For couples getting married abroad
Your guests pay for their trip. You plan the wedding.
One link where guests book their room, pay a deposit and get charged in installments automatically, all before the villa's balance or the resort's release date, so you're never the one asking 60 people for money.
Free for couples. Guests pay one 6% fee on top.
- Wedding trips published
- 840+
- Guests booked
- 9,800+
- Countries
- 18
- Paid toward weddings
- $13M+
Destination weddings and wedding weeks, as of October 2026. Across every kind of group trip, organizers have collected $50M+ on SquadTrip.
What SquadTrip does for destination weddings
SquadTrip is a booking and payment page for destination weddings. Couples use it to sell each room category at the group rate, take a deposit at save-the-date time with automatic monthly payments that finish before the villa's balance or the resort's release date, and collect plus-ones, dietary needs and flight times at checkout.
Guests book and pay on their phone from a button on your wedding website. You see who's actually booked, who's on a plan and who's only said yes, and the money goes to your own Stripe account. SquadTrip is free for couples; guests pay a 6% fee on top of the price.
Which one are you?
Destination weddings outgrow the group chat
Sixty guests, three room types, one villa balance and a resort that wants a headcount.
RSVPs that never pay
A booking with a deposit is a yes. Everything else is a maybe.
The villa went on your card
Guests' plans end before the villa's balance, so you're paid back first.
The release date comes before the money
Every plan ends before your cutoff.
Plus-ones, diets and flights in your notes app
Asked at checkout and on one list for the resort and your planner.
How it works
From the resort's quote to paid-up guests in three steps
- 1
Upload the quote
The villa listing, the resort's group-rate sheet or your own notes. The AI builds the page with room packages, the schedule and a plan. Nothing goes live until you publish.
- 2
Set rooms, questions and the plan
A package per room category, plus-one and dietary questions, and a last payment before the villa or the block is due.
- 3
Put the link on your wedding website
A “Book your travel” button and the save-the-date. Guests pay on schedule and you see every room on one dashboard.
Built for destination weddings
Everything a wedding trip needs
Room categories as packages
Each with the group rate and the number of rooms you're holding.
Payment plans guests can keep
Six payments per booking is typical for weddings, the most of any trip type.
Plus-ones, diets and flights at checkout
No separate form, and one export for the resort and your planner.
Add-ons for the extras
The welcome dinner, the catamaran and transfers, each priced on its own.
Shared rooms, separate payments
Guests share a room with a link and each pays their own share.
Buy now, pay later
Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm for US guests, 4% to the guest; you're paid in full.
- Group chat Shuttle times and the welcome-dinner dress code in one place.
- Your planner on the team They see the same dashboard and exports.
- Paid to your own Stripe Daily or weekly payouts, before the villa is due.
Paid back before the villa is due
Villas and resorts want their money months before the wedding. Set the last payment date once and every guest's plan ends before it.
- Jan 15Save-the-date and deposit$350
- Mar 1Payment 1$350
- Apr 1Payment 2$350
- May 1Final payment$350
- Jul 1Villa balance due
- Oct 8Wedding week
See who's actually in
Every guest's room, plus-one, diet and balance, updated as payments land. Export the rooming list for the resort and the guest list for your planner.
- Booked and paid, on a plan, or only said yes
- Rooms counted before the release date
- Plus-ones, diets and flights on one list
Fronted the villa?
Get paid back on a schedule, not after the wedding
Price each room to cover what you paid
Set each room or bed as a package priced to cover the villa, take a deposit at booking and end the plan before your card statement or the villa's final payment. Guests are charged on schedule, so you're paid back on a timeline instead of chasing Venmo.
- Charged automatically on each date, with a reminder before
- Paid straight to your own Stripe account
- Klarna, Afterpay and Affirm for guests who need more time
“I'm not a travel agent. I'm just trying to get 60 people to my wedding. SquadTrip let me set up room blocks, collect deposits, and track everything without losing my mind.”
From our own wedding trips
What wedding trips on SquadTrip look like
Real medians from paying wedding trips on SquadTrip, September 2026. Use them to plan yours.
14
Guests on a typical wedding trip
The largest groups of any trip type we see.
8
Room packages per trip
Garden, ocean, suite and single, each at its own group rate.
