Evite

What happened? I used to use Evite for all my party invitations, but this year I've had the worst time. The ads overwhelm the page, people's responses do not show up, and it's difficult to maneuver through the site. I've had complaints from my invitees about it as well. Most people don't even see the "View Message From Host" so don't click on it and then never get the body of the invite. If I write something, it should show up automatically without them having to click to see it. Sorry to say I'll not be using them again in the future.

I sent out an invitation to a dinner party. To my horror, Evite added a link to be clicked saying "send a gift immediately." Apparently, Evite has a commercial arrangement for a gift sending website and they attached this advertisement to my invitation without my permission. Myy family alerted me to this problem. I had to send out a second email saying no gifts please. Invitations to parties should NEVER imply or suggest that gifts should be sent. What a disaster. Never using them again.

NO PHONE HELP WHATSOEVER! If you like texting your life away with no actual help and being charged for it … Then this is the site for you. If you want a GREAT INVITATION APP go to GREENVELOPE.COM. An actual person answers the phone and helps you and without a fee involved! Super easy to set up an invite.

I have used a few times to spite there system is not that user friendly.
However I had an issue that really interferred with my guests and rsvping to the point it ruined my rsvp and guest list. The lack of help and smug answeres are beyond being an issue. First time at 56 years old I ever did a review/complaint. Must find a new company for my invites. The good news is tonight I am going to let all my Bunco team friends know this is crap and time to go with a new source. Consider yourself warn prior to using. God forbid you have an issue and need help! Beyond disappointed. I should be reimbursed for the stress this caused, how dare them.

Due to evite's unclear and poorly designed presentation, 75% of invited 40 guests on list did not reply, even after a second follow up evite, due to following issues: 1) received evite, scanned email heading, but did not understand to open further; 2) opened and Viewed Invitation heading design, but did unclear as to go further 3) opened and Viewed Invitation heading design, but did not understand to scroll down to reply; nor did not open Message from Host; nor did not reply to RSVP; nor leave message. Also, as soon as evite is opened, recipients are bombarded with loud ads popping up. If you're in an office setting the first reaction is to simply DELETE.
Absolutely terrible design structure, obviously when so many people have difficulty responding there is a major flaw and basic defect in the entire planning on this system. DO NOT USE if you want to save yourself from major frustration! You'll end up making phone calls at the 11th hour to most everyone on your list.

I uploaded a custom image to create my invitation as they had very limited designs, and after 3 months the image had disappeared from the invitation. Mind you it cost $59.99 to use this option, and I couldn't believe the image upload had really disappeared. This is the worst site to create invitations. The only reason I used them, was because they were the only ones that provided a link via text. I will never use them again. Maybe use them only for the free basic designs.

Where to begin with the inadequacies of this website? My brother and I put together an invitation to a memorial service. My brother is the head of IT in a hospital and is the most computer savvy person I know. After I gave up on getting this invitation the way I wanted it, he took over. I was gratified that he too found the site confusing, counter-intuitive and EXTREMELY USER-UNFRIENDLY! And yet we used it because it was an easier way to track responses than doing it through email, even when we had to hand-enter the responses of confused guests. If a competent, knowledgeable web designer overhauled this site, it COULD be fantastic.

Spent two weeks with tech support for unrecieved invitations that I paid to have been sent to all my guests. Was instructed to email my guests to check their junk/spam. The invitations were not there. I tried to send a txt link but evite denies them, claiming it must be through email only. Tried resending the inviation manually. Also emailing guests a link. The most fustrating unreliable service! Half my guests didnt get an invitation. Please save your money. Do not use Evite. Unreliable service.