Guests, venue & day-of
2026-02-193 min read
Compound and estate gates: names, QR, and zero arguments at 6 p.m.
Security is not rudeness—it is liability. When your guest list lives in RSVP, exporting names to the gate takes minutes instead of family politics at the barrier.
One export, one truth
Freeze RSVP a day before you send names to security. Late adds go through one person so the gate does not hear five different voices.
- Plate numbers for VIP cars reduce trunk searches.
- If photographers have gear, list them as vendors with IDs.
Tell guests what ID to carry
Some estates want national ID; others want only the invite SMS. Say it on the page so people turn back home less often.
- Kids-only on list: note if children need named guardians.
- Plus-ones must match spelling on RSVP—teach aunties gently.
Rain, traffic, and human kindness
Queues make tempers short. Brief ushers to greet in local languages first; it softens the wait.
- Water near the queue costs little and buys goodwill.
- If gate Wi‑Fi fails, paper backup still wins.