AreOne

Overview

AreOne is a web-based wedding invitation and RSVP service for couples and wedding professionals organizing a single event. It is best for hosts who want guest replies, meal choices, and attendance tracking in one place. Its strongest case is focused RSVP coordination, though the free option is a seven-day preview rather than a lasting way to run an event.

Key features

Guests can confirm attendance, choose a meal, and leave a note without creating an account. That removes a signup step from the response process, while the dashboard tracks attendance totals, pending and declined replies, meal preferences, and response-rate trends. For couples trying to keep replies and catering choices aligned, this is a useful, coherent core.

Invitations can be shared through a link or QR code; AreOne also supports downloading a QR code and printing a PDF. Guests can add the wedding to Google Calendar or save an .ics file. Those options suit different ways of distributing an invitation, but the product is designed around one event rather than ongoing event management.

Bilingual invitation designs include Arabic-English and Persian-English examples, a practical advantage for couples communicating across languages. Event Pass adds CSV guest-list exports, seating plans, and printable place cards. Those are the features that make the paid upgrade relevant once a couple needs to coordinate tables or work with a portable guest list.

AreOne says it processes uploaded guest data on couples' behalf and does not market to guests or use their data for its own purposes. It says it does not sell personal information or store full card numbers on its servers, and describes administrative, technical, and operational safeguards against unauthorized access and misuse. Payments may use Stripe or PayPal. Support includes trackable tickets, a help center, and email, which is monitored daily with responses within 24 hours.

Pricing

The Free plan costs ₹0 for 7 days and allows up to 30 guests and one invitation. It uses free-badge templates and is preview only, so it is useful for examining the invitation flow but not a durable free option for an event.

Event Pass is priced at ₹4,095 ₹3,686 one-time, with a 10% discount. It includes unlimited guests and RSVPs, all 75+ premium templates, and remains active until 10 days after the wedding. For a couple who needs to manage a full guest list, export it, assign seating, or print place cards, it is the clearest paid fit. The time limit makes it less suitable for work that must continue well after the wedding.

Other plans are described as pre-release or coming soon. Starter is billed at ₹4,095 / month and is on the V2 roadmap, with up to five invitations and professional workflow features. Pro is billed at ₹16,653 / month, is also on the V2 roadmap, and promises unlimited invitations and guests without AreOne branding. The Wedding Website plan is coming soon and billed at ₹1,001 / month; it describes a dedicated custom-URL site that remains live after the wedding, with Story, Photos, Travel, and Registry tabs. These are not current alternatives to Event Pass for an immediate event.

The Custom URL Add-on is billed +₹2,457 for an /i/your-name URL instead of shortcode URLs. No custom domain is offered. Couples who need their own domain or a lasting free plan should look elsewhere.

Platforms

AreOne runs on the web. Its event support is single, and travel information is not supported, so couples planning multiple linked events or needing travel details in the invitation should consider a broader wedding-planning product.

Who it's for

AreOne fits couples and wedding professionals whose priority is distributing an invitation and collecting organized replies for one wedding. Bilingual designs, account-free responses, and Event Pass seating tools serve a specific coordination job. It is a weaker fit for those seeking a general planning suite, travel support, multiple events, or a permanent free tier.

Pros and cons

Pros: Guests can RSVP, select a meal, and leave a note without an account, reducing friction for invitees.

Pros: Attendance, pending replies, declines, meal choices, and response trends appear in one dashboard.

Pros: Bilingual design examples and Event Pass exports, seating plans, and place cards address concrete needs for multilingual and table-based planning.

Cons: The free plan lasts only seven days, caps the list at 30 guests and one invitation, and is preview-only.

Cons: Event Pass expires 10 days after the wedding, limiting post-event access to its tools.

Cons: No custom domain, travel information, or support for more than one event narrows its use as a complete wedding site or planning hub.

Alternatives

For couples who want a broader wedding website alongside invitations, Wedding Website Builders is a useful category to compare. Choose Aisle if its free website setup, guest groups, planning checklist, or web and API access better suits the job. Planning.Wedding is a stronger fit for couples wanting a wider planning toolkit, including budget, itinerary, vendors, notes, and files across Android, iOS, and web.

VowConnection suits readers looking for a free-forever couples plan with a wedding website, RSVPs, guest list, budget, core tools, and 10 AI messages. WeddingDonkey is another option for readers comparing paid plans with a three-month free Basic tier. Consider Appy Pie Wedding Website Builder if a free plan capped at 50 RSVPs, with a subdomain and standard templates, meets the need.

OSWP is worth considering for readers who want self-hosting and unlimited guests on a free community plan, and can manage without managed hosting or automatic backups. Vowesta is a free option for readers who prefer Android, iOS, or web access. Wedence is another free-plan alternative, with Android, iOS, and web support.

Verdict

Choose AreOne if your main need is a single wedding invitation and a low-friction way to collect and organize RSVPs, especially when meal choices, bilingual designs, or seating assignments matter. Event Pass supplies the practical guest-list tools, but its post-wedding window is short and the free plan is only a brief preview. Look elsewhere for a lasting free service, broader planning features, travel information, or a custom domain.