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Countdown to Your Wedding

Countdown Timer

Preset: counts down to a specific date — set your wedding day above

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Pick a future date and time to count down to.

Space starts or pauses. R resets.

Counting Down to the Big Day

A wedding countdown works differently from a kitchen-timer style countdown — you're not counting down a short task, you're marking the distance to a single, specific moment that might be months away. This page defaults to "Until a Date" mode for exactly that reason: pick the exact date and time of your ceremony once, and the display recalculates the remaining days, hours, minutes, and seconds automatically every time you open it, with no need to re-enter anything.

Couples use this in a few common ways: as a countdown on a wedding website so guests can see how close the day is, as a personal motivator during the planning process when a distant date suddenly starts to feel close, or simply as a fun shared moment leading into the final week. Because the timer runs entirely in the browser with no account needed, you can point any device at this page — a tablet propped up at an engagement party, a laptop during a planning meeting — and it will always show the accurate live countdown.

If your ceremony and reception have different start times, decide which moment matters most for your countdown — most couples count down to the ceremony itself rather than the reception, since that's the actual moment being celebrated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do I set the timer to my exact wedding date?

Switch to "Until a Date" mode (already selected by default on this page), then use the date and time picker to enter your ceremony's exact date and start time. The countdown recalculates automatically from that point on.

Will the countdown stay accurate if I close the page and come back later?

Yes — because it counts down to a fixed date and time rather than a running duration, reopening the page any day before the wedding will show the correct remaining time, recalculated live.

Can I use this on my wedding website?

You can link directly to this page from your wedding website so guests can check the live countdown themselves. There's no embed code — it's simply a page guests can visit.

Counting down to something else? Try the general event countdown, or use the standard countdown timer.