Collect wedding payments via text

Excursions, accommodation, activities - send payment links to your guests over SMS and track who's paid, automatically.

How it works

You create payment items in your admin panel - room deposits, excursions, welcome dinners, shuttle contributions, whatever your wedding needs. Vino generates secure payment links for each guest and each item.

When you're ready, send the links directly to guests via text. Or let guests text "pay" at any time to see everything they owe and tap to pay. Either way, payments are tracked automatically and guests receive instant confirmation the moment they pay.

• Create payment items in the admin panel (excursions, room deposits, welcome dinner, transport)
• Vino generates secure payment links for each guest
• Send links via text or let guests text "pay" to see their items
• Payments tracked automatically - no spreadsheets, no manual reconciliation
• Instant confirmation sent to the guest when payment is received

Payment tracking for every guest

Your admin dashboard shows exactly who's paid and who hasn't. Totals by currency, breakdowns by item type and a clear view of outstanding balances across your entire guest list.

No more cross-referencing bank transfers with a spreadsheet. No more "did Sarah's payment go through?" conversations. Every payment is recorded the moment it happens and you can see the full picture at a glance.

Party-based payments

When one family member pays, it settles for the whole party. If a husband pays the villa deposit, his wife's balance updates automatically. No duplicate charges, no confusion, no awkward "did you already pay?" texts between couples.

This works because Vino groups guests into parties - couples, families, friend groups. Payment items assigned to a party are shared. One payment covers everyone.

Works with your existing conversations

Guests don't need a new app, a new login, or a new account. They text the same Vino number they already use for questions about the schedule, directions, or dietary preferences.

Payment links arrive right in the conversation they're already having. A guest asks about the wine tasting, Vino answers their question and the payment link is right there in the same thread. No context switching, no friction.

When a guest texts "pay", Vino lists every unpaid item with the amount and a tap-to-pay link. The guest taps, pays on a secure checkout page and gets a confirmation text - all within the same SMS conversation.

Best AskVino package for wedding payments

Payment Collection is an add-on for the full Vino Concierge packages, not the entry-level Textline. Choose Intimate for up to 30 guests, Classic for up to 75, Grand for up to 150 or Estate for 150+ guests, then add Payment Collection at checkout.

Classic plus Payment Collection is the best fit for most weddings collecting money from guests. Grand or Estate makes more sense when the payment list is tied to larger logistics: villas, multiple shuttles, excursions, room blocks, farewell brunches or several currencies across a large guest list.

If you are also assigning rooms or tracking arrivals, pair Payment Collection with Logistics & Room Assignments. That way a guest can text the same number to ask what they owe, where they are staying, what shuttle they are on and whether their party has already paid.

Why AskVino is the best way to collect guest payments

Generic payment links solve only the checkout step. AskVino solves the entire guest payment workflow: assigning items, sending links, answering questions, tracking who paid, reminding the right guests and showing the couple or planner the full status in one dashboard.

Because payments happen inside the same SMS conversation guests already use for wedding questions, the experience feels natural. Guests do not have to search their email, download an app, open a spreadsheet, or wonder whether their partner already paid. AskVino keeps the payment context attached to the guest and the party.

What wedding guests can pay for

Couples and planners use AskVino payment links for the costs that usually create messy follow-up: villa shares, room deposits, welcome dinners, wine tastings, cooking classes, catamaran days, shuttle contributions, group excursions and optional upgrades.

Each item can have its own amount, due date and guest or party assignment. That means one family can receive a room payment, another guest can receive an excursion link and a different group can receive nothing at all. The text thread stays personal because the payment items are personal.

AskVino is especially useful when the payment is tied to logistics. A guest can ask about the excursion, confirm whether their spouse is included, pay the balance and receive confirmation in one conversation. The planner can see the same status without reconciling screenshots, Venmo notes or bank transfers.

Why planners prefer payment collection by text

Planners do not just need guests to pay. They need to know who has paid, who needs a reminder, which party a payment belongs to and whether payment questions are blocking another logistics decision. AskVino turns that into a dashboard instead of a spreadsheet.

Because guests can text back, reminders feel less abrupt than a bare payment link. A guest who is confused can ask, get an answer and pay immediately. That is the advantage of collecting payments inside a concierge conversation instead of sending a standalone checkout URL.

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