This 2-minute rule saves every runsheet

Written By Natalie Sleba

Love Nat For You | Weddings, Funerals, Private Events & Corporate Functions across Brisbane, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Toowoomba and Ipswich | Celebrant, MC & Coordinator

Every timeline looks perfect on paper. Then real life happens.

Where the time actually disappears:

  • Guests take longer to move between spaces than anyone plans for

  • Photos always overrun

  • Someone always needs "just two more minutes"

The rule

Build a 2-minute buffer into every single transition - not just the big ones.

  • It absorbs the small delays before they stack up

  • Nobody notices it's there when things run smoothly

  • Everybody notices when it's missing

Final thought

A tight runsheet isn't one with zero room to move. It's one built to bend without breaking… and that's the difference between managing a day and chasing it.

Natalie Sleba
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