Show Off Those Programs!!

[mrsliby2004]

I am now thoroughly confused with the other site and threads no longer exist . . . so, we need to start a new thread here . . . (plus I need ideas for a friend who is getting married in August and I will be making her programs!)

Post ones you made, ones you bought, or ones that you are considering!

LET'S SEE THOSE PROGRAMS!! :D

[BethElena]

mine is in pdf format right now, so if there's a way to post that, I would! i had our designer do upscale caricature silhouettes of myself, FH, BM, and MOH, with a short description after each one (in case somebody doesn't know each person real well :) )

[Sazoo]

I made little booklet-style programs that I saw in someone's journal on the WC a couple of years ago. Another WCer emailed me a template for them along with some instructions. I have since passed along the program template to MANY other brides-to-be, & would be happy to forward it to anyone around here who is interested in taking a look at it.

Here are some pictures...

These are some pictures I saw that were my inspiration for this program style:
http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp45%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3D493%3 DXROQDF%3E232354%3A697%3B33ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp4%3Enu%3D3238%3E9%3C8%3E3%3A2%3E WSNRCG%3D32328%3B9%3B%3B%3B%3A38nu0mrj

And here are mine. I used purple cardstock for the covers & embossed a little bride & groom stamp on the cover, then tied the pages to the cover with ribbon.

This one was actually one of my mock-ups where I just used regular white copy paper inside. For the real programs I used some sparkly soft-white paper instead:
http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3D493%3 DXROQDF%3E23235473%3A8%3B8%3Aot1lsi

Again this is just a mock-up, which is why there is a yellow page # on each page:
http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3D493%3 DXROQDF%3E23235473%3A9689ot1lsi

Here are the finished programs, which I displayed in this purple beeded bowl at the entrance to our ceremony venue:
http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3D493%3 DXROQDF%3E23235%3A8543487ot1lsi

Picture of one of our programs at the wedding (I included one of our e-pics on the first page of the booklet):
http://images.snapfish.com/3444887923232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D%3A%3B9%3D493%3 DXROQDF%3E232366599836%3Aot1lsi

Over on the WC someone else offered to upload this template to her personal website so people could go download it for themselves rather than asking me to email it out to individual people. I'll see if I can track down the link on WC, but in the meantime, feel free to email me (sazoo111@yahoo.com) or PM me here on CC if you want me to send the template to you, as I'm more than happy to share.

ETA - see my post below - I found the link to the website where you can download the template.

[sublime311]

Mine were super simple! It was one of the last projects I took on and I just didn't have the energy to do anything more elaborate. I created them in Publisher and took them to Alphagraphics for printing.

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3A%3C39%3B523232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2334%3D48%3A%3D4 25%3DXROQDF%3E2323575%3B8%3A25%3Bot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3A%3C39%3B523232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2334%3D48%3A%3D4 25%3DXROQDF%3E2323575%3B87988ot1lsi

http://images.snapfish.com/33%3A%3C39%3B523232%7Ffp47%3Dot%3E2334%3D48%3A%3D4 25%3DXROQDF%3E2323575%3B875%3A5ot1lsi

[tgray99]

I only have the outer cover online. It was made of Canson paper, the color is called "tobacco." I embossed the initials and wheat using embossing gel, 3 stamps (the letters were Anna Griffith and the wheat was a stamp I found on ebay), gold embossing powder, and a heat gun. The pages were held together with a cream colored ribbon. The only thing I didn't like about our programs and would change if I could go back and do it again was that the inner pages were printed on cheap paper so they were thin and you could see the printing on the opposite side. My church copied the pages for free and I was trying to save money. If I did it again I'd do it myself at Kinkos on high quality paper.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3d933b3127cce9c68b80afa3b00000015108AZs3LFk0bNP

[MeTheGirlie]

Sublime! I did something similar to yours for my wedding in 2002. They're simple and elegant!

[mrsliby2004]

Loving these programs -- I love how personal each is to the person that created it!! Keep em coming!

