diff --git a/lib/components/beacon_card.dart b/lib/components/beacon_card.dart
index 4cdb9526..bc2953a6 100644
--- a/lib/components/beacon_card.dart
+++ b/lib/components/beacon_card.dart
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
 import 'package:beacon/components/active_beacon.dart';
+import 'package:beacon/components/dialog_boxes.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/components/timer.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/locator.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/models/beacon/beacon.dart';
@@ -122,6 +123,17 @@ class BeaconCustomWidgets {
                               'Expires At: ${DateFormat("hh:mm a, d/M/y").format(DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.expiresAt)).toString()}',
                               style: Style.commonTextStyle)
                           : Container(),
+                      SizedBox(height: 4.0),
+                      TextButton.icon(
+                        onPressed: () async {
+                          return await DialogBoxes.setReminderDialogueBox(
+                            context,
+                            beacon,
+                          );
+                        },
+                        icon: Icon(Icons.alarm),
+                        label: Text('Set Reminders!'),
+                      ),
                     ],
                   )
                 : (willStart)
@@ -200,6 +212,17 @@ class BeaconCustomWidgets {
                                   'Expires At: ${DateFormat("hh:mm a, d/M/y").format(DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.expiresAt)).toString()}',
                                   style: Style.commonTextStyle)
                               : Container(),
+                          SizedBox(height: 4.0),
+                          TextButton.icon(
+                            onPressed: () async {
+                              return await DialogBoxes.setReminderDialogueBox(
+                                context,
+                                beacon,
+                              );
+                            },
+                            icon: Icon(Icons.alarm),
+                            label: Text('Set Reminders!'),
+                          ),
                         ],
                       )
                     : Column(
@@ -244,6 +267,7 @@ class BeaconCustomWidgets {
                                   'Expired At: ${DateFormat("hh:mm a, d/M/y").format(DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.expiresAt)).toString()}',
                                   style: Style.commonTextStyle)
                               : Container(),
+                          SizedBox(height: 4.0),
                         ],
                       ),
           ],
@@ -271,90 +295,91 @@ class BeaconCustomWidgets {
   static ListView getPlaceholder() {
     final BorderRadius borderRadius = BorderRadius.circular(10.0);
     return ListView.builder(
-        scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
-        physics: BouncingScrollPhysics(),
-        itemCount: 3,
-        padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
-        itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
-          return Container(
-            margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
-              vertical: 10.0,
-              horizontal: 10.0,
-            ),
-            height: 110,
-            decoration: BoxDecoration(
-              color: kBlue,
-              shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
-              borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8.0),
-              boxShadow: <BoxShadow>[
-                BoxShadow(
-                  color: Colors.black26,
-                  blurRadius: 10.0,
-                  offset: Offset(0.0, 10.0),
-                ),
-              ],
-            ),
-            padding:
-                EdgeInsets.only(left: 16.0, right: 16.0, bottom: 10, top: 10),
-            child: Column(
-              mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
-              crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
-              mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
-              children: <Widget>[
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
-                      left: 15.0, bottom: 10.0, right: 15.0),
-                  child: ClipRRect(
-                    borderRadius: borderRadius,
-                    child: SkeletonAnimation(
-                      child: Container(
-                        height: 15.0,
-                        decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
-                      ),
+      scrollDirection: Axis.vertical,
+      physics: BouncingScrollPhysics(),
+      itemCount: 3,
+      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(8.0),
+      itemBuilder: (BuildContext context, int index) {
+        return Container(
+          margin: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(
+            vertical: 10.0,
+            horizontal: 10.0,
+          ),
+          height: 110,
+          decoration: BoxDecoration(
+            color: kBlue,
+            shape: BoxShape.rectangle,
+            borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(8.0),
+            boxShadow: <BoxShadow>[
+              BoxShadow(
+                color: Colors.black26,
+                blurRadius: 10.0,
+                offset: Offset(0.0, 10.0),
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+          padding:
+              EdgeInsets.only(left: 16.0, right: 16.0, bottom: 10, top: 10),
+          child: Column(
+            mainAxisAlignment: MainAxisAlignment.center,
+            crossAxisAlignment: CrossAxisAlignment.start,
+            mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.max,
+            children: <Widget>[
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
+                    left: 15.0, bottom: 10.0, right: 15.0),
+                child: ClipRRect(
+                  borderRadius: borderRadius,
+                  child: SkeletonAnimation(
+                    child: Container(
+                      height: 15.0,
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
-                      left: 15.0, right: 30.0, bottom: 10.0),
-                  child: ClipRRect(
-                    borderRadius: borderRadius,
-                    child: SkeletonAnimation(
-                      child: Container(
