From idea to guest list
in one sitting.
Here's the whole path — what you do, what the app does, and exactly what information it touches along the way.
For hosts
1 · Choose your event
Thirteen event types, each with its own artwork direction and its own set of fields. A wedding asks about ceremony and reception; a dinner party doesn't.
2 · Fill in the details
Hosts, date, time, place. Then anything else worth saying — dress code, parking, registry, a note. Empty fields simply don't appear on the finished card.
3 · Generate the design
Pick a style and a tone, or let TinselVite choose. The app creates original artwork and sets your wording over it. Don't love it? Generate again.
4 · Build the guest list
Import guests from your phone's contacts or add them by hand. Only the people you select are saved.
5 · Send by text
TinselVite creates a private link for each guest and opens your phone's own Messages app with the text ready. You press send — the message comes from your number, not ours.
6 · Watch the replies land
Attending, declined, and still-waiting counts update live. Open any guest to see their party size and answers.
For guests
Guests don't download anything. The text message contains a link; tapping it opens the invitation in the browser they already use. There's no account to make and no password to remember, and reopening the same link lets a guest change their answer.
What the app asks permission for, and why
TinselVite asks for four device permissions, and every one of them is optional. Decline any of them and the app still works — you'll just do a little more typing, or go without that one convenience.
| Permission | Why it's requested |
|---|---|
| Contacts | So you can pick guests from your address book instead of typing names and numbers. Contacts are read on your device. Only the people you actually add to a guest list are stored, and TinselVite never writes to your address book. |
| Calendar | So you can add an event to your calendar in one tap. TinselVite writes that single event. To do it, the app has to see which calendars are on your device and which one it's allowed to write to — it never reads the events already in them. |
| Photos | Only when you choose a photo — either one to print on the card itself, or one to use as a style reference for the artwork. The app opens your system photo picker and receives the single image you pick, not your library. |
| Notifications | Off unless you turn it on. Used to tell you when a guest replies to an invitation you sent. |
None of these permissions is used for advertising, profiling, or sharing with third parties. See the Privacy Policy for the complete description of data collection, storage, and deletion.