FAQ: How to Set Up and Sell Group or 'Table' Tickets as Event Ticket Types
This article will guide you on how to sell event tickets in groups by requiring registrants to purchase a specified minimum or maximum number of tickets for the event.
To create an event, please see here: Add an Event
Under the ticketing tab, click 'add ticket' to start.
Please supply the following field details. For more information about these fields, click here: Add Event Tickets
Let's create scenarios for you.
Scenario 1: If you are selling an event table that requires a registrant to purchase a minimum and maximum of 10 tickets, and you need to collect the details of the remaining 9 attendees, here’s how to set it up.
In this scenario, there are 100 tickets/seats available, with an expected 10 tables for the event. The ticket price is $10 per seat at each table, and the system will automatically calculate the total cost, charging the registrant $100 ($10 × 10 tickets/per seat). Please note that the sample fields created above are set to 'per ticket,' meaning they will appear for each ticket purchased. In this case, the fields will display 10 times—once for each ticket.
Scenario 2: If you want to identify the table name based on the ticket purchase, you can label your table ticket types as 'Table A,' 'Table B,' 'Table C,' and so on. You can also apply different pricing models depending on the table type.
This works similarly to the first scenario, with a nearly identical setup. However, in this second scenario, you can adjust the pricing for each table and label them according to your needs. For example, 'Table A' may be set at $200 ($20 × 10 tickets/per seat) for the entire table. Once purchased, this ticket will be marked as sold out or hidden from subsequent registrants. The system will also function the same way in collecting attendee details through ticket forms.
If you only need to collect details for the entire table or group, you can use a custom event ticket. With standard event tickets, fields apply per ticket and repeat based on the number of tickets purchased—for example, if 10 tickets are bought, the fields will appear 10 times. In contrast, custom event ticket fields apply to the whole order and only appear once after tickets are added to the cart, meaning only the main registrant needs to complete them.
What happens after purchasing event group tickets?
Here's how members can purchase online Registering and Purchasing tickets for an Event as a Member/Non-member. Only the 'main registrant' will receive a system-generated email confirming the transaction and the invoice, attaching all details provided. Please see below:
The details may vary depending on how you set up your event. You may need to open the image in new tab and zoom in.
As an admin, this is how it will appear in your registration list: only the main registrant will be displayed. To view the details of the other registrants, click the eye icon.
You can also check the 'Ticket Report' to view the additional registrants and export the data if needed.
You can also send an email to all main attendees and additional registrants through the Attendance Report. Please see here: Attendance Report
Please note that only the main attendee or main registrant can be scanned for event attendance. For more details, see here: Scanning and Managing Event Attendance