Free tool
Set the ceremony time and get the whole day, from hair and makeup to the send-off, with sensible times for every step. Edit it, then print it for everyone who needs it.
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Between 8:00 AM and 8:00 PM.
Allow about 45 minutes per person, and put whoever is getting married second to last, so nobody is rushed at the end.
Have the rings, invitation, shoes and flowers together in one place before they arrive.
Thirty minutes is enough with help. The photographer will want the last buttons.
Guest cameraPut a LatentCam card on every table so guests can shoot on one shared roll from their phones, no app. Nobody sees a frame until it develops.
Start the music and have someone point the way. Most guests arrive in the last fifteen minutes.
Most ceremonies run 20 to 30 minutes. A religious one can take an hour, so move everything after it.
Write the list of groups beforehand, and ask one relative who knows everyone to round them up.
Guests eat, drink and start shooting. It is when the most candid frames happen.
Forty-five minutes is plenty. Go somewhere quiet and let the photographer lead.
Give the DJ or band your names exactly as you want them announced.
Straight after the entrance, while every eye in the room is already on you.
Toasts land best as the main course is cleared. Ask each speaker to keep it to three minutes.
One song, or split it in half if two parents are dancing.
Do it before the dance floor opens, while the older guests are still there.
The longest block of the night, and the one guests remember.
Guest cameraHave the DJ remind everyone to use the shots left on their roll. The last hour of a party is the one nobody photographs.
Sparklers, bubbles or just a line of guests. Tell the photographer ten minutes before.
Guest cameraEvery guest's photos appear at once, for everyone. A LatentCam roll develops at midnight by default; if the party runs later, set the reveal for the next morning.
Steps on your timeline: 18
Nothing here is sent anywhere: the timeline is built and turned into a PDF inside this page. The QR code on the printout opens LatentCam, not your wedding, since no event exists yet. Create one and its own card prints from your dashboard.
Examples
Three common ceremony times, made with the generator above: getting ready included, no first look, one venue. Use one as it is, or as a starting point.
The reception on its own, for a 4:00 PM ceremony.
How it works
FAQ
From hair and makeup to the send-off, about eleven hours. From guests arriving it is closer to six, and the reception alone runs four to five.
An hour of cocktails, the grand entrance and first dance, about 75 minutes of dinner with toasts as it ends, parent dances and the cake, then around two hours of dancing before the send-off.
It moves your portraits before the ceremony, so you get to be at cocktail hour instead of missing it. Without one, the portraits happen during cocktail hour, which is what the generator does when the switch is off.
Right after the ceremony, while everyone is still in one place. Thirty minutes covers most families if the list of groups is written in advance and one relative rounds people up.
A shared guest camera needs two moments in the day: cards on the tables before guests sit down, and a reminder before the end. The last row is when the LatentCam roll develops, at midnight by default, or the next morning if the party runs late. If you are not using one, delete them.
Change any time or name, delete steps and add your own. Moving the ceremony moves the rest of the day around your edits. No account is needed and nothing is stored: the PDF is made in your browser.
Getting everyone's photos back after the day is the part nobody plans. A shared roll that develops at once does it for you. Free for up to 5 guests, no watermark.