-                        height: 10.0,
-                        decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
-                      ),
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
+                    left: 15.0, right: 30.0, bottom: 10.0),
+                child: ClipRRect(
+                  borderRadius: borderRadius,
+                  child: SkeletonAnimation(
+                    child: Container(
+                      height: 10.0,
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
-                      left: 15.0, right: 45.0, bottom: 10.0),
-                  child: ClipRRect(
-                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0),
-                    child: SkeletonAnimation(
-                      child: Container(
-                        height: 10.0,
-                        decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
-                      ),
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(
+                    left: 15.0, right: 45.0, bottom: 10.0),
+                child: ClipRRect(
+                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0),
+                  child: SkeletonAnimation(
+                    child: Container(
+                      height: 10.0,
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
-                Padding(
-                  padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 15.0, right: 60.0),
-                  child: ClipRRect(
-                    borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0),
-                    child: SkeletonAnimation(
-                      child: Container(
-                        height: 10.0,
-                        decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
-                      ),
+              ),
+              Padding(
+                padding: const EdgeInsets.only(left: 15.0, right: 60.0),
+                child: ClipRRect(
+                  borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0),
+                  child: SkeletonAnimation(
+                    child: Container(
+                      height: 10.0,
+                      decoration: BoxDecoration(color: shimmerSkeletonColor),
                     ),
                   ),
                 ),
-              ],
-            ),
-          );
-        });
+              ),
+            ],
+          ),
+        );
+      },
+    );
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/components/dialog_boxes.dart b/lib/components/dialog_boxes.dart
index 6824be78..19f7a1c6 100644
--- a/lib/components/dialog_boxes.dart
+++ b/lib/components/dialog_boxes.dart
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import 'package:beacon/components/hike_button.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/locator.dart';
+import 'package:beacon/models/beacon/beacon.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/utilities/constants.dart';
 import 'package:flutter/material.dart';
 import 'package:sizer/sizer.dart';
@@ -95,4 +96,226 @@ class DialogBoxes {
       ),
     );
   }
+
+  static Future<DateTime> setReminderDialogueBox(
+    BuildContext context,
+    Beacon beacon,
+  ) async {
+    DateTime dateTime;
+    TimeOfDay timeOfDay;
+    var startsAtDate = TextEditingController();
+    var startsAtTime = TextEditingController();
+    var title = TextEditingController();
+    var message = TextEditingController();
+    return await showDialog(
+      context: context,
+      builder: (context) => Dialog(
+        shape: RoundedRectangleBorder(
+          borderRadius: BorderRadius.circular(10.0),
+        ),
+        child: Container(
+          child: Padding(
+            padding: const EdgeInsets.symmetric(horizontal: 32),
+            child: SingleChildScrollView(
+              child: Column(
+                mainAxisSize: MainAxisSize.min,
+                children: <Widget>[
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  Container(
+                    child: Text(
+                      'Set reminders for yourself!',
+                      style: TextStyle(color: kYellow, fontSize: 13.0),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  Container(
+                    color: kLightBlue,
+                    height: 10.h,
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+                      child: InkWell(
+                        onTap: () async {
+                          dateTime = await showDatePicker(
+                            context: context,
+                            initialDate: DateTime.now(),
+                            firstDate: DateTime.now(),
+                            lastDate: DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(
+                                beacon.expiresAt),
+                          );
+                          startsAtDate.text =
+                              dateTime.toString().substring(0, 10);
+                        },
+                        child: TextFormField(
+                          enabled: false,
+                          controller: startsAtDate,
+                          onChanged: (value) {
+                            startsAtDate.text =
+                                dateTime.toString().substring(0, 10);
+                          },
+                          decoration: InputDecoration(
+                            alignLabelWithHint: true,
+                            errorStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.red[800]),
+                            floatingLabelBehavior: FloatingLabelBehavior.always,
+                            labelText: 'Date',
+                            labelStyle:
+                                TextStyle(fontSize: labelsize, color: kYellow),
+                            hintStyle:
+                                TextStyle(fontSize: 13, color: hintColor),
+                            hintText: 'Choose a date to reminded at!',
+                            focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                            enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  Container(
+                    height: 10.h,
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+                      child: InkWell(
+                        onTap: () async {
+                          timeOfDay = await showTimePicker(
+                            context: context,
+                            initialTime: TimeOfDay.now(),
+                          );
+                          startsAtTime.text =
