WedTexts Review and Alternatives (2026): Pricing, Limits, and Cordially Wed Compared

An honest WedTexts review: pricing, the free 15-guest tier, SMS-only limits, and how Cordially Wed compares on price, WhatsApp, and RSVP-aware reminders.

By Mia · 2026-07-20 · Updated 2026-10-05

WedTexts is a solid SMS-only wedding texting tool with a genuinely free tier for up to 15 guests and unlimited messages on every plan. Cordially Wed is the better fit if your list is over 100 guests, your family is abroad and uses WhatsApp, or you want reminders that know who has already RSVPed: it costs $69 to $249 one-time by unique guest phone numbers, with unlimited SMS, MMS, and WhatsApp. This page combines our WedTexts review and our head-to-head comparison, checked against public pages on September 13, 2026. We publish it as Cordially Wed.

What WedTexts actually does

WedTexts is a broadcast tool, and it is clear about that. You import your guest list, sort people into unlimited groups, write with Easy-Fill templates that drop in names and event details, then send immediately or pre-schedule reminders weeks out. Messages arrive as ordinary SMS, so there is nothing for guests to install and it works on any phone, including a relative's ten-year-old handset. You manage it from the web plus native iOS and Android apps, with two user accounts on the free tier and three on paid ones, which covers a couple plus a parent or planner. The public pricing and FAQ pages reviewed do not clearly establish the current guest reply/photo inbox or built-in RSVP capabilities. Confirm those features directly if they are important to your wedding.

Pricing, and what the free 15-guest tier really gets you

WedTexts prices once per wedding by guest count, with no subscription:

• Free for up to 15 guests
• $75 for up to 50
• $140 for up to 100
• $195 for up to 150
• $300 for unlimited guests

The free tier is not a time-limited trial. It is 15 guests, two user accounts, and the full messaging feature set, so you can evaluate it with your wedding party. The FAQ describes service through one month after the wedding; it is not an indefinite messaging line. That makes it a real evaluation, and for a small elopement or a wedding party group it may be all you need. What it will not do is let you pilot on a 120-person list.

Two things are worth doing the math on. Per guest, the ladder runs $1.50 at the 50 tier, $1.40 at 100, $1.30 at 150, then falls steadily on the unlimited tier ($1.00 a head at 300 guests, $0.75 at 400). And there is a cliff: 151 guests puts you straight from $195 to $300, with nothing in between.

What it does well

Several things here are genuinely good. Unlimited messages at every tier, including free, is rarer than it sounds; a number of competitors sell buckets of texts, which means counting before you send the shuttle update. WedTexts never makes you ration a send.

Paid tiers also differ from each other and from the free tier only by guest count and one extra user seat. No feature is held back to push you up the ladder, which is unusually honest pricing in this category. The apps matter on the day itself, when you are sending from a getting-ready room rather than a laptop. And the free 15-guest tier is a real product rather than a countdown, so you can see exactly what you are buying before you pay anything.

Where it stops

Check these details against your own list:

• Geography: the FAQ guarantees service for US cell numbers. US phones abroad must still be able to receive texts.
• Channels: WhatsApp is not listed on the public pricing and FAQ pages reviewed.
• Replies and RSVPs: The public pricing and FAQ pages reviewed do not clearly establish the current guest reply/photo inbox or built-in RSVP capabilities. Confirm those features directly if they are important to your wedding.
• Duration: the FAQ describes use through one month after the wedding.
• Tier boundaries: guest 151 moves the quoted price from $195 to the $300 unlimited-guest plan.

WedTexts vs Cordially Wed, side by side

Cordially Wed is also one-time with unlimited messages, but the tiers are sized differently, by unique guest phone numbers:

• $69 for up to 50 unique guest numbers
• $119 for up to 100
• $169 for up to 200
• $249 for up to 400

Assuming one unique phone number per guest, the paid prices compare as follows: 100 guests is $140 on WedTexts and $119 on Cordially Wed, 150 is $195 versus $169, and anything from 151 to 400 guests is $300 versus $169 or $249. Replies are always included, texts go out from the platform's dedicated sending numbers rather than your personal phone, and above 400 guests there's a contact flow instead of a self-serve tier. WedTexts keeps one clear win here: its free tier covers a real 15-guest list, while Cordially Wed's free tier is a self-test, real messages sent to your own phone before you pay.

WhatsApp for family abroad

WedTexts' FAQ limits its guarantee to US cell numbers. It also says US numbers abroad need to remain able to receive texts. WhatsApp is not listed in the public offer we checked. Cordially Wed brings SMS and WhatsApp replies into the same wedding inbox. SMS is available to supported +1 and UK +44 numbers; WhatsApp reaches guests who use it, including those outside that SMS coverage.

A guest may switch to a travel SIM or eSIM while WhatsApp keeps the home number registered to their account over Wi-Fi or travel data. Confirm their WhatsApp number before departure and check that their account and internet connection remain active. If one channel is unavailable, the other can be an alternative way to contact them. This does not promise automatic resending or guaranteed delivery. See the unified SMS and WhatsApp inbox for the practical workflow.

What surrounds the texting

WedTexts keeps its scope tight: guest texting with reusable Easy-Fill templates, scheduled reminders, and web plus mobile apps for managing it, with a few user accounts so a parent or planner can help. Cordially Wed treats texting as one part of the guest side: a free guest list with per-event tagging, free RSVP collection with per-event responses, a free wedding website, seating charts, and Apple and Google Wallet passes, all connected. The practical difference shows up in targeting: because Cordially Wed knows your RSVP status, a reminder can go only to guests who haven't replied, and an event update only to that event's list.

Try the guest workflow before choosing

Use the same small example when comparing tools: a welcome dinner list, a reception list, and a few guests who have not replied. Check whether you can see and message the right people without exporting another spreadsheet.

In Cordially Wed, start with guest-list import, then review the steps for RSVP reminders. The product demos linked in Sources show the actual import, recipient selection, and scheduling screens.

You can build the guest list free and send up to five test messages to your own verified number before buying guest texting. Use a self-test to see the message on your phone and reply to it, then check the inbox. Real guest sends require a paid texting plan. If you need both SMS and WhatsApp, check each channel you intend to use.

The Cordially Wed wedding texting page explains the product setup. Keep WedTexts on your shortlist if its SMS workflow meets your needs; use this check to decide whether the connected guest list and second channel matter for your wedding.

Which should you pick?

Stay with WedTexts if you want a focused SMS reminder tool, prefer a native mobile app, have a domestic guest list, and are happy tracking RSVPs elsewhere; the free 15-guest tier remains the cheapest way to text just a wedding party. Look at an alternative if your list is over 100 guests, your family is international, or you want reminders that know who has already RSVPed. On price alone, Cordially Wed is lower at every overlapping paid size, and everything around the texting is free. You can compare with no risk on either side: WedTexts has its free tier, and Cordially Wed lets you send a free test message to your own phone at cordiallywed.com/invite, so you see exactly what your guests would receive before paying anything.