[Leeber]

I made trifold programs and glued a dried, pressed flower to the front of each one. I was surprised at how easy it was, and they looked great! People really noticed! :) Not a very good picture...
http://images.snapfish.com/34449%3C4723232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E233%3B%3D996%3D857%3 DXROQDF%3E2323934367476ot1lsi

[Sazoo]

I made trifold programs and glued a dried, pressed flower to the front of each one.
I love that idea Leeber - how creative!! :D

[Sazoo]

Here is a link to a webpage where you can download the program template that I used for my programs (see my post above in this thread for pics). Momwithabat on the WC was kind enough to upload the template to a website for brides-to-be who want to take a look at it, so here ya go! :D

(NOTE: just to give credit where credit is due, I did not design this template personally...it was sent to me by another WCer a year or so ago when I was planning my wedding. I'm just offering to pass it along to future brides who might want to use it too.)

Sazoo's Program Template & Instructions (http://www.geocities.com/mayberry_lady1/SazooProgram.html)

Oh, one more quick note - apparently the font I used for the headings in my programs (it's called LainieDaySH) is no longer available on www.dafont.com, but I have it on my computer still, so if anyone wants it send me an email or a PM & I'd be happy to email the font file to ya. ;)

[shaqangel]

here are mine:

here are mine...i actually had help from another wc bride.
its a very simple yet elegant flip style and was a huge hit at our wedding. in fact 2 of my friends that got married after us wanted the same style so i made it for them! the backing is made of sage cardstock and the pages are a cream linen paper (i forget the weight). the ribbon is also sage in organza.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4db04b3127ccebf5985a372440000001610

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc26b3127cce83d8e314c1990000001610

i've sent the template (and hard copy) to numerous brides so if u like it and would like to use the template just email me!

[BethElena]

Here are the pics! I'm still in the draft mode, though...

Front: (pardon glue marks & poor quality...this will not be the finished product!)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p84c918218861784367a6810b95697868/f32aa733.jpg
1st page: (Grow old with me, the best is yet to be - Rbt Browning)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p66fbe329fad0a7b282b517eb372c96e4/f32aa727.jpg
Order of events/people involved:
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p4d2fd23c6c3b7ecb90f330878e49fc59/f32aa720.jpg
Our awesome characitures & thank you page...
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/p5aaefe604844ab17639f0a8d97a24698/f32aa718.jpg
Back page: (poem from e.e. cummings)
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid178/pef172166eb926dcfc62c18aab1fc3f25/f32aa70d.jpg

[maplekitty]

BethElena - are you or your FH an artist? I *love* those outline drawings of you guys :)

[juliemag]

Here's my 'labor of love', as I like to refer to it! ;)

We did the CD favor/program combo. I designed the label, printed it, assembled them, etc. Also burned all 100 CD's at home. Here she is in all her glory. :D
http://images.snapfish.com/3444%3B93923232%7Ffp58%3Dot%3E232%3C%3D9%3A7%3D%3B 34%3DXROQDF%3E23235474%3B99%3B5ot1lsi

[BethElena]

BethElena - are you or your FH an artist? I *love* those outline drawings of you guys :)

My brother's best friend went to college for graphic arts...I told him to put a little blurb on the back with his email in case he wants business when he's finally done his degree! :)

My avatar is more of his fine work! (kind of not clear b/c of the size it had to be)

Thanks! I'll let him know you like it...I like the play bill style of it

juliemag - love yours! they are so petite and elegant!

[mrsliby2004]

These are so awesome!! Keep them coming!!

[mrsliby2004]

bump

[kris97]

Here are our programs - my amazing bridesmaid made them for me. The outside cover is an Anna Griffin print paper, and she attached the monogram (which coordinated with our invitations :) ). They turned out so beautifully.

http://www.jvock.com/050204/images/002.jpg

[Kimberland30]

Here is a sample of the ones I made. They are layered and I used paper I found at office max that matched our theme.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127cce998d90d70d2400000016108Acs2jhk1Ytg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127cce998d90e90d1a00000016108Acs2jhk1Ytg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127cce998d90e88c2b00000016108Acs2jhk1Ytg

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4ce39b3127cce998d90d68c1500000016108Acs2jhk1Ytg

[shellbell516]

I made the ivitation and the program.

http://images.snapfish.com/34457%3A2323232%7Ffp64%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963%3DX ROQDF%3E2323995%3A8%3A568ot1lsi
http://images.snapfish.com/34457%3A2323232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963%3DX ROQDF%3E2323563337587ot1lsi
The next page was the wedding party.
http://images.snapfish.com/34457%3A2323232%7Ffp46%3Dot%3E2329%3D679%3D963%3DX ROQDF%3E2323563338654ot1lsi

[Mentul77]

I made them with a silvery card stock on the outside and a white linen paper inside:

http://i12.photobucket.com/albums/a246/mentul77/program.jpg

[SoCoWife]

Here's ours...