+                              timeOfDay.toString().substring(10, 15);
+                        },
+                        child: TextFormField(
+                          enabled: false,
+                          controller: startsAtTime,
+                          onChanged: (value) {
+                            startsAtTime.text =
+                                timeOfDay.toString().substring(10, 15);
+                          },
+                          decoration: InputDecoration(
+                            alignLabelWithHint: true,
+                            errorStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.red[800]),
+                            floatingLabelBehavior: FloatingLabelBehavior.always,
+                            labelText: 'Time',
+                            labelStyle:
+                                TextStyle(fontSize: labelsize, color: kYellow),
+                            hintStyle:
+                                TextStyle(fontSize: 13, color: hintColor),
+                            hintText: 'Choose a time to be reminded at!',
+                            focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                            enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                          ),
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    color: kLightBlue,
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  Container(
+                    height: 10.h,
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+                      child: TextFormField(
+                        enabled: true,
+                        controller: title,
+                        decoration: InputDecoration(
+                          alignLabelWithHint: true,
+                          errorStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.red[800]),
+                          floatingLabelBehavior: FloatingLabelBehavior.always,
+                          labelText: 'Title',
+                          labelStyle:
+                              TextStyle(fontSize: labelsize, color: kYellow),
+                          hintStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 13, color: hintColor),
+                          hintText: 'A title for the reminder!',
+                          focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                          enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    color: kLightBlue,
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  Container(
+                    height: 10.h,
+                    child: Padding(
+                      padding: const EdgeInsets.all(4.0),
+                      child: TextFormField(
+                        enabled: true,
+                        controller: message,
+                        decoration: InputDecoration(
+                          alignLabelWithHint: true,
+                          errorStyle: TextStyle(color: Colors.red[800]),
+                          floatingLabelBehavior: FloatingLabelBehavior.always,
+                          labelText: 'Message',
+                          labelStyle:
+                              TextStyle(fontSize: labelsize, color: kYellow),
+                          hintStyle: TextStyle(fontSize: 13, color: hintColor),
+                          hintText: 'A message for the reminder!',
+                          focusedBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                          enabledBorder: InputBorder.none,
+                        ),
+                      ),
+                    ),
+                    color: kLightBlue,
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                  HikeButton(
+                    buttonWidth: optbwidth,
+                    text: 'Done',
+                    textSize: 18.0,
+                    textColor: Colors.white,
+                    buttonColor: kYellow,
+                    onTap: () {
+                      if (dateTime == null || timeOfDay == null) {
+                        navigationService.showSnackBar("Enter date and time");
+                        return;
+                      }
+                      if (message.text.trim().isEmpty) {
+                        navigationService.showSnackBar("Choose a message");
+                        return;
+                      }
+                      if (title.text.trim().isEmpty) {
+                        navigationService.showSnackBar("Choose a title");
+                        return;
+                      }
+                      dateTime = DateTime(
+                        dateTime.year,
+                        dateTime.month,
+                        dateTime.day,
+                        timeOfDay.hour,
+                        timeOfDay.minute,
+                      );
+                      if (DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.expiresAt)
+                          .isBefore(dateTime)) {
+                        navigationService
+                            .showSnackBar("Enter a valid date and time!!");
+                        return;
+                      }
+                      localNotif.scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+                          beacon, dateTime, title.text, message.text);
+
+                      Navigator.pop(context, dateTime);
+                    },
+                  ),
+                  SizedBox(
+                    height: 2.h,
+                  ),
+                ],
+              ),
+            ),
+          ),
+        ),
+      ),
+    );
+  }
 }
diff --git a/lib/services/local_notification.dart b/lib/services/local_notification.dart
index d3503eee..4cd3a8c9 100644
--- a/lib/services/local_notification.dart
+++ b/lib/services/local_notification.dart
@@ -43,59 +43,40 @@ class LocalNotification {
     await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.cancelAll();
   }
 
-  Future<void> scheduleNotification(Beacon beacon) async {
-    await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.zonedSchedule(
-      beacon.id.hashCode,
-      'Hike ' + beacon.title + ' has started',
-      'Click here to join!',
-      tz.TZDateTime.from(
-          DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt), tz.local),
-      NotificationDetails(
-        android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
-          'channel id',
-          'channel name',
-          playSound: true,
-          priority: Priority.high,
