How to run multiple ceremonies with separate capacity

A 60-seat ceremony venue and a 400-guest reception is the classic squeeze. In Datella each ceremony is one schedule entry on the invitation — its own date, venue, and capacity — and you decide which guests see which event.

1. Add one entry per ceremony

   Open the invitation editor, tap "Content" on the editor rail, then pick the "Events" section in the section strip — its panel opens with the intro "Add one entry per ceremony (akad, reception, etc.)". Fill in name, date and time, venue, and dress code for each; There is no cap on how many — two to four is the common range — and guests see them all on the same single invitation page.

2. Give each ceremony a capacity

   Every entry carries an "RSVP capacity for this ceremony" field. Leave it empty or 0 for no limit; any other number caps accepted guests for that ceremony. Ceremony 60, reception unlimited, is the pattern most couples use. Fill the real capacity of the venue, not the turnout you hope for; this number is what holds guests back.

   

4. Choose public or invite-only

   Each entry has a switch: "Public — anyone with the link sees this ceremony", or "Invite-only — hidden from open links; only guests you invite will see it". Family-only ceremonies usually go invite-only; receptions stay public. An invite-only ceremony is not grayed out for outsiders; guests not invited to it never see it at all.

6. Assign guests, one by one or by category

   For an invite-only ceremony, mark who is in from the same ceremony panel in the editor: per guest from their row, in bulk through "Invite by category" (say, the whole Family category), or "Invite all guests". The CSV import also carries per-ceremony invite columns if your spreadsheet already knows the split.

7. See what the guest sees

   With two or more visible ceremonies the RSVP form shows a checkbox per ceremony — guests tick ceremony, reception, or both, and each member of a big party can choose their own. With a single visible ceremony the form falls back to a plain attending-or-not choice. A full ceremony wears a "Full" badge and stays selectable — with a note that choosing it joins the waitlist.

9. Watch each ceremony fill up

   The guest list grows one tab per ceremony, each with a chip counting accepted guests against the cap and a "Full" badge once the cap is hit. The CSV export follows the active tab, and the RSVP report prints a recap per ceremony — both have their own tutorials.