How many programs for ceremony?

Re: How many programs for ceremony?

• [Deleted User] member

  

  May 2012

  We had 120 attend and I had 130 programs printed... I think we wound up bringing about half of them home.  I'm sure a lot of people took one per couple, and not one per person. 
  The general rule I've heard is to plan on one for each guest.
  
  Side note... you shouldn't only be inviting people to the reception, so plan on inviting all 160 of those folks to the ceremony, too.

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• BMSawa

  

  May 2012

  Usually weddings I have gone to more people come to the reception only and not the ceremony. 
  
  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_how-many-programs-for-ceremony?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:a2a964be-6af7-4e24-b92b-7a7b25caf716Post:1ed2580c-9a57-49c6-822a-6f681519d0a7">Re: How many programs for ceremony?</a>:
  [QUOTE]<strong> Side note... you shouldn't only be inviting people to the reception, so plan on inviting all 160 of those folks to the ceremony, too.</strong>
  Posted by harmony0417[/QUOTE]
  
  Of course I am inviting everyone to the ceremony. 

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• aragx6 member

  

  May 2012

  I'd probably print 100. Unless your ushers are going to be handing them out to every person, which I've occasionally seen done. Then I'd print more like 130. You'll still have loads of extras.
  
  Well wait, actually, can you wait to print them until you have RSVPs in? I just realize that's how many guests are invited, not attending.

  

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• LeiselEB member

  

  May 2012

  One per couple/family, one per single guest, plus a dozen extras. 

  
  

  I worked at a stationery shop and this was the formula we used for programs. Many brides still ended up with some left over, but no one was ever short programs this way.

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