For the host · 15 questions
The questions wedding guests ask, and how to answer them
Wedding guests ask the same fifteen or so questions: when to arrive, what to wear, where to park, whether the kids can come, which room is theirs. Each has a right answer someone in the family already knows. Below is each question in the guest's words, what to tell them, and a WhatsApp reply to copy in English and Hinglish.
The questions
What guests ask, in their own words
Getting there
- What time should we actually get there?“Sach mein kitne baje pahunchna hai?”
- Is there parking at the venue?“Venue pe parking hai kya?”
- Which gate or entrance do we come in from?“Kaunse gate se aana hai?”
- What time are the pheras, and is there phone signal at the venue?“Phere kitne baje hain? Network aata hai wahan?”
- Who do we call if we have a question or get lost on the day?“Wedding day pe kisko call karein?”
What to wear and carry
- What should we wear?“Kya pehnein?”
- What's the weather like, and what should we carry?“Mausam kaisa hai? Kya le ke aayein?”
Who's coming, and the food
- Can we bring our kids?“Bachchon ko la sakte hain?”
- Can I bring a plus one?“Kisi aur ko saath la sakta hoon?”
- Is the food veg, Jain, or is there alcohol?“Khana veg hai? Jain milega? Drinks hain?”
Travel and stay
- Can you arrange pickup from the airport or station?“Airport ya station se pickup milega?”
- What time is checkout at the hotel?“Hotel ka checkout kitne baje hai?”
Gifts, photos and the live stream
- What should we get you? Do you have a registry?“Gift mein kya dein?”
- Can we get the photos and videos from the wedding?“Photos kab milengi?”
- Will there be a live stream for those who can't make it?“Live dekh sakte hain?”
Why these fifteen
Why do guests keep asking the same things?
None of these questions is hard. Each has one right answer that someone in the family already knows. The trouble is where it lands: a guest asks whoever's number they have, usually a parent or an older sibling who is already coordinating everything else, and the same question comes again from the next family an hour later.
The fix is to answer before they ask: put each answer on the invitation, send the important ones again the day before each function, and give guests one place to ask. ShaadiMode's guest helper answers these on WhatsApp from your own details and hands the rest to you.
Read more: the questions guests ask, and who ends up answering them.
Questions
Guest questions, answered
What do wedding guests ask the most?
Which function is where and when, what to wear, which room is theirs, whether their driver is coming, when things really start, and whether their reply reached you. Parking, kids, plus-ones, food, gifts and the live stream follow.
How do I stop answering the same question again and again?
Put the answer on the invitation before anyone asks, send it again the day before each function, and give guests one place to ask that isn't the bride's mother. ShaadiMode's guest helper answers these on WhatsApp from your own details.
Should our wedding website have a FAQ?
Yes, but guests will still message. Keep the answers short, the same on the website and in chat, and send the important ones again close to the day.