Digital invitation for a gender reveal charity bet

There are two glass jars on the table by the door, one marked boy and one marked girl, and a stack of paper slips with names on them. Beside them, a small chalkboard for the running score. The rule has been written on the invitation for weeks: guess right and you choose where the money goes, guess wrong and you cover the next round. A digital invitation for a gender reveal with a charity bet keeps all of that in one link, and you can have yours ready and sent today from the catalogue.

The bet isn't decoration. It decides who votes, what they're voting on and when the answer lands, and it's the reason people stay until the cake is cut. Sort the mechanics on the invitation and the evening runs itself.

Write the bet rule before the confetti

One line, readable on a phone, no meeting required. If the rule needs a second sentence, it's too long for a room full of people holding drinks.

• Guess right and the winning side picks the cause; guess wrong and you're in for the next round. Read it out loud — if it takes longer than a breath, cut it.
• Keep the stake small and closed: €2 a head, or 'whatever you feel like putting in'.
• Two jars on the table by the door, labelled boy and girl, and one slip per guest with their name and the cause they'd choose.
• Count the slips after dessert. Not during arrivals, not before the toast.

Pick the cause before the colour

Before anyone looks at balloon colours, agree on three concrete causes: the neighbourhood food bank, the animal shelter, the association for families living with ALS. Decide this first and the reveal only changes who chooses, not where the money goes.

Write the tie rule on day one, because ties happen more often than people expect. If both sides guess right, or nobody does, split the donation between two causes or add it to the one with the most votes. A handwritten label behind the jar — 'this table's donation goes to ___' — does more than a two-minute speech before the toast.

A bet nobody has to explain twice is a bet that works: one line, two jars, one cause.

A digital invitation for a gender reveal keeps the bet in one link

The confirmation form is configurable, so you add two questions: 'boy or girl?' and 'which charity should the donation go to?'. Answers arrive inside the invitation in one ordered list, and you stop chasing replies on WhatsApp. The rules sit in a text scene with separate fields — label, line, place — and a character counter, so the sentence doesn't run off the side of a phone. If the count moves or the charity changes its name, you edit it and the link stays the same.

Four scenes and the reveal is told

A cover with the question and the two options. A 'Bet rules' scene with the amount and the cause. Another with the deadline for voting. A last one with the result, published the same day. You can add up to 6 photos — the scan, the jar of slips, the table set — and they frame themselves; you choose which one takes the cover and you can swap any of them later. Test the cover for free in test mode, and when you buy, every scene unlocks: €29.99 per invitation, one payment, no subscription. The same link opens from a QR code on the table or from a message, and guests confirm in their phone browser without installing an app.

What it does not do

It's digital: no printing, no envelopes, no automatic reminders for the people who haven't replied, and no allergy or menu questions. If you want paper for the grandparents, the sensible combination is a link for everyone and a few printed copies for whoever will keep one. Pick the cause, write the rule in one line and let the result do the rest. Test the cover for free, then publish the same link once the bet is clear — even if the date of the count is still moving.