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 The Knot
The Knot finds your vendors. Textual looks after your guests.
The Knot is where you find vendors and build a website. Its Messaging Hub sends an email or text from templates you fill in, message by message.
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 Knot link. $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 Knot link 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 The Knot, at a glance.
| Feature |  Textual | The Knot |
|---|---|---|
| Shared guest photo album | Textual Yes. Included, linked in your texts | The Knot Not listed |
| Set up in minutes | Textual Yes. Paste your website, done | The Knot No. Templates you fill in |
| Timed across the whole weekend | Textual Yes. Every moment, scheduled ahead | The Knot Not listed |
| Text one group of guests | Textual Yes. Saved groups | The Knot Partly. Pick guests per message |
| One number with your contact card | Textual Yes. Guests know it’s you | The Knot Not listed |
| AI assistant, works with ChatGPT and Claude | Textual Yes. Change anything in plain words | The Knot Not listed |
| Price | Textual $299 once, everything included | The Knot Not listed |
The Knot details from its own pages, October 2026: The Knot: How do I message guests?.
No switching
Plan in The Knot. Live it in Textual.
Paste your link and we read your The Knot details. Nothing to move, nothing to retype.
Keep The Knot for
- Finding your vendors
- Your wedding website
- RSVPs and registry
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
All those candids. One beautiful album.
From your friends’ dance-floor shots to your family’s favorite moments, bring the candids together in an album that feels like your wedding.
One easy link, no app to download. Everyone can add photos from iPhone or Android, without juggling separate iCloud and Google Photos albums.
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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
Plan your texts now. Enjoy your wedding later.
+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.
Send a thank-you and the shared album, with a reminder to add any candids still on their phones.
Delivered to all 86 guests
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+1 (855) 555-0148For your guests
Simple for guests. You stay in control.
- One number to save
- A personal introduction and your contact card help guests recognize your wedding’s number.
- 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.
Can The Knot send text messages to guests?
Yes. The Knot’s Messaging Hub lets you pick a template, choose email or text, and select which guests receive it. You write and send each one.
Can I use Textual with my Knot wedding website?
Yes. Paste your Knot link and Textual reads it to write your texts. Your website, registry and RSVPs stay on The Knot.
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.
How much does Textual cost?
$299 once per wedding, with every text and the photo album included.