Entrances, speeches, dinner, dances, and sendoff

Free Wedding Reception Timer

Use a wedding reception timer for grand entrance, speeches, dinner service, first dances, cake cutting, bouquet toss, and sendoff. Create an XTimer room when planner, DJ, venue staff, and MC need shared timing.

Built for this job

Reception teams can keep dinner, speeches, dances, and sendoff on schedule.

DJs and MCs can coordinate cues without repeatedly checking the timeline.

XTimer rooms support shared reception timers across planner, DJ, venue, and MC devices.

Current agenda item

Grand entrance

1/6

10:00

Next

Dinner service

Total time

2:00:00

Agenda presets

Agenda

Edit durations in minutes.

Controls

Create controlled room

Use this setup in XTimer

Need a controller link, viewer display, or shared room?

Keep this simple timer for quick work. Move into an XTimer room when one person controls the clock and another screen shows it to a speaker, team, class, or audience.

Open in XTimer room

Presets that match real work

Start from a timer people already understand.

Each preset has a clear use case, duration, and workflow. That makes the page useful for search visitors immediately, and gives professional users a natural path into XTimer rooms when they need separate controller and viewer devices.

Wedding reception

2 hours

Segments

6

First

10:00

Total

2:00:00

A 2-hour reception flow timer with entrance, dinner, speeches, dances, cake, and sendoff.

Speech block

20 min

Segments

4

Each

5:00

Total

20:00

A 20-minute wedding speech timer for toasts and transitions.

Dance floor countdown

30 min

Total

30 min

A 30-minute reception block timer for dancing before the next cue.

Professional setup

Use the simple timer first, then graduate to controlled timing.

Keep speeches as a visible block so the reception does not drift.

Use separate timers for dinner, dancing, and sendoff cues.

Share timing with staff and MC rather than making the timer guest-facing.

Use an XTimer room when planner, DJ, venue, and MC need one synchronized timer.

Frequently asked questions

What is a wedding reception timer?

A wedding reception timer structures grand entrance, speeches, dinner service, first dances, cake cutting, bouquet toss, and sendoff.

Can this be used for wedding speeches?

Yes. Use the speech block preset to give each toast a clear timebox and preserve transitions.

Can the planner and DJ share the timer?

Yes. Create an XTimer room when planner, DJ, venue staff, and MC need the same reception timing.