How to use it
Put in the time the day starts. Then list the speeches in the order you want them, one to a line, with a comma and the minutes: "Reply from the couple, 7". Do the same for the day. The times work themselves out as you type.
A line in the day that just says Speeches takes its length from the speech list. So if someone's speech grows by five minutes, everything after it moves by five minutes too. Add a title and print the order on A4. The 50 mm line at the foot shows it printed at full size.
Where the starting lists come from
The lists already in the boxes are ours: a starting point, not the right way to do it. Every family does speeches differently. Change the speakers, the order and the minutes, take lines out or add your own.
The sums are plain clock arithmetic: each step starts when the one before ends. If the evening runs past midnight, the times carry on into the small hours.
A tip for the speeches
Ask each speaker to read their speech aloud once with a timer. It nearly always runs longer than they think. Put that real time in the list, and the meal and the first dance stay where you planned them.
Seating next? The table plan maker does that, and the planning checklist covers everything else.