-          importance: Importance.high,
+  Future<void> scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+    Beacon beacon,
+    DateTime scheduleAtDateTime,
+    String title,
+    String body,
+  ) async {
+    try {
+      await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.zonedSchedule(
+        (beacon.id + scheduleAtDateTime.toIso8601String()).hashCode,
+        title,
+        body,
+        tz.TZDateTime.from(scheduleAtDateTime, tz.local),
+        NotificationDetails(
+          android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
+            'channel id',
+            'channel name',
+            playSound: true,
+            priority: Priority.high,
+            importance: Importance.high,
+          ),
+          iOS: IOSNotificationDetails(
+            presentAlert: true,
+            presentBadge: true,
+            presentSound: true,
+            badgeNumber: 1,
+          ),
         ),
-        iOS: IOSNotificationDetails(
-          presentAlert: true,
-          presentBadge: true,
-          presentSound: true,
-          badgeNumber: 1,
-        ),
-      ),
-      uiLocalNotificationDateInterpretation:
-          UILocalNotificationDateInterpretation.absoluteTime,
-      androidAllowWhileIdle: true,
-      payload: beacon.id,
-    );
-    await flutterLocalNotificationsPlugin.zonedSchedule(
-      beacon.id.hashCode,
-      'Reminder: ' + beacon.title + ' will start in an hour',
-      'Get Ready!',
-      tz.TZDateTime.from(
-              DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt), tz.local)
-          .subtract(Duration(hours: 1)),
-      NotificationDetails(
-        android: AndroidNotificationDetails(
-          'channel id',
-          'channel name',
-          playSound: true,
-          priority: Priority.high,
-          importance: Importance.high,
-        ),
-        iOS: IOSNotificationDetails(
-          presentAlert: true,
-          presentBadge: true,
-          presentSound: true,
-          badgeNumber: 1,
-        ),
-      ),
-      uiLocalNotificationDateInterpretation:
-          UILocalNotificationDateInterpretation.absoluteTime,
-      androidAllowWhileIdle: true,
-      payload: beacon.id,
-    );
+        uiLocalNotificationDateInterpretation:
+            UILocalNotificationDateInterpretation.absoluteTime,
+        androidAllowWhileIdle: true,
+        payload: beacon.id,
+      );
+    } catch (e) {
+      throw (e);
+    }
   }
 }
diff --git a/lib/view_model/home_view_model.dart b/lib/view_model/home_view_model.dart
index c998b906..404bc44a 100644
--- a/lib/view_model/home_view_model.dart
+++ b/lib/view_model/home_view_model.dart
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import 'package:beacon/components/dialog_boxes.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/enums/view_state.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/locator.dart';
 import 'package:beacon/models/beacon/beacon.dart';
@@ -48,11 +49,37 @@ class HomeViewModel extends BaseModel {
                 isLeader: true,
               ));
         } else {
-          localNotif.scheduleNotification(beacon);
+          //schedule has started notif.
+          localNotif.scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+              beacon,
+              DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt),
+              'Hike ' + beacon.title + ' has started',
+              'Click here to join!');
           setState(ViewState.idle);
           navigationService.showSnackBar(
             'Beacon has not yet started! \nPlease come back at ${DateFormat("hh:mm a, d/M/y").format(DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt)).toString()}',
           );
+          //show dialogue to ask if you want to be reminded.
+          DialogBoxes.setReminderDialogueBox(
+                  navigationService.navigatorKey.currentContext, beacon)
+              .then((value) {
+            //if no reminder was scheduled then default to one hour before start time.
+            if (value == null &&
+                DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt)
+                    .subtract(Duration(hours: 1))
+                    .isAfter(
+                      DateTime.now(),
+                    )) {
+              localNotif.scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+                beacon,
+                DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt).subtract(
+                  Duration(hours: 1),
+                ),
+                'Reminder: ' + beacon.title + ' will start in an hour',
+                'Get Ready!',
+              );
+            }
+          });
           return;
         }
       } else {
@@ -79,11 +106,38 @@ class HomeViewModel extends BaseModel {
           navigationService.pushScreen('/hikeScreen',
               arguments: HikeScreen(beacon, isLeader: false));
         } else {
-          localNotif.scheduleNotification(beacon);
+          //schedule has started notif.
+          localNotif.scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+            beacon,
+            DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt),
+            'Hike ' + beacon.title + ' has started',
+            'Click here to join!',
+          );
           setState(ViewState.idle);
           navigationService.showSnackBar(
             'Beacon has not yet started! \nPlease come back at ${DateFormat("hh:mm a, d/M/y").format(DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt)).toString()}',
           );
+          //show dialogue to ask if you want to be reminded.
+          DialogBoxes.setReminderDialogueBox(
+                  navigationService.navigatorKey.currentContext, beacon)
+              .then((value) {
+            //if no reminder was scheduled then default to one hour before start time.
+            if (value == null &&
+                DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt)
+                    .subtract(Duration(hours: 1))
+                    .isAfter(
+                      DateTime.now(),
+                    )) {
+              localNotif.scheduleNotificationForBeacon(
+                beacon,
+                DateTime.fromMillisecondsSinceEpoch(beacon.startsAt).subtract(
+                  Duration(hours: 1),
+                ),
+                'Reminder: ' + beacon.title + ' will start in an hour',
+                'Get Ready!',
+              );
+            }
+          });
           return;
         }
       } else {