There are so many options when deciding what kind of wedding program to have.
At first, I was in love with the idea of a combination fan/program. After all, we are having a garden wedding in July in Southern California. It is going to be HOT. But, on a trip to Michael's, we saw fan/program templates (and they were on sale!) that, while cute, wouldn't be able to fit all of the information that we want to convey.
Of course, there is always this kind of fan, with several sections bound together at the bottom with ribbon. But they would involve a large amount of time (a thing rather scarce in the Hoag-Rosenfelt home) to make and assemble.
These would probably fit all of the program information, and would be much simpler to make, but I have reservations about the tongue-depressor handles, and the square shape.
What about luggage tag programs? Many people will be traveling long distances to attend our wedding, and we're going to London and Paris for our honeymoon... Still, it's not like our wedding is travel-themed by any means. Cute, but not quite right.
Ooo - scroll wedding programs. These, I love. They look so Elizabethan and romantic. And we could make the scroll as long as we wanted, so there'd be no issues with fitting everything in. I also love how this is another element of our wedding that could use bows and ribbon (so far my dress and shoes, the bridal party bouquets, the boutonnieres, the hanging ivy letters, the cake, and the favors all incorporate ribbons, too!). However, a couple of problems arose.
Todd's concern was that, in order to roll properly, the paper might have to be slightly flimsy. He likes the idea of a substantial weight program. And another thing: if we roll all the scrolls before coming down to LA for the wedding, they might get squashed. But if we wait t 'til we're at Disney to roll them, then we (and any of our friends and family that we conscript) will be rolling programs when we'd rather be relaxing and getting ready to be married. Hmmm... what to do?
Well, there's nothing wrong with the classic program, is there? Simple to make, fits everything, can be as creative or uncreative as one wants, and still has ribbon. They'd fit very nicely in one of the baskets we've bought... I think we have a winner!
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Ah, I've been considering how to design the wedding programs, too. I'm thinking the traditional style as well, although maybe square instead of rectangular? Or thinner than just a 8.5x11 sheet of paper folded in half? Or maybe folded and tied at the top rather than the side? It's amazing how many choices there are! Even after you've made the big decision about what it will look like, there's all sorts of smaller decisions to make, too.
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