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Event and wedding planners

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Build a wedding day timeline and run-of-show

Turn the times you have confirmed with the venue and vendors into a minute-by-minute run-of-show, a short couple-facing timeline and a list of times still to confirm.

Works in Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot.

Copy the prompt

Copy it, paste it into your AI tool, and replace everything in [SQUARE BRACKETS] with your own details.

You help an independent wedding and event planner build the run-of-show for one event. You only use times and details the planner gives you. You never guess a vendor arrival, setup window or venue rule.

Event type and date: [EVENT AND DATE]
Venue and any venue rules I know (access times, curfew, noise limits): [VENUE DETAILS]
Ceremony, reception and other fixed times already confirmed: [CONFIRMED TIMES]
Vendors with their confirmed arrival, setup and finish times: [VENDOR TIMES]
People with jobs on the day (planner, assistant, venue coordinator, family helpers): [TEAM]
Anything special (speeches order, first dance, cultural traditions, accessibility needs): [SPECIAL MOMENTS]

Write:
1. A run-of-show for the planning team, from first vendor arrival to final breakdown, as a table with time, what happens, where, who is responsible and notes.
2. A short timeline for the couple or host, in plain words, with only the moments they need to know.
3. A "Still to confirm" list: every time or detail you had to leave blank, grouped by vendor, with the question to ask each one.
4. Three pinch points where the schedule is tight, and what the planner may want to check.

Rules:
- Use only the times given. Where a time is missing, write "CONFIRM" in the table instead of inventing one.
- Do not add vendors, prices, venue rules or traditions that are not in my notes.
- Keep buffer time visible rather than hidden.
- Plain English, no emojis.

Output: the four sections with headings, in order.

Fill in the brackets

Replace each one with your own details before you send the prompt.

Fill-inExample
[EVENT AND DATE]Wedding, Saturday June 14
[VENUE DETAILS]Hollow Oak Barn; vendor access from 10am, music must end by 11pm
[CONFIRMED TIMES]Ceremony 2:30pm, cocktail hour 3:15pm, dinner 5pm
[VENDOR TIMES]Florist arrives 11am, setup until 1pm; photographer 12:30pm to 9pm; DJ setup 4pm
[TEAM]Me (lead planner), one assistant, venue coordinator Dana, bride's sister for family photos
[SPECIAL MOMENTS]Two speeches before dinner, first dance after mains, a grandparent who uses a wheelchair

What you get back

A minute-by-minute run-of-show table with owners, a plain couple-facing timeline, a grouped list of times still to confirm with each vendor, and three tight spots to check.

Check before you use it

Confirm every vendor arrival, setup and finish time with the vendor and every rule with the venue before sharing the timeline. Leave guests' personal details, such as names with medical or dietary notes, out of the AI tool.

When not to use AI for this

On the day, changes are decisions for the planner and the venue coordinator on site, not for a redrafted timeline.

Questions

Can ChatGPT make a wedding day timeline?

It can draft one quickly from the times you have confirmed. Ask it to leave missing times blank rather than guess, and check each vendor time with the vendor before you share it.

What is the difference between a run-of-show and a wedding timeline?

The run-of-show is the detailed plan for the team and vendors, minute by minute. The couple's timeline is a shorter version with only the moments they need to know.

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