Front Cover
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp3%3B%3Dot%3E2329%3D65%3C%3D37%3C %3Dxroqdf%3E23233%3C858%3C%3A32ot1lsi

1st Page
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E56%3B%3E28%3B%3E wsnrcg%3D32324%3B949%3A%3C5%3Cnu0mrj

2nd & 3rd Pages
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E56%3B%3E28%3B%3E wsnrcg%3D32324%3B949%3A%3C63nu0mrj

4th & 5th Pages
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E56%3B%3E28%3B%3E wsnrcg%3D32324%3B949%3B554nu0mrj

Last Page
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E56%3B%3E28%3B%3E wsnrcg%3D32324%3B949%3B555nu0mrj

Back Cover
http://images.snapfish.com/3383363923232%7Ffp8%3Enu%3D3238%3E56%3B%3E28%3B%3E wsnrcg%3D32324%3B949%3B556nu0mrj

[njnewyearsbride]

here are mine -- made them all myself -- and burned all the cds that were inside as well
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc05b3127cce9cd5675d29e600000016108AbsWzho2atE
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc05b3127cce9cd5675329e800000016108AbsWzho2atE
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cc05b3127cce9cd5675129ea00000016108AbsWzho2atE
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b3cf36b3127cce9cd567738dff00000016108AbsWzho2atE

[littlelove8138]

bump these are all great anymore ideas?? :)

[dpangel33]

http://static.flickr.com/93/234169642_41f3ed2c71.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/81/234169643_fcbb82e995.jpg?v=0

http://static.flickr.com/96/234171775_dd6aea4205.jpg?v=0

[endymion411]

here's ours (the little cream colored one on the right, the green one on the left is the invitation)

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df02b3127cce9683116a4cc000000017108AZN2zFu3cNx

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b6df03b3127cce96873e0a149a00000016108AZN2zFu3cNx

[tunibell]

I made ours:
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d910b3127cce9e9ad81030f000000016108EctG7Fq2Z-

[clammyinsf]

here's ours!

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4d834b3127cce9c30a05e2ed000000016108Acs2rJm1bNJ

[Ashbe]

Here is a pic of ours. The top layer, with our names on it, was vellum paper that was attached the the cardstock (rest of the program) with black ribbon.
http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5ce11b3127cce94b7edc78e1100000035108IbtmTZy2bg

[steph111397]

We had an outdoor ceremony in Florida is June - so I made Fan programs...

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc20b3127cce9ff47ad9c2d700000016109AYs2zVy2bS

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b5dc20b3127cce9ff47b7582e300000016109AYs2zVy2bS

[yanekie25]

clammyinsf, I love your programs. Did you do them yourself. If so, I would love the template.

Thanks,

You can email me at keishaybrown@hotmail.com

[clammyinsf]

hi yanekie,

unfortunately i don't have the template anymore. the program was designed in publisher and i just cut down the size of the paper to fit 5 1/2" x 5 1/2". we finished it off by using a round corner punch (DH actually got blisters doing all of these) and then tying w/ double faced satin ribbon from www.jkmribbonwarehouse.com.

hope that helps!

[yanekie25]

Thanks so much. I am going to see if I can figure it out. Appreciate the help.

[jess&dan]

Unfortunately I don't have the picture of it open, but this is what they looked like.

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4cc29b3127cce9dc7d7eadc2700000026109GbuHLdpA

I used a butterfly hole punch and then just ran the ribbon through. Each page was printed on the front and back and I had a poem I wrote for my husband on the back. They turned out great!

[springprincess]

Did anyone write a personalized line about each person in the wedding party? I'm thinking of doing that, but I'm not sure what it will look like or if that's just too much. Opinions? Comments?

[Jonesey]

Here are mine:

http://im1.shutterfly.com/procserv/47b4dd28b3127cce9914c89eecc300000016108QcN27dw0ao

We got the cover stock and stickers from our invitation company. We wrote and designed the insides, and had them printed and cut by a local printer. We hole punched and inserted the metal rings to make them fan open.

