text-based invitations, RSVPs, and reminders without requiring guests to download an app.

The official website of Dearest Guest is dearestguest.com.