Editing a timeline section

Create a schedule of events with times, locations, descriptions, and add-to-calendar buttons for your wedding day or weekend.

Timeline sections let you create a schedule of events for your wedding day or weekend. Perfect for showing guests what's happening when.

What you can do with timeline sections

Add events to your schedule with times and descriptions.

Include dates and times so guests know when everything happens.

Add addresses for each event location.

Upload images for each timeline event.

Add "Add to calendar" buttons so guests can save events to their phone or computer.

Include custom calligraphy for styled event names.

Adding a timeline section

  1. Go to Site in your main navigation
  2. Click Add a new section
  3. Choose Timeline from the list
  4. Fill in the event details (see below)
  5. Click Save changes

Fields you can edit

Event name: What's this event called? Like "Ceremony", "Cocktail Hour", or "Reception".

Date: When the event happens. Use the date picker to select the date.

Time: What time the event starts. Pick from the time options.

Address: Where the event is happening. Full address or just the venue name.

Description: Optional details about the event. What guests should know or expect.

Image: Optional photo for this timeline event. Could be a photo of the venue or something related.

Add to calendar button: Check this to include a button that lets guests add the event to their calendar.

Button text: What the calendar button says. Default is "Add to calendar".

Custom calligraphy: Upload an image to replace the event name with styled text.

Creating your timeline

Add one timeline section per event. If you have a ceremony, reception, and brunch, that's three timeline sections.

List them in order. Add your events in chronological order. Ceremony first, then cocktails, then reception, etc.

Include all the details. Time and location are most important. Description is optional but helpful.

Using the date and time fields

Date: Click the field to open a calendar picker. Select the date of this event.

Time: Click the field to pick a time. You can choose in 15-minute increments or type a custom time.

The date and time format will match your account settings (based on your locale and time format preferences).

Adding images to timeline events

Images are optional but they make your timeline more visual.

  1. Click Upload image
  2. Choose your photo (640px width recommended)
  3. The image appears with your timeline event

To change or remove it, click Delete image and upload a new one if needed.

Add to calendar feature

This is super helpful for guests! When enabled:

  1. Check the box for Add to calendar button
  2. Set the button text (or use the default)
  3. When guests click the button on your site, they can save the event to Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or download an ICS file

This makes it easy for guests to remember when and where everything is happening.

Using custom calligraphy

Want fancy text for your event names?

  1. Click Add custom calligraphy
  2. Click Upload custom calligraphy and choose your image
  3. Your image replaces the event name text

To remove it, click Delete custom calligraphy.

Timeline alignment

You can choose how your timeline is displayed:

Left: All events aligned to the left side.

Auto: Events alternate left and right (if your theme supports it).

Right: All events aligned to the right side.

Pick what looks best with your theme and content.

Tips for creating timelines

Start with the big events. Ceremony and reception are the main ones. Add other events if needed.

Be specific with times. "5:00 PM" is better than "Evening". Guests need to know exactly when to arrive.

Include travel time. If events are at different locations, mention that or adjust times so guests have time to get there.

Update as you finalize details. It's okay to add your timeline early with approximate times. Just update it as things get confirmed.

Keep descriptions brief. A sentence or two is plenty. Too much text makes the timeline hard to scan.

Common timeline events

Ceremony: The main event!

Cocktail hour: If you're having one between ceremony and reception.

Reception: Dinner and dancing.

After party: If you're continuing the celebration.

Next-day brunch: For multi-day weddings.

Welcome party: The night before the wedding.

Add whatever events make sense for your wedding weekend.

Editing an existing timeline event

  1. Go to Site in your main navigation
  2. Click on the timeline section you want to edit
  3. Update any fields
  4. Click Save changes

Changes appear on your site right away.

Customizing timeline sections

You can also customize:

Space below: Adjust padding after each timeline event.

Colors: Change colors if you want timeline events to look different.

Justify text: Option to justify the description text.

Privacy: Make certain events visible only to specific guests.

These options are in the section editor.