How to Design Wedding Programs

Design a wedding program that creates a thematic keepsake for many wedding guests. Guests thumb through the program before and during the service, and often take them home. Place necessary information about the ceremony and reception into the program, maintain the overall style and wedding theme. Read on to learn more.

Instructions

Difficulty: Moderately Easy

1. Determine amount of detail to include in the programs. Include all prompts and responses for the guests when participation is apart of the ceremony. Include text for readings, prayers, hymns and vows for a greater level of detail and to help people not familiar with your religion or the liturgy.
2. Copy any designs or fonts from the invitations or other wedding materials, such as menu cards, place cards and table numbers for a unified theme.
3. Create a special "thank you" list to include at the end. Acknowledge the families, bridal parties, celebrants, special helpers, all the guests and the church or temple used for the service.
4. Use word processing tool's "booklet printing" setting to fit two pages on each side of paper. This saves paper and makes the program a manageable size for the guests. Fold each sheet in half after printing to finish the booklet.
5. Punch holes in the binding edge, and secure the pages together with nice ribbon to match wedding colors and styles. For example, shimmery white ribbon for a formal, black tie wedding, or simple raffia for a casual, earthy wedding.
6. Print roughly 1 copy of the program for every 1.5 to 2 guests to reduce paper, printing costs and environmental impact. Instruct the ushers or greeters to hand out a single program to each couple, rather than a program for each individual.

Tips & Warnings

• Draw a map and include directions to the reception, for off-site receptions.

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