Make changes without worrying about losing your plan
Move guests, rearrange tables and try a different approach knowing Lovely Seating saves your work automatically and gives you several ways to recover from a mistake.
Autosave, undo and backups are free. Version history and one-click restore are part of Pro — different problems, different ways back.
Automatic saving·Undo recent changes·Version history with Pro, $39 one-time
How does Lovely Seating protect my seating plan?
Autosave keeps your work. Undo, version history and backups help when the saved work itself needs to change — each for a different kind of mistake.
Restore an earlier version
On Pro, Lovely Seating keeps automatic snapshots of your plan. Pick an earlier one — including the point before you ran Auto-Seat — and roll back to it.
Always know it’s saved
A clear pill shows Saving…, All changes saved, or Changes not saved — with a Retry if a connection hiccups, so nothing is silently lost.
Undo and redo
Step back through recent moves, assignments and deletions — and forward again to compare. Keyboard shortcuts on a laptop.
Safe across tabs, devices and collaborators
Saves are revision-checked: an out-of-date tab, a second device or a collaborator’s stale copy can’t overwrite a newer save. If it happens, the editor reloads the latest plan instead.
Download your own backup
Download a whole wedding as a JSON backup for your records, archive a plan you’re done with, or — on Pro — duplicate a plan (up to 5 per wedding) to try a different direction.
Which way back fixes which mistake?
Step 1
Autosave
Every change is recorded automatically, with a visible saved status — no save button to remember.Step 2
Undo & redo
Reverse a recent move, assignment or deletion in a click — or right from the toast that confirms it.Step 3
Version history
Roll the whole plan back to an earlier automatic snapshot when a bigger change wasn’t right.Step 4
Backup
Download a complete JSON copy of your wedding to keep on your own device.
Does Lovely Seating save automatically?
Yes. Every change saves to your account as you work, and the status pill shows when everything is saved. Undo and redo, downloadable backups and a short undo window after deleting a wedding are free on every plan. Version history and one-click restore are part of Pro ($39 one-time, one wedding); Agency keeps version history across all your plans.
Planning with someone else? When you invite your partner or planner to collaborate, one person edits at a time and the same revision checks stop an older copy from overwriting newer work.
Can I undo a change?
Autosave records the latest plan — but sometimes the latest change isn’t the one you wanted. Undo reverses a recent action without opening an older copy of the whole plan.
Delete the wrong guest and the confirmation toast offers an immediate Undo — the guest comes back with their table assignment intact. Move a household to the wrong table and step back, then redo to compare. Undo recovers the change, not the entire plan.
On a laptop, ⌘Z and ⌘⇧Z work too.
Can I restore an earlier version of my seating chart?
Undo is for recent actions; version history is for larger changes or decisions made further back. Lovely Seating quietly snapshots your plan as you work, so you can return to an earlier state (here’s how to restore a version, step by step).
Roll back to any snapshot — a handy one is the point just before you ran Auto-Seat. And restoring is itself undoable: if the older version isn’t right, undo the restore or pick a newer one. Nothing is lost in the process.
Deleted a whole wedding by mistake? It isn’t erased straight away: an Undo appears for a short window, and undoing brings everything back.
Version history and one-click restore are part of Pro ($39 one-time, one wedding).
Example: safely changing Olivia & James’s plan
Fictional sample data, used to demonstrate the product.
Their plan is nearly done when the venue asks them to move two tables off the dance floor. Olivia nudges Table 8 too far and uses Undo to put it back. Later James removes the wrong guest and recovers them from the Undo toast, table assignment and all.
They run Auto-Seat for the remaining guests, then decide they preferred the earlier arrangement — so they restore the pre-Auto-Seat version without rebuilding the tables by hand. Before handing files to their planner, they download a complete backup for their own records.
Four different problems, four different ways back — none of them a rebuild.
A saved file — or a plan with a way back
Autosave stops work from being lost. But a saved change can still be a mistake — that’s where the other layers come in.
Saved, but stuck
- The wrong move is now the saved version
- No quick way to reverse one action
- No earlier state to return to
- Re-save over your own good work
- Rebuild by hand to undo a big change
Saved, and recoverable
- Autosave records every change
- Undo & redo reverse recent actions
- Version history restores an earlier plan
- Restoring is itself undoable
- A downloadable backup you control
Autosave prevents lost work; undo and version history help when the saved work itself needs to change. A JSON backup is a complete copy of your data for your records — it isn’t the printable chart you display at the wedding.
Made for couples and wedding planners
For engaged couples
Experiment freely — try a bold new arrangement, and if you don’t like it, step back or restore the version you had before. Nothing you build is ever at risk.
For wedding planners
Make wedding-week changes with confidence: a visible saved status, one-click undo, restorable snapshots, and a downloadable backup for your records.
What to know about plan protection
Autosave doesn’t judge a change
It records the work you do. If the wrong guest is moved or the wrong table deleted, that’s what Undo and version history are for — autosave just makes sure nothing is lost.
Undo and version history differ
Undo reverses recent actions in your current session. Version history restores a broader earlier state of the whole plan — review what a snapshot contains before restoring it.
Restoring is protected
Rolling back to an older version doesn’t erase your current work — the restore itself is undoable, so you can return to the newer arrangement if it wasn’t the one you wanted.
A backup isn’t a chart
The JSON backup is a complete copy of your wedding’s data for your own records. When you want something to display or send, export a printable wedding seating chart as a PDF or image instead.
Autosave, undo & version-history questions
What happens before Auto-Seat changes my assignments?
Lovely Seating snapshots your plan automatically as you work, so the arrangement from just before you ran Auto-Seat is captured. If you don’t like the suggestion, restore that snapshot instead of rebuilding by hand.
How many changes can I undo?
Lovely Seating keeps a recent undo/redo history so you can step back through your latest actions. For bigger or older changes, use version history to restore an earlier snapshot.
Does restoring a version erase my current arrangement?
No. Restoring rolls the plan back to a snapshot, but the restore is itself undoable — you can undo it right away or restore a newer version, so your current work isn’t lost in the process.
Can I download a copy of the complete plan?
Yes. From the dashboard you can download a JSON backup of a whole wedding — guests, tables and seating plans — to keep for your own records. That’s different from downloading a printable chart.
Can I use the backup in another seating app?
The JSON backup is Lovely Seating’s own format. It isn’t a universal interchange format for other seating tools.
What if I have the plan open in two tabs or on two devices?
Saves are revision-checked, so an out-of-date tab or device can’t overwrite a newer save — it reloads the latest plan instead. With collaborators, only one person edits at a time.
Can I recover a deleted wedding or guest?
Deleting a guest can be undone from the confirmation toast. Deleting a whole wedding shows an Undo for a short window before it’s removed. Archived plans can be brought back; a plan you permanently delete from the archive after confirming can’t.
Is version history included on every plan?
Autosave, undo and redo, and downloadable backups are free. Version history and one-click restore are part of Pro ($39 one-time, one wedding). Agency keeps version history across all your plans.
Keep planning with confidence
- How to make a wedding seating chart The full process — with a safety net at every step.
- How to make a wedding guest list Build the list your plan (and its history) is based on.
- Wedding seating chart templates Chart styles for the version you settle on.
- Wedding table plan templates A table-by-table list for final checks.
Make changes with a way back
Build, test and revise your wedding seating plan knowing recent mistakes, earlier arrangements and complete backups can all be recovered.
Automatic saving while you work · Undo recent changes · Version history with Pro, $39 one-time