The Age Of Paper Guest List Is Over: See How Paper Guest Lists Kill Top Notch Events

It is the dawning of a new age, where guest lists now exist on a cloud that you can access on your tablet or mobile device. The age of the paper guest list is over. Don’t believe me? Then check out some scenarios illustrating the pitfalls of using paper. If some of these scenarios hit too close to home, don’t feel bad, we’ve all been there…

Scene One

It’s go time at your event. The doors open, and all of a sudden your check-in table is flooded. You’ve got two people checking everyone in and quickly your staff is overwhelmed. Check in staff has to flip through pages and pages of names. You’re guests are getting impatient. Eye rolls are starting to happen en masse. Paper just killed your event.  No one likes to wait. It can seem nice to have a bit of line at your event, to make it seem like your event is the one everyone is dying to get into, but at the end of the day most attendees just want to get in and enjoy themselves. So let them.

Scene Two
You’ve got a high profile wedding. There are big celebrity names of the guest-list. People are dying to get in. This is unfortunately going to attract the dreaded gatecrasher. He fakes a name, and since your staffer doesn’t have guest pictures in front of them and doesn’t ask for identification, this rando ends up in the wedding photos. Paper just killed your event.
If they’d had an online guest list management system with picture optionality things might’ve been different. Keeping your guest lists online and containing a matching guest photo will make sure all those party crashers have a harder time sneaking in.
Don’t let your event turn into a scene from Wedding Crashers. Keep your guests safe and your lists secure.In this time of never ending technological innovation, it is important to stay ahead to the curve especially in the event industry. Don’t be afraid to use technology to your advantage.