1. Choose a color. You may choose your wedding colors as the colors for the program, or any other colour combination. Two contrasting colors or shades of one color make the words pop off the page. You can purchase the paper at your local stationery store, so go have a look at what they offer and see what inspires you.

2. Create a sample program. Create your cover design, choose your lettering, and write up a sample program on plain paper. Proofread the spelling of names and ensure that all fonts and centering are correct before printing the final copy on your program paper.

3. Include all relevant information. Since you are doing the programs yourself, you are creating a beautiful wedding keepsake booklet for your guests. The wedding program lists the couple’s names, the date, time of the nuptials and location on the front. Inside, you have a chance to show your appreciation for everyone that helped. Of course you will have the order of the ceremony including names of those participating and the names of the songs being played or sung. If this is a multicultural wedding or different rituals are taking place from the traditional, you may wish to include a bit of history about the traditions for guests to read. Don’t forget to note the details of the reception as well, including the location and time, and if you want to whet their appetite, why not provide the menu for the evening, as well as the name of caterers and bakers.

4. Have a wedding program party. Gather friends and family together to help put the programs together. You can start a line where each station adds another page to the programs. Alternatively, for a small fee you can take them to a print and copy store and have them bind them together for you to hand out to your guests. Furthermore, if you are not the handy type, you can purchase reasonably priced  online and save yourself the hassle.

5. Present your programs to your guests. How you choose to deliver the completed programs is up to you. An usher or two can hand them out or you can place them in decorated baskets and allow your guests to help themselves.
With little time and effort you can provide those who are sharing in your special day with something to treasure; a keepsake program hand created by you.