Wedding Program
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Wedding programs outline your wedding,
allowing wedding guests to follow along with the wedding ceremony and any
unfamiliar wedding rituals that may be included.
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When passing the programs to your guests, there are three
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have the ushers hand the programs as they
are guiding your guests to their seats;
include children in your wedding by handing
the programs to your guests as they arrive;
if it is a small wedding you
may lay a few in the chairs or pews.
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At The Wedding Outlet, we have several wedding programs to
choose from. Programs may come as a bi-fold or tri-fold and
are left blank inside for you to print your ceremony details on your
printer or you may choose to bring them to a professional printer.
Below are the four parts of a wedding program.
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Sections of a Wedding Program
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Section I: Wedding Program Title
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The Program Title
includes the bride's name, groom's name, date and day, time,
wedding ceremony location, city and state.
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Section II: Order of Service
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This section outlines the ceremony segments such
as: prelude, processional, solo, invocation, readings, marriage
ceremony, unity candle lighting, recessional, etc. You can
also include music titles with composer, scripture passages with
readers, words for short congregational prayers and any special
notations you may have. Usually there is not enough room to include
the entire songs or readings. If they are not listed in the prayer
books, you can print them on the backside of the wedding program.
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Section III: Wedding Ceremony Participants
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This section lists the
participants in the wedding. You may list the participants under
separate headings (such as "Maid of Honor", "Best Man", etc.) or you
may list all participants under the same heading (such as: "Wedding
Participants"). Proper names should be used. Also use titles such as
Miss, Ms. or Mrs. Do NOT use nicknames!
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Section IV: Special Note
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Show your guests you are happy they are sharing in your special
day by writing a special thanks to all your guests. You may also include a special
thank you message to your guests who have traveled long distances to
be with you. You may also honor a deceased
relative or friend. Instead of a personal message, you can have a
special prayer or poem for your guests.
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In this section, also include any necessary
information for your guests. Information such as release of
doves/butterflies to follow in front of church or reception location
and time;
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Make sure that you save a few extra copies for yourself. It will
make a nice keepsake for your scrapbook!
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