Timeline Genius is a respected, decade-old tool that does one thing: wedding day timelines. It's priced accordingly — around $54.95/month for unlimited events (with an annual price near $550), for timelines alone: no guest list, no seating, no floor plans.
Mezze's take: the timeline and the seating chart are two views of the same celebration, and you shouldn't need two subscriptions to hold one wedding.
| Mezze | Timeline Genius | |
|---|---|---|
| Timelines / run of show | ✓ Cascading durations, pins, buffers, multi-day, vendor runsheets | ✓ Mature timeline features, vendor views, text reminders |
| Seating charts | ✓ Relationship-aware auto-seat, to-scale rooms | — |
| Floor plans & dance-floor sizing | ✓ Included | — |
| Dietary / kitchen sheets | ✓ Included | — |
| Price | From $49/mo (both tools) · $49 one-time for a single event | ~$54.95/mo (timelines only) |
Fair credit: Timeline Genius has years of refinement, vendor text reminders, and a large template library. If timelines are literally your whole workflow, evaluate both. If your weddings also need seating, spaces, and dietary sheets — one tool is simpler and cheaper.
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