Wedding Programs

lovelybride614

So my FI and I are at war over our wedding programs. Yes, I know we have over a year to go, but we're trying to pay for stuff as we can and not necessarily in the "exact" time frame. Anyway, here is our problem.... I say it's ok to have a flat program, wording on each side. FI says it has to be a "foldable" program because that's just how it's done. Please help us solve this argument.

lyndausvi

It doesn't really matter.  However, I prefer the folded kind.   Just a piece of paper seems like an advertisement  flyer to me.  

Simply Fated

I agree that visually I prefer the kind that folds, but there is no right or wrong answer for this.

I think you guys should maybe try doing a rough draft of both and seeing how you feel about each.

Blue_Bird

Here's hoping this is the worst argument of your married lives. ;-)

I am bending slightly to your fiance on this one. You should add a poll.

misshart00

I like the folded ones too, but I'm not going to side eye a flat one. However, you don't really need programs at all.

HisGirlFriday13

My vote, always, is for whichever is cheaper. If that's front-and-back printing, then go with that. If that's a fold-over, go with that. 

FWIW, our program is eight pages long (folded on the short side, like a book, so each page is 4 inches high and about 5.5 inches wide. Also we're having a Catholic Mass and a bunch of non-Catholics, so it's more of a follow-along guide). We're printing them ourselves on heavyweight paper, then folding them ourselves. I figure the cost for the paper will be about $30-$40, and then the rest is just our time and effort.

pends123

I would choose whichever is cheapest since your guests are likely to throw them away immediately after the ceremony anyway.  I went to a wedding last night and they had a flat program.  It was fine.

Kate61487

I think it depends on what size and weight of paper you're doing.  A flat double sided 5x7 card of heavy cardstock I wouldn't think twice about.  A flat double sided sheet of 20# 8.5x11 I agree feels like a flyer. 

 

We had a Catholic ceremony and our program was also multi-page - I think three pieces of paper, front and back, book style; so 12 total pages?  Maybe it was only two papers and thus 8 pages... Anyway; I'd see how much detail you're wanting to include.  By the time we listed BP and parents with processional songs, readers, officiant, the order of the ceremony (including reading verses), and a brief 'thank you' it would definitely not have fit on one paper.  this argument might be totally moot if the info only fits if it's multiple pages...

mlg78

Either is appropriate. It all comes down to how much stuff you have to say.  Some people write out every song, others just list "processional, recessional", etc. I tried cramming all my stuff onto a one page front/back but it was just too cramped. I'm now a folded-girl.

Jen4948

I've mostly seen them folded, but since they're optional, it's up to you.

Ven&Radio

Kate61487 said:

I think it depends on what size and weight of paper you're doing.  A flat double sided 5x7 card of heavy cardstock I wouldn't think twice about.  A flat double sided sheet of 20# 8.5x11 I agree feels like a flyer.

This is exactly what I was going to say.

Maggie0829

I designed a program for my friends wedding.  It was double sided and half of a 8.5x11 piece of paper.  She had to buy a pack of paper for $10 from Michaels and then she paid $12 to have 100 programs printed and cut for her at FedEx/Kinkos.

Remember these are wedding programs.  People will either take them, look at them quickly and then throw them away or not take them at all.  I understand needing to budget but something like this shouldn't really be given a thought until you are about a month out if that.

[Deleted User]

If you are getting married in a church, talk to them about programs. I wish I would have. Turns out I could have gotten the simple folded ones done for free through the church instead of the complicated ones that I did myself and spent $40 on. I know it was only $40.00 but I would have taken free gladly.