Paste it in whatever shape it is in.
A column from a spreadsheet, a reply-all thread, a note on your phone. The list comes back as one record per person, each keeping the row it came from, with everything ambiguous marked rather than resolved by guesswork.
- Input
- Paste, .csv or .xlsx
- Output
- Editable table
- Free plan
- Up to 30 guests
- Table plan
- Up to 250 guests
- Venue plan
- No limit
- Retention
- 30, 60 or 90 days
One record per person, with its evidence attached.
Nothing is thrown away in the split. The original row stays next to the card name so you can check the tool's work rather than take it on trust.
What people actually type on the first day.
Here's my guest list pasted from a spreadsheet. Some rows have titles, some are couples on one line, a few only have first names, and one is "Mum + guest". Split them into individual cards and tell me which ones I need to go back and ask about.
- card_name
- The name as it would print on the card.
- source_row
- The original text, kept verbatim so you can check the split.
- title
- Mr, Ms, Dr, Prof, none, or marked as needing a decision.
- status
- ready · needs_confirmation · incomplete
- flag_reason
- Missing surname, accented characters, uncertain name order, two people on one line, or an unnamed plus-one.
- suggested_action
- The specific thing to go and ask, phrased so you can send it as it is.
Six things that stop a list going straight through.
Each of these is a case where the text on the page does not contain enough information to set a card correctly. The tool says so rather than filling the gap itself.
Accented characters
Zoë Ferreira · Siân Rhys · Björn Løken
Marks get dropped by spreadsheets and by fonts that lack the glyph. We keep the original and ask you to confirm the form.
Surname order unclear
Nguyễn Thị Lan · Kim Min-jun
In many naming systems the family name comes first. Guessing produces a card that reads as a stranger's name.
Two people on one line
the Halvorsens · Tom and Alice
Split into two records, each needing its own decision about how that person is named.
Plus-one not named
Ben + guest · Mum + guest
Kept as incomplete with a note about who to ask. It will not go to export unnamed.
Title uncertain
Dr A. Mbeki · Rev. Cole
Abbreviation styles differ. We show the common forms rather than picking one.
First name only
Grandma · Uncle Pete
Fine on a card if that is what you want. Flagged so it is a decision, not an oversight.
You set the clock before you paste anything.
The list has an expiry date from the moment it arrives. There is no plan on which it sits here indefinitely, and no setting that turns deletion off.
- 30, 60 or 90 days — 90 if you choose nothing
- 14 days after your event date, if that comes sooner
- Immediately, whenever you delete the event yourself
- Backups cycle out within 35 days and are not used to restore deleted records
