New — shot list & Who's Who

Start with your guest list. Everything else follows.

Create your account the day you start planning. Build the list once and it drives everything else — your seating chart, your photographer's shot list, and a Who's Who of the faces that matter on the day.

✓ Free up to 5 tables ✓ No credit card ✓ Two-way Sheets sync

Guest list
Sarah Chen
Bride
James Park
Groom
Maria Garcia
Food allergy
Alex Thompson
Best man
Jessica Lee
Food allergy

Seating chart

Maria and Alex at Table 02 — away from the kitchen door.

Allergy noted

Shot list

14 must-get photos, grouped by moment and named guest.

Getting ready · First look

Who's Who

8 faces your photographer should know on sight.

Parents · Wedding party

Change the list once — all three follow.

Two-way Google Sheets sync
One guest list, three modules
Free to start
How it works

One list to keep. Three things it builds.

1

Start your guest list

Point to the Google Sheet you're already keeping, or start a fresh one. Names, sides, groups, dietary notes — it all lives in one place and syncs both ways.

2

Seat the room

Add tables to match your venue and drag guests into seats. "Sit with Grace, not with Dwyer" gets checked as you go.

3

Build the shot list

Every photo you want, from the rehearsal dinner to the after party. Add one guest at a time, or a whole group in a single click.

4

Hand over Who's Who

Print a face sheet so your photographer knows Nana Maureen from the mother of the bride. Built from your shot list — nothing extra to maintain.

One list, three modules

Everything is driven by your guest list

You keep one list. Each module reads what it needs from it and writes back what it learns, so the list stays the thing you trust.

Seating plan

Where everyone sits, and who they sit with. Drag guests onto tables, arrange the room to match the venue, and let free-text notes like “sit with Grace” get checked in real time.

Reads from your listNames · sides · groups · seating notes · dietary flags
See the seating features →

Shot list

Every photo you want, from the rehearsal dinner to the after party. Add people one at a time or a whole group in a click, star the must-gets, and lock it before the day.

Reads from your listNames · groups · wedding party · table numbers
How the shot list works →

Who’s Who

The faces your photographer needs to recognize. Nana Maureen is in one shot for forty seconds — this is how she gets found in a room of 120 people, and how the mother of the bride is told apart from her sister.

Reads from your listNames · how they know you · tables · shot appearances
See what your photographer gets →
What's in it

Everything your day runs on

Seating is where most couples start. The shot list and Who’s Who are what they wish they’d had by the time the day arrived.

Built by people who understand weddings

Seat the Day started as a custom tool for one couple. It’s now the planning tool we all deserved — built around the one list every couple already keeps.

Our story

Two-way Google Sheets sync

Update the sheet, the chart follows. Move someone on the chart, the sheet updates. They're always in sync.

Drag-and-drop floor plan

Move tables with a click. No design skills. Just intuitive movement that matches the actual room.

Floor plan landmarks

Add dance floors, bars, cake tables, DJ booths, and restrooms, so the room on screen is the room you booked.

Seating notes validator

Track requests like “sit with Grace” or “not near the band.” Each one is checked in real time — green if honored, red if broken.

Dietary flags for catering

Allergies and meal choices ride along with each guest and print on the sheet your caterer gets.

Change history

Every move is logged. See what changed and when, and put it back if you preferred it before.

One-click guest groups

Put the whole wedding party or all of your family into a shot with one chip. Add someone to that group later and they appear automatically.

Table numbers on every shot

Each shot shows where its people are sitting — “Tables 3, 7 · 2 unseated” — so nobody is hunted for during the reception.

A face sheet for your photographer

Who's Who turns the shot list into printable cards: name, who they are to you, which table, and how many shots they're in.

Couples love it

What people are saying

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My mom is going to build a shrine to you when she sees this

— Caroline, bride

"

This is extremely helpful. Planning went so much faster than expected

— Jake, groom

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We wanted to make sure that our venue was aware of guest allergies - and this put it all in one PDF

— Jen, wedding party

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It was important that we could visualize where our older guests would be sitting. Nana Maureen will love her spot

— John, groom

Questions

Answered

How do I make a wedding seating chart?
Start with your final guest list, confirm how many tables your venue fits, then group guests by how they know each other. Seat the Day pulls your guest list straight from your Google Sheet so you skip the typing and start arranging immediately.
Is Seat the Day free?
Yes. You can build a complete seating chart for free with no account and no credit card, for up to 5 tables. Need more? Unlock unlimited tables for a one-time $14 fee per wedding.
Does it work with my existing Google Sheet?
It does. Connect the guest list spreadsheet you already keep and Seat the Day reads your existing columns for names, meal choices, and plus-ones. Edits sync both ways.
Do I need a separate shot list for the rehearsal dinner?
No. The shot list is one running order for the whole celebration. You organize it into whatever moments you like — getting ready, ceremony, cocktail hour and reception come ready to use, and you can add the rehearsal dinner, the after party, or anything else your day includes.
How many guests can I seat?
There is no guest limit, though Seat the Day is designed around the 50 to 200 guest weddings most couples plan, where a spreadsheet stops being manageable but full event software is overkill.
Can I print my seating chart?
Yes, on the free plan. Print it, or save it as a PDF from your browser's print dialog for a large-format welcome sign. You can also generate a QR code so guests look up their own table from their phone.
What if my guest list changes at the last minute?
Update the row in your Google Sheet and the chart updates itself. If you're using the QR seat finder, guests see the new assignment immediately with nothing to reprint.
What does my photographer actually get?
Two things, both printable. A running order of every shot you want, with the people in each one and the tables they are sitting at. And Who's Who: a face-reference sheet naming each person, who they are to you, and where to find them.
Is Who's Who included in the free plan?
No. Who's Who comes with unlocking a wedding, a one-time $14. Your guest list, seating chart and shot list are all free to build, with a limit of five tables until you unlock.
Guides

Everything we've learned about seating a wedding

Step-by-step breakdowns, etiquette, floor plans, and the free template couples use to get started.