The timeline runs the wedding.
It shouldn't run your thumbs.
Build the day-of timeline once: hair at 9, first look at 2:15, doors at 4:30, cake at 8. Every vendor gets their cue by text message at the right moment, on time, automatically, while you stay on the dance floor side of the phone. Vendors install nothing; the cues arrive as normal texts.
Free for your own wedding. No app for vendors. Start from the free printable timeline template. Sending reminders since 2010.
Someone spends the wedding staring at a phone.
Ten to thirty vendors, each needing a different cue at a different minute. Today that is one person, hand-texting from a personal phone, all day.
Build it once. It cues everyone.
- Paste your vendor sheet: Drop in the contact list you already keep (a spreadsheet works as-is). Photographer, DJ, caterer, venue, florist, shuttle: each becomes a recipient in seconds.
- Write the cues: One row per moment: the time, the message, and exactly who should get it. "4:10 — Doors in 20, line up the party" goes to the coordinator and DJ, not the bakery.
- Schedule the day: One click schedules every cue. Each one goes out as a text at its minute, on time, automatically. Nobody is on timeline duty.
- Vendors just get texts: No app, no account, no login. A cue arrives like any other text message, from the timeline they already agreed to.
- Confirm your email: One tap after you sign up, so your cues are never held. This is the step people skip and regret.
Three timelines worth building this week.
Each takes minutes to set up and runs the day on its own.
The vendor cue sheet
The classic: every vendor gets exactly their cues, at their minutes. "Ceremony musicians: prelude starts at 3:30." "Caterer: cake table clear by 7:45." The person who used to send those texts gets to attend the wedding instead.
Moment
The morning-of roll call
At 8am, every vendor gets "Today's the day — confirm you're on schedule. Confirmed or Running late." One tap back. You know by 8:30 who needs a phone call, instead of finding out when the florist doesn't show.
Moment→
Decision
The wedding-party wrangle
The timeline isn't only vendors. "Groomsmen: photos on the terrace in 15, bring the boutonnieres." "Family: shuttle leaves the lobby at 3:40 sharp." The people who most need cues are the ones having too much fun to watch a schedule.
Moment
Free for your own wedding.
Every feature is free, with unlimited app and email delivery. Text messages use one credit each: buy a one-time pack, no monthly fee, and credits never expire. A typical full wedding runs about 160 texts.
Free
- The full timeline builder
- Unlimited email delivery
- Vendors need no app
- Free printable template
- 10 free text credits to start
500 texts
- A full wedding with room to spare
- No monthly fee, ever
Common questions
Who texts the vendors on the wedding day?
Traditionally the day-of coordinator, the maid of honor, or whoever got handed the timeline — from a personal phone, all day. With Cronote, nobody does: you build the timeline ahead of time and each cue goes out as a scheduled text at its minute, on time, automatically.
Do my vendors need to install anything?
No. Cues arrive as normal text messages (or email if you prefer for a vendor). There is no app, account, or login for vendors — they just get the right message at the right moment.
What if the timeline changes on the day?
Plans drift — hair runs long, the shuttle is early. Delete a scheduled cue and add a corrected one in seconds from your phone; only the cues you change move, and everything else stays scheduled.
Does every vendor see every message?
No, and that is the point. Each cue goes only to the vendors you pick for that row. The photographer gets photo cues, the caterer gets kitchen cues, and nobody wades through a 30-person group thread.
Is this only for coordinators?
No. DIY couples and maids of honor use it free for their own wedding. Professional day-of coordinators, photographers, and DJs who run weddings every weekend buy a one-time credit pack and reuse the same flow for every event — no subscription, no off-season fee.
What does it cost?
Cronote is free, including the timeline builder, the printable template, and unlimited email delivery. Text messages use one-time credit packs that never expire: a $15 pack covers a full wedding of about 160 texts with room to spare, and there is no monthly fee.
Build the timeline. Then go be at the wedding.
Start from the free printable day-of timeline template, or open the builder and paste your own. Free to start, no card required. Remember to confirm your email so your cues are never held.