Free Wedding Timer for Ceremonies and Receptions

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Reception Run of Show Timer

A wedding reception usually runs four to five hours, and the magic is in the pacing: a cocktail hour of 60 to 90 minutes, the grand entrance, a first dance, the welcome, dinner service of around 45 minutes, toasts, parent dances, the cake cutting, open dancing, and the send off. Miss the timing on any one of these and the caterer, photographer, and band all fall out of step. EventTimer lets a coordinator build the reception timeline as a series of timers and move through the run of show without staring at a phone. Everyone on the vendor team can see where the evening stands. The result is a celebration that feels relaxed rather than rushed.

• Build the full reception timeline in advance
• A timer for each moment of the evening
• Keep vendors and the band in step
• Large display the whole team can read

Toast and Speech Timer

Toasts are the heart of the reception and also the easiest place to run long. Etiquette guides suggest keeping each speech to three to five minutes, with the whole program of four or five speakers landing somewhere between 18 and 28 minutes, and the couple welcome under ten. A quietly visible countdown gives the best man, maid of honor, and parents a friendly nudge to wrap while the moment is still sweet. Set the length, hand the MC the controller, and let the toasts breathe without dragging. Warm color cues signal the final minute so no one has to cut anyone off.

• Gentle color cue for the final minute
• Keep each toast to three to five minutes
• Silent countdown, no beeping over speeches
• Hand the MC a simple controller screen

Ceremony Timer and Shared Coordinator Display

Most ceremonies last 15 to 30 minutes, and the timing ripples through the rest of the day, from the photographer golden hour window to when dinner can be plated. EventTimer helps the coordinator hold the plan with a shared timer that the officiant, DJ, and planner can all see at once. Create the timer, send the viewer link to the vendor team, and control it discreetly from a phone. Because it runs in any browser, there is nothing to download at the venue and no app to teach the wedding party. It is a calm, professional way to keep a big day on track.

• Shared viewer link for the vendor team
• Discreet control from a phone
• Nothing to install at the venue
• Countdown or count up for open segments

Open the timer

Visit eventtimer.io. The timer loads instantly in your browser, on any device.

Set your duration

Type any duration or choose a preset. Switch between countdown, count-up, or clock mode.

Go fullscreen and start

Press F for fullscreen, Space to start. Share the link if your team needs to see it.

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• Free Online Countdown Timer
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Guides

• Event Run of Show Guide
• Presentation and Speech Timer Guide
• Panel and Speaker Timing Guide

Quick-start presets

• 3 Minute Toast Timer
• 5 Minute Speech Timer
• 20 Minute Ceremony Timer