A gala seats itself around money and sightlines: sponsor tables closest to the stage, VIPs distributed like assets, a podium every guest can see, and a program where speeches must not devour the auction. It’s a wedding chart with a P&L.
The gala template stages the podium, doubles the bars for flow, and lays rounds with clear sightlines. Groups become sponsor blocks; anchors spread the energy; dietary counts print per table. The schedule caps each speech and shows in red when the program overruns the band.
Rename any table inline — or apply a naming theme and edit from there.
The head-table-plus-rounds layout is one of the built-in suggestions.
Yes — Mezze is wedding-born but works for any seated event with a guest list.