Live data from Hacker News

How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

twilio.com

81–90 of 233 posts

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#81
post #5

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Perhaps a nice card from https://lob.com/ with a QR code to the RSVP form?

http://picturesofpeoplescanningqrcodes.tumblr.com/

http://picturesofpeoplescanningmicrosofttags.tumblr.com/

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#83

Earlier quoted context omitted.

You think it's simple, but you're ignoring all sorts of error handling and alternate process paths.

lol. As someone who has attempted to date (not bragging) in what I affectionately call "real life", I am somewhat acquainted with the dangers of both error and alternate paths in dating.

You should read The Rosie Project. I enjoyed it, and your comment reminded me of the protoganist.

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#84

Earlier quoted context omitted.

nice dating pipeline. Although, I'm interested of designs for later stages - around kids. Any suggestions?

Sure. https://airwnb.io/ will connect you to independent contractors happy to share their wombs and breasts with your preferred IVF candidates. Later, there's https://aupa.ir/ and https://babysitt.tr/ . EDIT: Inspired by http://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/30/magazine/30Surrogate-t.htm... . You really can have it all!

I have a feeling he was talking about the process prior to that.

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#85

For the whole pipeline, you should also connect: Tinder + your calendar app + Opentable to automate the dating process. The output of that can be the input of this.

i was just talking with my friend to have something like this. It takes a while from being swipe right to book an actual date

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#86

I'm surprised that he didn't find another solution to the cost of sending ~ 140 (70*2) invites for ~ £380 ($480), or $3.50 per invite. The profit margins people make on those invite cards is huge. My personal hack that I use for invitations/thank you notes/christmas cards/etc. is this: You can just create them yourself (any design! copy one off the internet!) in Photoshop/Gimp/Illustrator/PowerPoint/whatever. I won't…

Don't most wedding invitations include a return envelope and stamp?

IDK about the US. Where I'm from, we don't send a separate "save the date" card, usually the physical invitation gets sent > 6 months in advance and has a link to a website (e.g. maryandjohn2017.wordpress.com) that has up-to-date info, maps etc., and we list one phone number each for the bride and groom (either directly to them or to one of their parents) that people use to RSVP.

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#87
post #52

I didn't go as far as using automated messages with my guests, but - organised everything, from guests attendance to guests in tables location, in a huge Gsheets with my wife and a few close relatives. - did a mobile game for Android and iPhone that was a quiz about me and my wife to be with over 200 questions, that still, 2 years later, people still play at and try to get higher in the leaderboard. - programmed a Ra…

That last one might be one of the biggest reasons I hang around here.

Re: How I Used Twilio, Python and Google to Automate My Wedding

#90
post #4
post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I am sure there are APIs for postcards. Heck, there are APIs for handwritten postcards ;)

You can also facetime the ceremony if you a groom but still insanely busy working startup life...

What about a bride having a busy startup life and facetiming the ceremony?
Post reply on HN