Wording ideas: unique wedding program additions

When somebody attends a wedding ceremony, more than likely he/she will be given a wedding program to peruse that lists the parts of the ceremony and names all of the wedding party, including parents and grandparents of the bride and groom. Most of your wedding guests have attended numerous weddings in the past and are familiar with the basic layout of most wedding programs. Guests will quickly peruse them and set them aside waiting for the big moment to arrive when the bride finally makes her walk down the aisle. Instead of having to pick up one hundred and fifty barely-glanced-at programs after the ceremony, what are some ways you can make your own wedding programs read-worthy?

* Sure, your matron of honor has been your best friend since sixth grade and has seen you go through braces, puberty and that tragic time in college when you accidentally dyed your hair orange. Now, think of the guests you will be inviting. You will have distant relatives, grandparents, old college friends and co-workers sitting in your audience, but they may have no idea who that bridesmaid is standing beside you during your wedding ceremony. Instead of simply listing the names of your wedding party next to their titles, include a brief introduction on each person so the guests get to know them a little better. Instead of writing out, “Sarah Smith, Matron of Honor,” you can write a small history of how you and Sarah met and how long you have been friends.

* Will you have lots of children attending your wedding? Want to keep them occupied before the ceremony begins and not have them running around before the wedding? When your usher is handing out the programs to guests as they walk in, have him include a small insert and a small pencil for each guest that is toting a child. It can have a few kid’s games on it, like an easy crossword puzzle or a “Find-the-Word” puzzle.

* While your close friends and family members may have heard the story a million times about how you and your fiancé met or how he proposed to you, not all of your guests will know it. Include a paragraph or two written by both of you that briefly describes your courtship and the eventual proposal. You can even make it funny and do a “he said” and “she said” version of the different stories.

* If you and your groom or bride are of two different cultures and you will be interweaving the two cultures in your ceremony, include some cultural lessons in your program so your guests understand why certain parts of the ceremony are significant.

* Instead of including the normal paragraph of thanks to the wedding guests and all those friends and family members who helped with the wedding, get together with your bride or groom and write a special poem dedicated to your guests to make it a little more personal.

* When you and your bride/groom chose your wedding song, you did so for a reason. The song symbolized your relationship and put your lives into perspective. Inside the program, write out the lyrics of your chosen wedding song and explain how it has impacted your lives and how it is significant to you and your bride/groom as a couple.