6
Payments per booking
The most of any trip type. Guests spread the room over the year.
8 months
Booked ahead
Guests book about 235 days before the wedding.
$270
Typical first payment
Low enough that a save-the-date turns into a booking.
How much does a destination wedding cost guests? See the destination wedding budget guide and who pays for travel to a destination wedding.
The wedding year
When to send the link, and when the money is due
12 months out
Pick the resort and sign the block
Or book the villa. Upload the quote and your page is drafted.
9 months
Save-the-dates with the link
Deposits hold rooms. A booking with a deposit is a yes.
Monthly
Plans charge on their own
Late RSVPs get a plan that still ends on time.
Before the release date
Count rooms, release the rest
Send the rooming list to the resort.
Wedding week
Everyone's paid
The group chat has the shuttle times.
SquadTrip vs Venmo and a spreadsheet vs the resort's group booking
How couples usually collect for a destination wedding, side by side.
| What you need | SquadTrip | Venmo and a spreadsheet | The resort's group booking |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposit, then a payment plan | Charged automatically on your dates | Each guest sends each payment by hand | Varies by resort; often pay in full |
| Room categories | A package for each, with the rooms you hold | Separate amounts to track by name | Yes, at the group rate |
| Plus-ones, diets and flights | Asked at checkout; one export | A form, a chat and your notes app | Varies; often a separate form |
| Who's paid, at a glance | Live dashboard per guest and room | A spreadsheet you keep current | You usually don't see it |
| Pay back a villa you fronted | Yes: price each room to cover it | Yes, if everyone pays | Not applicable |
| Cost to you | Free for couples; guests pay 6% on top | Free, plus a lot of reminders | Free to you; attrition on unused rooms |
Free for couples. Guests pay 6% on top.
On a $1,400 room a guest pays $1,484 and you receive the full $1,400. Card fees are included. No monthly fee.
See pricingDestination wedding questions, answered
How does SquadTrip work for a destination wedding?
You create a booking page for your wedding trip with the room packages, dates and itinerary. Guests open one link, choose their room, pay a deposit and are charged the rest automatically. You see who has booked, who has paid and who is behind on one dashboard.
We already paid for the villa. Can guests pay us back through SquadTrip?
Yes. Set each room or bed up as a package priced to cover what you paid, take a deposit at booking and end the plan before your card statement or the villa's final payment. Guests are charged on schedule, so you're paid back on a timeline instead of chasing Venmo.
Can guests pay in installments?
Yes. You set the deposit and the payment dates once. Each guest's card is charged automatically, with an email reminder five days before. US guests can also choose Klarna, Afterpay or Affirm at checkout; you're paid in full.
Can guests pay in installments without us fronting the money?
Yes. Each guest pays their own deposit at booking and their card is charged on the dates you set, ending before the resort's cut-off or the villa's balance, so the first guest deposits cover what the resort asks at signing instead of your savings. The money lands in your own Stripe account as it is paid. If the resort also offers a courtesy block where guests pay the hotel directly, run both and use the export to tell the resort who is in.
When should the last payment be?
A few weeks before whatever you owe first: the villa's balance, or the resort's release date for the room block. Every guest's plan, including late RSVPs, ends on that date.
Can guests book directly with the resort instead?
You can run both. The booking page is for guests who want the group rate with a payment plan; the export tells the resort who's in.
What information can we collect from guests?
Plus-ones, dietary needs, flight details, room preferences and any question you add, all at checkout and exportable for the resort's rooming list.
Can our planner manage it with us?
Yes. Add your planner as a team member and they see the same dashboard and exports.
Do we still need a wedding website?
Keep it for the story, the registry and the RSVP. Add a "Book your travel" button that opens your SquadTrip page, so guests never ask where to pay.
What does it cost us?
Nothing. SquadTrip is free for couples. Guests pay one 6% fee on top of the room price, which covers card processing, so a $1,400 room costs the guest $1,484 and pays you $1,400. Money goes straight to your own Stripe account.
Guides for couples
Plan it
Send the link with the save-the-dates
Upload the quote, set your rooms and the plan, and put one button on your wedding website. Free for couples.
Planning weddings for clients? See SquadTrip for wedding planners.
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