diff --git a/_config.yml b/_config.yml
index d9bafcc..72965da 100644
--- a/_config.yml
+++ b/_config.yml
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ site to see how much longer is left until. Get excited!" #Required. short descri
 externalLink: "http://yourdomain.com" #Required. link to the main event page. this could be a webpage, a facebook event, an eventbrite page, where ever the main webpage is for your event
 url: "http://countdown.yourdomain.com" #(Optional) the full URL for this countdown page. This is neccesary for facebook share previews
 facebookEventLink: #(Optional) if you have a facebook event, put the link here and we'll add a "RSVP on facebook" link at the bottom.
+facebookEventText: #(Optional) set a name for the link of facebook event, otherwhise we'll add a "RSVP on facebook" on link at the bottom.
 hashtag: "" #(Optional) hashtag for the event, example "#hashtag". must be in quotes.
 colors: #(Optional)
   background: "#FFF" #color of the background of the page
diff --git a/index.html b/index.html
index 25c425c..b0859b7 100644
--- a/index.html
+++ b/index.html
@@ -48,7 +48,13 @@ <h2 class="background-highlight">{{ site.utc | date: "%A %B %-d, %Y" }}</h2>
     {% if site.facebookEventLink %}
     <div class="row">
       <div class="col-sm-12 text-center">
-        <a href="{{site.facebookEventLink}}">RSVP on facebook</a>
+        <a href="{{site.facebookEventLink}}">
+          {% if site.facebookEventText %}
+          {{site.facebookEventText}}
+          {% else %}
+          RSVP on facebook
+          {% endif %}
+        </a>
       </div>
     </div>
     {% endif %}