How to make an app for a wedding

Behind every Indian wedding is a family keeping a guest list of hundreds, a list of who is staying in which room, and a notebook of vendor advances. A wedding app for the family keeps all of it in one place and lets you message guests on WhatsApp from the list.

Updated 2026-11-09

Who uses the app

The family running the wedding: parents, siblings, a cousin who handles the hotel. If more than one of you edits the guest list on your own phones, connect a Supabase database so everyone sees the same list. If only one person keeps it, the data can stay on that phone.

The screens a wedding app needs

Guest list: Every guest with their side (bride's or groom's), family group, phone and how many are coming
Replies: Who has said yes, who has said no and who hasn't replied, with a WhatsApp button to ask
Functions: Each function with time and venue, and which guests are invited to which
Rooms: Hotel rooms and who is staying in each, with arrival train or flight times
Vendors: Caterer, decorator, photographer, tent and band with the total, advance paid and balance
Shagun: Gifts and envelopes received, by guest, for the thank-you list later

Features worth asking for

A WhatsApp button on each guest that sends the invite link or a reminder, ready to send
Head counts by function, so the caterer gets a number for each meal
Arrivals by day, to plan who picks up whom from the station
A vendor balance list with what is due on the wedding day
The guest list as a PDF to print for the welcome desk
Hindi labels if the elders in the family will use it

Where the data lives

If one person keeps the lists, the data can stay on that phone. If parents and siblings all update the guest list or rooms from their own phones, connect your own Supabase database from the chat so everyone sees the same thing.

How to make it with AppCub, step by step

Decide what the app does. List the screens you need, for example: Guest list, Replies, Functions, Rooms, Vendors.
Describe it to AppCub. Paste the request below, changed to your own business and details.
Check the plan. AppCub shows the screens and features it will build. Change them in the chat until they are right; seeing the plan is free.
Try it on your phone. The app runs live next to the chat. Scan the QR code to install it, and ask for changes.
Share it. Share it as a web link, an APK file, or publish it on Google Play from your own developer account.

Copy this request, change the details to match your wedding, and paste it into AppCub:

Make an app for my sister's wedding in Udaipur, 12 to 14 February. Screens: guest list, replies, functions, rooms, vendors and shagun. Each guest has a name, phone, side (bride or groom), family group and number of people. Mark replies as yes, no or waiting, and add a WhatsApp button to remind those waiting. Functions: mehendi, sangeet, wedding, reception, with which guests are invited. Rooms: who stays where and when they arrive. Vendors with total, advance and balance. Show head counts per function. Print the guest list as a PDF. Maroon and gold.

AppCub also has a page about a wedding and event app: see it here.

Tips for a wedding app

Start with the guest list and replies; add rooms and vendors once the invites have gone out.
Import the list you already have by pasting names and phones in the chat rather than typing each one.
Give each family group one contact person, so you message one uncle instead of eight cousins.
Ask for the head count per function to update as replies come in, and share it with the caterer a week before.
Keep the shagun list private to the parents; ask for sign-in if more people use the app.

What it costs

Describing your app and seeing AppCub’s plan for it is free.
A new app usually takes 60 to 110 credits. Start with the 2-day trial for ₹99 (150 credits, enough for one app and a few changes) or the one-time App Pack for ₹499. Starter is ₹1,599 a month for 700 credits.
Google Play needs a paid plan (it includes the Play Store bundle and your app’s signing key) and your own Google Play developer account, a one-time US$25 fee to Google.
Work that fails or is rolled back costs no credits.

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Good to know

The app doesn't send invites or reminders on its own; each WhatsApp message opens ready and someone in the family sends it. It doesn't book hotel rooms or pay vendors for you; it keeps track of what you arranged.
AppCub builds Android apps. You can also share the app as a web link that opens on any phone; for the iPhone App Store, AppCub’s team can do it for you.

Questions

Can guests open the wedding app?

You can share it as a web link that opens in any phone browser. For guests to mark their own reply, the app needs a Supabase database; many families keep the app for themselves and share the wedding website with guests.

Can several family members use the same guest list?

Yes, once you connect a Supabase database. Then a change made by one person shows on everyone's phone.

Can the app tell the caterer how many people are coming?

Yes. Ask for head counts per function from the guests who said yes, and send the number to the caterer on WhatsApp.

Can we track who gave what at the wedding?

Yes, a shagun screen can list each gift or envelope by guest. Keep it private to the parents.

Do we need Google Play for a one-time wedding app?

No. A web link or an APK file is enough for the family; Google Play is for apps you want anyone to find.

What happens to the app after the wedding?

It stays in your AppCub account. You can keep the guest list and shagun record, or use the same app for the next wedding in the family.

Make your wedding app

Seeing the plan is free. Building starts with a 2-day trial for ₹99.

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