Free potluck invitations
Say how many are coming. The list writes itself
Eight of the nine starter bring-lists ship fixed quantities. This one does arithmetic — say twenty-four and you get four hot mains, four sides, three salads, three desserts and “Cups, plates & forks for 24”, on the same link that collects the RSVPs.
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The Cedar Street Potluck
Saturday, March 7 · 6 PM
12 guests going so far
Made for potluck hosting
A list that does the math
Twenty-four guests, nine lines, twenty slots: four hot mains (“a 9x13 pan feeds about 12”), four sides, three salads and three desserts.
Sized from the real headcount
Not your guess — the guests marked going, the kids they bring and the other adults with them, totalled as replies land.
Top it up when more say yes
“You built this list for 24. 34 are coming now.” One tap adds nine slots across mains, sides, salads and desserts. Nothing claimed is disturbed.
The day-before nudge knows
Guests who left an email get “🧁 You're bringing: Hot main dish — chicken enchiladas”, or the short list of what's still open.
AI writes the wording
“The Cedar Street potluck is back! 🥘 We've got the house, the ice and the forks — everything else is on the list below, so claim a line and tell us what you're making. That way nobody doubles up on the potato salad.”
Drafted in one click from your party details — edit until it sounds like you.
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Share one link
Text it, drop it in the group chat, email it — guests never need an app.
Watch replies roll in
Headcounts, notes and reminders handle themselves while you plan the fun.
Potluck questions, answered
What stops two people bringing the same dish?
The list asks. Any line with more than one slot is a category — “Side dish”, four of them at twenty-four guests — so claiming one opens a box asking what you're bringing; a few words is plenty. The invitation then shows “2 of 4 spoken for” with “Priya — chicken enchiladas” underneath, and the next person picks something else. Single-slot lines like “2 bags of ice” are one tap, and the claim button disappears once somebody has it.
Can a guest hand a line back?
Yes, right up to party day — their own claim carries a “Not any more” button and the slot reopens for anyone. Nobody has to remember, either: a guest who changes their reply to Can't make it releases every line they were holding automatically. Waitlisted guests keep theirs, since they may well end up coming.
Do guests need an account to sign up for a dish?
No — no app, no password, nothing to install. Replying is the only gate: before you've said you're coming the list reads “Say you're coming above, then you can pick something to bring”, and afterwards every open line grows a button. The one thing a first-time replier leaves is a way for you to reach them, their choice of an email or a mobile number.
How is this different from a plain sign-up sheet?
A sheet is a grid you fill in by hand and a second link to chase. Here the invitation, the RSVPs and the list are one page, and the quantities come from the headcount instead of your guess. When the headcount moves you get “You built this list for 24. 34 are coming now” and a Top the list up button — nine more slots across the mains, sides, salads, bread and desserts, added without touching a line anyone has already claimed. It never renames anything, so “Cups, plates & forks for 24” keeps its number until you edit it yourself.
Your potluck starts with one link 🥘
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