THE | PROGRAMS

I went through a couple different versions before I came up with our final program idea.  Like everything else, I wanted it to be fun as well as serving it's purpose.  We had a very set time for our ceremony space, so it was important our guests were on time to get the ceremony started on time... so we put an earlier start time on the invitations (which was advised by our venue).

For our guests who arrived before or by the time given on our invitations - I wanted to make sure they weren't just sitting around bored for 30 min waiting for things to start...  which is why we decided to include a game in our programs!


THE | PROGRAMS


Our programs were made as a kind-of-3-fold arrangement - but the center portion was wider than the 2 side portions so it created a slight overlap when folded.  Here's what the front looked like:

For the back side, we decided to include a THANK YOU for both sets of parents, as well as a quick thank you to all of our guests for coming.  Below this - we included a personalized WORD SEARCH.  We purchased plain black pens in bulk and used one pen to "clasp" each program together so each guest had one to use for the game.

To create your own word search for free online, go to:  http://puzzlemaker.discoveryeducation.com/WordSearchSetupForm.asp


On the inside, we listed each member of our wedding party on the sides, and the processional / order of events down the center.

All the programs were printed from my own printer, but I found really nice Metallic Cardstock from Office Depot that was $10 for 50 sheets.  We used a champagne colored cardstock for this project - and they really looked sharp!

The final product:

TISSUE | PACKETS

I had also seen something online that I thought was cute, which was to include a tissue packet for each guest.  I decided to use up the rest of my reply card envelopes (4x6 ivory envelopes) for "Emergency Tissue" packets.  I used microsoft word to create labels that said:

FOR USE IN CASE OF:

Extreme Happiness

Makeup/Lipstick Smudges

Chewing Gum Disposal

Cell Phone Screen Cleaning

During back to school times, they sell these in packs of 8 (each pack has approx 10 tissues) for $2.00 at multiple retailers.  They also sell packs at The Dollar Tree too.  We stuffed each envelope with 2 tissues and then sealed the envelope with one of the labels.  These were placed inside each of the programs before clasping the programs with a pen.

Unfortunately I don't have a photo of these.... so you'll just have to imagine how fun they were!  :)



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