Friday · 5:30 PM
They land. You say hello.
The first text sets the tone: where to be, when to be there, and how glad you are they came.
Delivered to all 86 guests
+1 (855) 555-0148Textual vs TextMyGuests
TextMyGuests sends messages. Textual hosts the weekend.
TextMyGuests is a texting tool for any event. You write each message, buy a bundle of 400 to 4,000 messages, and pay $2 a month on top while your event is live.
Textual is the luxury way to host the weekend: elegant texts that reach the right guests at the right moment, and a beautiful album of every guest photo, included. Set up in minutes from your wedding website. $299 once.
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- Every photo, included
- A beautiful guest album comes with every wedding, linked in the texts guests already read.
- Premium, start to finish
- Elegant texts from one number with your contact card. Nothing for guests to download.
- Set up in minutes
- Paste your wedding website and your weekend is laid out. Make every word yours.
- It just works
- Every text goes out on time while you’re on the dance floor.
Scorecard
Textual vs TextMyGuests, at a glance.
| Feature |  Textual | TextMyGuests |
|---|---|---|
| Shared guest photo album | Textual Yes. Included, linked in your texts | TextMyGuests Yes. Reply photos and a gallery |
| Made for weddings | Textual Yes. Wedding weekends | TextMyGuests Partly. Weddings and other events |
| Set up in minutes | Textual Yes. Paste your website, done | TextMyGuests No. You write each message |
| One price, no monthly fee | Textual Yes. Once per wedding | TextMyGuests No. Bundle plus $2 a month |
| Scheduled texts | Textual Yes. Timed to every moment | TextMyGuests Yes. Yes |
| Text one group of guests | Textual Yes. Saved groups | TextMyGuests Yes. Yes |
| AI assistant, works with ChatGPT and Claude | Textual Yes. Change anything in plain words | TextMyGuests Not listed |
| Price | Textual $299 once, everything included | TextMyGuests $34 to $229, plus $2 a month |
TextMyGuests details from its own pages, October 2026: TextMyGuests pricing, TextMyGuests.
No switching
Keep what you love. Let Textual host the weekend.
Paste your wedding website and your texts and album are ready in minutes. Nothing to move, nothing to retype.
Keep TextMyGuests for
- A birthday or corporate event
- A one-day event
- Writing every text yourself
Let Textual handle
- Elegant guest texts, timed to the moment
- One beautiful album of every guest photo
- Your planner and assistant, on hand all weekend
Sunday morning
The ones you didn’t know they took.
One link in a text, and every guest’s camera roll finds its way to Sam & Riley’s album. No app, and no chasing the group chat.
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Saturday · 2:14 PM
Every guest has one small question.
Multiply it by 86. That’s your phone, an hour before you walk down the aisle.
Textual answers the questions before anyone has to ask, so your phone can stay in someone else’s bag.
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37 unread messages
Friday to Sunday
The weekend, text by text.
+1 (855) 555-0148Saturday · 3:15 PM
The shuttle question, answered early.
Only the 42 people catching the shuttle get this one. Everyone else enjoys a quieter phone.
Delivered to 42 shuttle riders
Sam & RileySaturday · 11:40 PM
You’re on the dance floor. The text goes out anyway.
Every message is written and scheduled ahead, so nobody hands their phone to the maid of honor.
Delivered to all 86 guests
Sam & RileySunday · 11:00 AM
One very happy morning after.
A thank-you, and every photo your guests took, gathered in one place before brunch is over.
Delivered to all 86 guests
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+1 (855) 555-0148For your guests
Kind to everyone’s phone.
- One number to save
- Every text comes from the same number, with a contact card so guests know it’s you.
- Only what matters
- Around five texts a weekend, each one something a guest would otherwise have asked.
- Your words, approved
- Nothing sends until you’ve read it, and you can change any message right up to the minute.
- Easy to step away
- Any guest can reply STOP and they won’t hear from us again.
A few good questions.
How much does TextMyGuests cost?
From $34 for 400 messages to $229 for 4,000, per event, plus $2 for each month the paid event runs. Textual is $299 once, with every text and the photo album included.
Is there a free mass texting service for weddings?
TextMyGuests offers a free trial that only texts your own phone; sending to guests needs a paid plan. Textual is $299 once, with every text written for you.
Do guests need an app?
No. Textual updates arrive as ordinary texts from one number with your contact card, and guests add photos through a simple link.
How do guests share photos?
Every wedding includes a shared album. Its link arrives in your texts, guests add photos from their browser with no app, and you see every one by the morning after.