[nicole]

These aren't mine, but I thought I'd share some inspiration pics I saved from over on WC

I'm thinking about doing a cover in vellum with some engagement pictures beneath it because I really like the look
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/goddessnike13/Stationery/Program-Sonicstef.jpg

I might do something like the one above, but in a small square shape like this
http://a444.g.akamai.net/7/444/703/20010810211831/www.marthastewart.com/images/content/feature/wed_s99_wedprogram_01_m.jpg

This one I believe was put together with an eyelet so the pages spread apart.
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/goddessnike13/Stationery/Program-Lawsgirl.jpg

This one was made out of tri-fold square cardstock if I remember correctly. I don't think I'll have enough money in the budget after the invitations to do this, but it turned out pretty cool!
http://i29.photobucket.com/albums/c256/goddessnike13/Stationery/Program-djoyus1.jpg

[littlelove8138]

giveing this a bump since there are so many red X for pictures :(

i'm still trying to find what to do with the cover for mine :)

[pyjammy]

here are mine:
http://www.pyjammy.com/misc/program_finished.jpg
kind of hard to see them well, but they're 6x6 inches. the insides were designed using adobe indesign, and there are love quotes running around the outside of each page. the covers are all different pink and brown cardstocks, and they're held together by an eyelet in the corner. oh yeah, and i rounded all the corners...
(here's what the inside pages looked like:)
http://www.pyjammy.com/misc/prog3.jpg

[maniach]

Do you think 5" x 5" is too small? For my invitations, I bought a bunch of 12" x 12" sheets and cut them to 11" x 7", so I had some left over. I had them cut it to 10" x 10" and plan to fold them in half and put the program on the inside. I think the smallest one I have seen on this page are 5.5" x 5.5" and I just wondered what everyone thought.

What information did everyone include in theirs?

[Sazoo]

Do you think 5" x 5" is too small? For my invitations, I bought a bunch of 12" x 12" sheets and cut them to 11" x 7", so I had some left over. I had them cut it to 10" x 10" and plan to fold them in half and put the program on the inside. I think the smallest one I have seen on this page are 5.5" x 5.5" and I just wondered what everyone thought.

What information did everyone include in theirs?I don't think 5x5 is too small for programs.

My programs were those little booklet-style ones, which were 4 1/4" x 5 1/2".

Here's some of the info I put in ours:

*List of ceremony participants & their roles/relationships to us - parents, bridal party, officiant, musician, photographer, etc.
*A list of the elements of the ceremony in the order they happened in
*A "thanks for sharing our special day" message from me & DH (& an invitation to please stay afterwards & enjoy the reception)
*Two poems/readings that were read during the ceremony

[tlew12778]

I think that 5x5 is too small. Mine will probably be more like 4x5.5. My program is really long though bc I had to do it in two languages and translate the whole mass, plus include all the normal stuff.

[dpangel33]

Mine where about that size (5 x 4.25 I think).

I only included wedding party info, reception events timeline, and a thank you from the Bride & Groom.

[2 Crazy Pugs]

Did you all print the programs yourself, or take them someplace to have them printed?

[Sazoo]

Did you all print the programs yourself, or take them someplace to have them printed?I printed my own (on a laser printer at work :p ) & then took them to a print shop just to have them cut down to size.

[endymion411]

Did you all print the programs yourself, or take them someplace to have them printed?

i took them to a printer who printed them, cut them to size, and punched the holes. all i had to do was get a group of people together to tie the ribbon through the them!

[2 Crazy Pugs]

That is what I think I will do, did you save the program onto a disk and take that to the printer?

[snowzilla]

http://farm1.static.flickr.com/165/349584973_135da004ff.jpg?v=0

[pocahontas]

http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c27/poca08/program.jpgWe did fan programs. This was just a rough draft (because our colors were pink and silver and this one has an ivory bow.) As you can see from this pro photo below though the end result had a silver/gray bow.
http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c27/poca08/programs.jpg I had a local girl recommended by my florist who has done a lot of work for girls on The Knot do them (which was made even more convenient when I found out she lived right around the corner from me.) I have already recommended her to a few other people 'cuz we were really pleased with her work.

[ALeonard]

These are our DIY invites. I made them using Microsoft Publisher and found some awesome ribbon at Hobby Lobby for super cheap. I was so pleased with how they turned out!

http://static.flickr.com/51/168508665_168ed3bf86_o.jpg