Wedding program wording

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

So, I obviously have no idea what I'm doing but I'm designing the programs for BFF's wedding next weekend and here's what I have. All songs will be played by a pianist. Can you tell me what I need to fix? Is everything capitalized and formatted properly?

Bride Best Friend & Groom Man

ORDER OF CEREMONY
Prelude: Excerpts from Pride & Prejudice
Grandparents entrance
Mothers presenting sand
Bridesmaid Processional: Be Thou My Vision
Bridal Processional: Wedding March in C Major
Invocation
Wedding message by Chaplin Brides Dad
Vows and exchanging of rings
Unity sand: From This Moment
Closing prayer
Presenting of Mr. and Mrs. Best Friend
Recessional: Lovers Waltz

WEDDING PARTY
Ms. Brides Mom , Mother of the Bride
Chaplin Brides Dad, Father of the Bride
Mr. & Mrs. Grooms Parents, Parents of the Groom
Roxy & Brides Sister, Maids of Honor
Brides Maid, Brides Maid , Brides Maid, Brides Maid, & Brides Maid, Bridesmaids
Jerky BFF & Grooms Brother, Best Men
Grooms Man, Grooms Man, Grooms Man, Grooms Man, & Grooms Man, Groomsmen
Sister & Sister Girl & Flower Girl, Flower girls
Ring Bearer & Ring Bearer, Ring bearers
Piano Lady, Pianist
Chaplin Grooms Dad, Officiant
AFTER THE CEREMONY
Please join us for a reception at United Methodist Church

K&J64 · May 2011

I prefer programs ordered with the Couple's name wedding date/location and then the names of the wedding party and then the ceremony information. But that's just my opinion.

maratea · May 2011

I think 'Chaplin' should be 'Chaplain'. Also be sure when you add full names, that you add in the bride's father's name, not the groom's father's name for the Officiant (4th line from the bottom).

Celles · May 2011

"Grandparents' entrance" -- I believe this needs an apostrophe because grandparents is both plural and posessive in this case.

I would also list authors, composers and artists for the literary and musical selections; i.e. "Exceprts from Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austin". Technically, book titles should be underlined or italicized.

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

Okay, so doing the wedding party info before the ceremony order?

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

Good catch Mara! I have the names correct on the actual one.
See, the pride and prejudice thing is instrumentals from the movie so I'm not sure how to do this?
Yes, all my songs should be italicized, right?

missy68 · May 2011

Songs should also be italicized.

clignan · May 2011

Sorry to be of zero help. BUT.
my favorite line is

"Piano Lady, Pianist." I got a giggle out of that.

K&J64 · May 2011

Yeah Roxy. Think of it like a Playbill, first you lay out the cast and then the scenes. If that makes sense.

Also I would off set the type for titles of the songs/readings some how. Either in a different font or italics or something. You could also offset the actual names of the people in the party and their role in a similar fashion (ie: having all the bridesmaids names in one font and "Bridesmaids" in another).

Visually it may present nicer (play around with it) to list them like this (instead of their role after their names like in your OP):

Parents of the Bride
Ms. Brides Mom
Chaplin Brides Dad

Parents of the Groom
Mr. & Mrs. Grooms Parents

Maids of Honor
Roxy & Brides Sister

Bridesmaids
Brides Maid, Brides Maid , Brides Maid, Brides Maid, & Brides Maid

Groomsmen
Jerky BFF & Grooms Brother, Best Men
Grooms Man, Grooms Man, Grooms Man, Grooms Man, & Grooms Man

Flower girls
Sister & Sister Girl & Flower Girl

Ring bearers
Ring Bearer & Ring Bearer

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

I'd prefer to do it that way, but I can't make it fit

I'm doing it on a sheet of paper long ways but I'll be damned if it's not one hell of a long list haha

ZombieNates · May 2011

Grandparents'

Song titles in quotations, followed by artist

K&J64 · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_wedding-program-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:4628dc53-d6e0-404e-906f-fe21b25f6b70Post:92e0ccc1-5c94-4fa5-bfcd-7a35b541b755">Re: Wedding program wording</a>:
[QUOTE]I'd prefer to do it that way, but I can't make it fit :( I'm doing it on a sheet of paper long ways but I'll be damned if it's not one hell of a long list haha
Posted by nda_roxybabe[/QUOTE]

I understand, I had to flip over the last page of our programs and print on the blank side because it simply did not fit. A little ghetto? Maybe, but I had things to say!

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

What do you recommend I do about the Pride & Prejudice thing?

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

Haha yeah, I thought of extending it to the back but thats just more printing. We've got to print like 200 of these suckers.

maratea · May 2011

Ok, so the prelude is using music from the movie Pride & Prejudice? If you've got room, maybe include those song titles (and composer?), otherwise I'd just italicize Pride & Prejudice. Since the music is technically from the movie, not book, I probably wouldn't put Jane Austen's name.

Song titles are generally supposed to be italicized (depending on whatever style you're using), but I think they would look nice in quotes here. As long as the layout looks nice and you've given credit where it's due for titles, as long as you are consistent in what you do, then you're fine and don't necessarily need to adhere to strict style rules. It's about consistency.

cdavislynn · May 2011

I have nothing to add except that you are really nice to do this for them!

Did you solve the issue of finding the hotels for the bach party in Anchorage? Hope so.

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

I did! I called Inlet Towers and they have a discount rate for in state residents so I pretended to be BFF and got it for $110!

cdavislynn · May 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_snarky-brides_wedding-program-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:17Discussion:4628dc53-d6e0-404e-906f-fe21b25f6b70Post:71dda308-d574-4a99-944d-b9beda629611">Re: Wedding program wording</a>:
[QUOTE]I did! I called Inlet Towers and they have a discount rate for in state residents so I pretended to be BFF and got it for $110! :D
Posted by nda_roxybabe[/QUOTE]

Nice! Good deal. That's a good one.

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

With the stuff like "Be Thou My Vision" and "Lovers Waltz" I don't know who they are by...

ZombieNates · May 2011

I agree with Mara about P&P. I might write P&P, directed by so and so OR "Prelude" from the film, P&P.

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

Oh and she just mentioned putting the ushers on there, where do they go?

She also wants the grooms and groomsmens enterance...

ZombieNates · May 2011

Holy eff, she should be doing this her self. You're a good friend, Rox.

nda_roxybabe · May 2011

Haha well, I offered

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