The RSVP form asks about meal choices. Half your guests read English, half read Spanish. Someone picks "chicken" thinking it is the fish option because the labels are in the wrong language, and you discover it on the day when the caterer has one more fish portion than guests and one less chicken.
This is the problem that menu selection creates in a bilingual wedding, and most wedding platforms do not acknowledge it exists. This article checks what each platform actually offers for the specific situation where your menu form needs to work in two languages at once.
Platform by platform
Zola
Zolas RSVP collects names and attendance but does not have a built-in meal choice field - you add a custom question. That question has no language switching. If you write "chicken / fish / vegetarian" in English, Spanish-reading guests see those same labels and may not know which is which. Dietary restrictions go into a separate free-text box.
Bodas.net / Hitched (The Knot Worldwide)
This is the same platform under four brands: Hitched (UK), bodas.net (Spain), mariages.net (France), matrimonio.com (Italy). Meal choices live in a separate survey outside the RSVP. The RSVP button is not fully editable. If your guests speak two languages, you either create two surveys or write one in both languages. Neither connects menu choice back to RSVP attendance.
Joy
Joy does not translate your text and has no language switcher. Its strength is per-guest visibility. For the menu, you can create two separate meal selection sections in different languages and assign them to different guest groups. This works if you know which language each guest reads. It breaks when a guest forwards the page to someone who reads a different language.
LumiWed
LumiWed assigns one language per guest via a personalised link. The entire page including menu options and dietary restriction fields appears in that language. It supports 17 languages. The trade-off is you must generate and send unique URLs per guest. For 50 guests its free tier works, but forwarding inherits the wrong language.
Wedding30s
Wedding30s puts a Spanish/English language switcher on every page. When a guest opens the site, they tap the language label and the entire page - RSVP form, menu options (meat, fish, vegetarian), allergy fields - switches to that language. One link works for everyone. Menu choices are structured options inside the RSVP itself, stored against the guest entry. 49 one-time. Build and see it before paying.
Frequently asked questions
Can Zola handle a bilingual menu selection in the RSVP?
Zola does not offer a language switcher. If your RSVP form is in English and some guests read Spanish, they will see the English labels for meat, fish, and vegetarian options. Zola also has no dietary restriction field built into the RSVP itself -- you can add a text box, but it is free text.
Does bodas.net / Hitched let guests pick their meal in their own language?
No. Meal choices on bodas.net and its sister sites live in a separate survey outside the RSVP. The RSVP itself has a standard button that is not fully editable. When half the guests speak one language and half another, you end up sharing links to two different surveys.
How does LumiWed handle menu selection for bilingual weddings?
LumiWed assigns one language per guest through personalised links. You set the language per guest, and when they open their unique URL the entire page appears in that language. It supports 17 languages with free tier for 50 guests.
Can Joy manage dietary preferences in two languages?
Joy does not translate your text and has no language switcher. You can create two separate menu selection sections in different languages and assign them to different guest groups, but the guest cannot switch languages themselves.
What does Wedding30s do differently for bilingual menu selection?
Wedding30s includes a Spanish/English language switcher on every page. The RSVP form respects the selected language including menu options and allergy fields. Guests pick their language when they open the page. One link works for everyone. 49 one-time.