Clearing the guest list in one step, and saving without errors
Remove from the seating plan only the names that came from invitations and keep those added by hand. And saving after a reload no longer gets stuck.
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Clearing the guest list in one step, and saving without errors
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September 2026
Five languages, at the entrance and on the reply page too
Catalan joins Italian, English, Spanish and German. And the check-in app and the invitation reply page now speak all five languages as well.
The full Italian order of precedence, already in the program
From 3.8.0 new installations include the full Italian order of precedence of 14 April 2006 and 97 organisations in the registry. Stronger passwords.
August 2026
An external security review, and what we fixed
In August CerimoniereWeb was examined by outside specialists. The fixes ship with 3.7.6, and nothing changes in everyday use.
July 2026
Accompanying guests sit next to the person they came with
Automatic seating now puts an accompanying guest beside the invited guest, even when there are several. And at the end you see the cases to check.
June 2026
The lists on the last day
Actual attendance hardly ever matches the confirmations. Two habits that keep the hall in order over the last twenty-four hours.
April 2026
CerimoniereWeb warns you first
A warning five minutes before your session expires, a list of appointments that have ended or are about to, and better keyboard support.
March 2026
A new look for check-in, and printouts back in order
Check-in shows the guest's photo and can follow several ceremonies at once. Rebuilt place cards and lists, and the features announced last winter.
February 2026
Representation: the representative does not take the principal's seat
Whoever attends in a dignitary's place rarely inherits their rank. What the Italian, Spanish and French rules say, and why to record it early.
January 2026
Invitations with a deadline, users with an end date
Soon you will be able to set a closing date for replies, and give a colleague access only for as long as you need them.
December 2025
Coming soon: a live view of the hall during the ceremony
We are preparing a view of the seating plan that updates as guests come in, and lists that show companions, representatives and reply dates.
October 2025
Double centre and aisle: the second dignitary on the correct side
When an aisle splits the front row, the second dignitary must sit on the correct side of it. Automatic seating now gets this right with a double centre.
September 2025
Two checks before the autumn ceremonies
Autumn brings the opening of the academic year, commemorations and military ceremonies. Two things to check before the invitations go out.
July 2025
Replying to an invitation, with accompanying guests and representatives
The invitation reply page has been rebuilt: besides accepting or declining, guests say who is coming with them or who will attend in their place.
May 2025
The order of precedence: what it says and what it leaves to you
National orders and the Vienna Convention rank many office holders, but not all. The rest is left to the organiser, and that is where written rules help.
March 2025
CerimoniereWeb speaks four languages
With version 3.0.0 the application can be used in Italian, English, Spanish and German. And protocol groups can be moved without rebuilding them.
January 2025
The place of honour, and which side is right
Seat 2 goes to the right of the person seated, not the person looking. Obvious until you draw the plan, which is why the numbers come out reversed.
November 2024
The ceremony dashboard
A first dashboard for the day of the ceremony: confirmed invitations, people expected, people arrived and how far along you are.
September 2024
Several sites, shared rules
A headquarters and its regional offices run different ceremonies under the same rules. How to keep the rules aligned without mixing the data.
May 2024
A list from Excel, pasted into the seating plan
A guest list prepared in Excel can be pasted straight into the seating plan's list. And the start date of an appointment is no longer required.
January 2024
What to print the night before, and who gets it
The list for the ushers at the door, the list by seat, place cards and tent cards: four printouts for four different people in the hall.
July 2023
Ceremonies beyond the reach of the network
A copy of CerimoniereWeb that runs on a computer with no Internet connection and then brings the work back to the server. Built for the Italian Navy.
May 2023
Finding what you need, straight away
Search finds text anywhere in a field, one user can hold several roles, and every button explains what it does.
February 2023
Tags, messages to groups and import from file
Free tags on people and offices, messages to whole groups of guests, and your existing registry imported from a file instead of retyped.
September 2022
The last-minute guest
One dignitary confirms on the morning itself, another arrives with an unannounced plus-one. How to make room without redoing the hall.
March 2022
Where to send an official invitation
To the office, almost always: the holder changes, the private office stays. And when an invitation is delivered by hand, record it all the same.
June 2021
The confirmation call, even in the age of email
Online replies are not enough: senior guests often answer through their private office, by phone. How to organise calls to guests who have not replied.
February 2021
Which office to print when someone holds more than one
Invited as chair of one body, seated as a board member of another. The place card shows the office they attend in, not the most senior one.
September 2020
CerimoniereWeb in the cloud
CerimoniereWeb is now also available in the cloud, with no server on your premises. Each user manages their own password and can reset it by email.
January 2020
Dividing the hall into sectors
Dignitaries, press, families, delegations: a hall divided into sectors reads at a glance, and the ushers make fewer mistakes.
November 2019
Printed or handwritten: what an invitation says before it is read
Printed card, handwritten salutation, short note or informal email: the form of an invitation tells guests how much they matter to you.
October 2019
Colour-coded sectors, attachments and hand-delivered invitations
Named, coloured sectors in the hall, attachments and PDF invitations from a template, and a status for invitations delivered by hand.
June 2019
The seating plan moves into the browser
Draw the hall, number the seats alternating right and left, and let the plan fill by precedence. Then print place cards and seating lists.
April 2019
Invitations, online replies and follow-up calls
Email templates with each guest's details filled in, a one-click reply, and a screen for whoever phones the guests who have not answered.
March 2019
Cerimoniere goes web
Registry, protocols and ceremonies in the browser, with one archive for the whole office, and invitations generated from the protocol branches you choose.
Want to see it working on your next ceremony?
We will show you CerimoniereWeb in use. If you go ahead, we configure your venue plan and your order of precedence ourselves, and we build the customisations your office needs.
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