How to Write a Wedding Program

Video Transcript

"Hi, this is Laura Turner and today we are going to talk about how to write a wedding program. Writing a wedding program is not a necessary thing for you to do. A lot of weddings do not contain programs but it's actually very nice, sort of a souvenir of the occasion. It's something that you can put in to your scrap book. So first of all, of course you're going to want to put the date and the venue of the wedding on the front of your wedding program. But then when you open it up your going to want to have two separate pages for the most part. The first page, like this example I have here, is going to include all the musical selections. You can do it either way you want. You can have the first page like this and the second page the other way. But what I have is the processional, the prelude, the processional, the scripture readings and the songs. Make sure that you include all these things like music in the readings and out to the side you list who is singing or who is reading the passages so that you can include these people who you have invited to do this at you wedding. On the other page you are going to want to include the wedding party. Their names and their roles. Include even the ushers. Of course include either the Preacher or the Rabbi. Finally if you would like, you can also include a little picture to make your program a little more artistic. Right here on this example we have little doves down at the bottom. So you can make it a little artistic but it's function really is to be a program and to allow the people who were at the wedding to sort of check out what they are going to be seeing and what they will be involved in and who is in the wedding. It's just a really good way for people to remember what your event was all about."