Free tool · export included
Build a wedding timeline
Start with ceremony and venue anchors. See a complete editable schedule with travel and setup time made visible.
No account required. Inputs stay in this browser until you choose to import them.
How this tool works
This is a deterministic planning draft with visible durations. It uses your anchors and adds preparation, guest arrival, meal and reception blocks. Confirm all assumptions with the people doing the work.
Your timeline draft
A shared sequence with visible owners, buffers and a hard finish.
Moments
11
Hard out
23:00
| Day | Start | Minutes | Moment | Owner | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0 | 13:00 | 90 | Team setup and venue check | Planner | Confirm access, routes, water and the rain plan. |
| 0 | 13:30 | 60 | Getting ready and detail photos | Photographer | Collect details before anyone needs to leave. |
| 0 | 14:45 | 45 | First look and portraits | Photographer | Keep the final 30 minutes clear for staging. |
| 0 | 15:30 | 30 | Guest arrival | Host | Assign accessible arrival support and an usher contact. |
| 0 | 16:00 | 30 | Ceremony | Everyone | Confirm the release cue with the officiant. |
| 0 | 16:30 | 20 | Travel and reception arrival | Transport | Use actual door-to-door travel time. |
| 0 | 16:50 | 60 | Cocktail hour | Caterer | Guests and portrait team may follow parallel schedules. |
| 0 | 17:50 | 75 | Welcome and dinner service | Caterer | Confirm service duration and speeches with catering. |
| 0 | 19:05 | 30 | Toasts and first dance | DJ | Test microphones and name the person calling the cue. |
| 0 | 19:35 | 160 | Open reception | DJ | This is the flexible portion; preserve the venue hard out. |
| 0 | 22:15 | 45 | Pack out | Crew | Assign owners for rentals, personal items and waste. |
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