My DIY Wedding Programs
Only a few weeks left until our walk down the aisle… (19 days if you want to get specific. HOLY COW!)
Here’s a little of what I’ve been up to lately:
I decided we needed some simple wedding programs. But with not much time left to order things, I would have to make them myself. Easy enough, right? Why not take a little break from RSVPs and seating arrangements to do some crafting.
I printed these on 8.5 by 11″ card stock from Michaels . Their card stock packs go on sale pretty often, if they’re not at the moment, there’s always coupons from their website or their app.
I made our program in Microsoft Word. The trickiest part was leaving lots of spacing between all the text so that it doesn’t look too crowded. First, I set all the margins for my page to half an inch, then I made the document two columns. In order for the borders to be spaced evenly once I cut the page in half, I made the distance in the middle, between the two columns 1 inch wide.
Then type in all your information. Names, date, location, officiant, musicians, parents, wedding party, etc. On the back I also included an explanation on why “for like ever” is a reoccurring theme at our wedding, along with a thank you to our guests and parents. Also, in order to avoid this , there’s a section asking guests as politely as possible to turn off their cell phones and take fewer pictures.
I used the same font from our invitations for the headings, and used periods at the top to marks spaces for me to hole punch later on.
Once I was finished, the word document was 2 pages. Page 1, both columns had the front of the program, and both columns had the back on page 2. Like this:
Because the card stock is a standard size it fits easily in the printer. I printed a few copies of page 1, turned the paper around and put it back through the printer to print page 2 on the other sides.
Once everything is printed, it’s as simple as cutting down the middle of each page with a paper trimmer. I have this one from Fiskars , which I also grabbed with a coupon from Michaels a while back. The markings and ruler on the cutter make it really easy to make precise cuts. Then I hole punched the dots for the ribbon holes and tied a neat bow with some gross-grain ribbon. The ribbon was actually a great score from the dollar store.
One down, 150 more to go.
If you decided to have a go at it yourself, and you’re struggling with formatting things, just send me an email or (leave a comment) and I can send you my template to get your started.
- Krista
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