Wedding & private venues
Book venue tours, open houses and deposits online
Stop chasing couples over email. Sell tour slots, open-house tickets and refundable-style deposits from one branded page, with every detail you need collected at checkout.
How this type of ticketing works
Wedding and private event venues lose bookings to slow replies. When a couple can pick a tour time, pay a hold, and answer your intake questions in one sitting, you convert interest while it is fresh — and your calendar fills with qualified visits instead of no-shows.
TixSimple treats each tour window or open house as a time-slotted ticket. Guests choose a slot, pay (or book free), and receive a QR-coded confirmation by email that you scan at the door. Custom attendee fields capture wedding date, guest count, budget range and planner details before you ever pick up the phone.
What to set up in TixSimple
- 1Create an event for tours with recurring time slots and one or two guests per slot.
- 2Add a separate ticket type for seasonal open houses and tasting nights.
- 3Use a paid ticket as a booking deposit that applies toward the rental.
- 4Add custom fields: event date, estimated guest count, event type, planner name.
- 5Connect Stripe so deposits land in your account directly.
- 6Publish the page and link it from your website's Contact and Tour buttons.
Fee example: Date-hold deposit
A $250 ticket carries a TixSimple platform fee of $3.58 (1.3% + $0.33). If you sell 20 tickets, the total platform fee is $71.6. Stripe processing is separate and you choose whether to pass fees to the buyer or absorb them.
Ticket price
$250
Platform fee
$3.58
Net revenue
$4,928.4
Beyond the first tour
Once a couple books, the same platform handles the rest of the event: rehearsal dinner tickets, welcome party admissions, and shuttle seats can each be their own ticket type on a private page shared only by link.
For open houses with vendor partners, an interactive map lets florists, photographers and caterers claim tables, and vendor applications keep your partner list organized.
- Private, unlisted pages for a single client's guest list
- Interactive floor maps for vendor tables at open houses
- Coupon codes for referral partners and bridal shows
- Automatic email confirmations with wallet passes
Frequently asked questions
Can I take a deposit that applies to the final balance?
Yes. Sell the deposit as a ticket at the amount you require and note in the description that it applies toward the rental. Payouts go straight to your Stripe account, so you handle the balance on your own contract terms.
How do I stop double-booking tour times?
Each time slot carries its own inventory. Set it to one or two bookings per slot and the slot closes automatically once it sells out.
Can I collect the wedding date and guest count at booking?
Yes. Custom attendee fields let you require any question at checkout, and the answers export to CSV alongside contact details.
Is there a monthly fee for a venue that books a few tours a week?
No. TixSimple has no monthly fee — you pay 1.3% + 33¢ per paid ticket, and free bookings cost nothing.
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