Playbill Programs

Playbill Programs

June 30th, 2008 @ 12:24 pm by Guest
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UPDATE: Due to such high interest in the playbill programs, Hive member Sarah is now offering the template she created via Etsy! Mention that you found her shop via Weddingbee when you check out and you will receive a $5 discount off of the listed price!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PLAYBILL PROGRAM TEMPLATE

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Our guest blogger Andrea created these super fun diy playbill programs that she wanted to share with the hive!

A lot of wedding programs looked like restaurant menus to me, so it was one of the first DIY projects I wanted to tackle. My fiance came up with the great idea of making a playbill - we love the theater, so it fit us perfectly.

Playbill Programs : wedding diy programs stationery Z152140.jpg

We used one of the photos from our engagement session for the cover and just added titles in Photoshop. Since we used a MAC, we used Pages to create the layout; it could have been done just as well in Word. The format is just a normal sized 8 1/2 X 11″ sheet of glossy paper folded in half. We ended up having a professional copier print and bind it for us. But if we had a bit more time, it would have been easy to make double sided copies from our home printer, and purchase an extended reach stapler to staple them ourselves.

Playbill Programs : wedding diy programs stationery Z15214001.jpg

We included short bios and photos of everyone in our wedding, including how we know each other. Our wedding party sent us their most memorable moment about us, either as an individual or a couple to include as well.

(pages 7-11 were of bios)

At the end, we had a list of all our vendors, other acknowledgments and just to fill up space, some photos of us.
Playbill Programs : wedding diy programs stationery Z152140012.jpg

Our guests absolutely loved it, and we had something nice to send friends and family who couldn’t come to our wedding.

Disclosure: cover photography by Adam Nollmeyer, Acme Photography.

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE THE PLAYBILL PROGRAM TEMPLATE

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12 Responses to “Playbill Programs”

Bee

Miss Pineapple (message) 682 posts, Busy bee

Those are awesome Andrea, I love the cast head shots.
Very cute

6/30/08 @ 12:41 pm (reply)

Guest

Katharine

Cutest thing ever! Gorgeous picture on the front, too.

6/30/08 @ 1:23 pm (reply)

Member

kandaceandjason (message) 24 posts, Newbee

Paging Mrs. Snow Pea! Hers were very similar to these, and I think it’s a cute idea. We just went the print-your-own route using a kit that came with the paper and ribbon and we just printed our info and assembled!

6/30/08 @ 1:27 pm (reply)

Guest

Becky

So cute! Thanks for sharing!
Becky

6/30/08 @ 1:38 pm (reply)

Member

lulubelle (message) 173 posts, Blushing bee

What an adorable idea! I love it.

6/30/08 @ 2:14 pm (reply)

Member

saltyveruca (message) 66 posts, Worker bee

We did a playbill, too! It was just a little front and back card number. Our photo was on the front, and then a cast of characters on the back. We had some fun with the names, although you can’t see them.

You can see a photo here:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/12698507@N08/2488264712/in/set-72157605016182878/

6/30/08 @ 2:25 pm (reply)

Bee

Miss Pomegranate (message) 957 posts, Busy bee

That’s a totally creative idea! Love it.

6/30/08 @ 2:54 pm (reply)

Member

brendalynn (message) 154 posts, Blushing bee

Those are great! The inside pages are nicely done–it’s a good format for an event program even if you don’t stick with the Playbill theme.

I love that they don’t “look like restaurant menus”

6/30/08 @ 4:28 pm (reply)

Member

MissyJenn (message) 99 posts, Worker bee

I love theater and collect Playbills too. This is such a creative and unique idea!

6/30/08 @ 10:52 pm (reply)

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Guest

Kristy

Thanks Sarah. You have some great ideas.

10/14/10 @ 10:00 pm (reply)

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Playbill Programs | Weddingbee

[...] In 2008, guest blogger Andrea created and shared fun Playbill-style programs for her wedding with th…. Since then, it’s been one of the highest requested template ever on Weddingbee! Andrea didn’t have a template available, but hive member Sarah did, and has finally set up a shop where she has it available for purchase. Because it’s such a popular template, we couldn’t help but share it here with the hive. Check out the cover and a sampling of some of the pages! [...]

6/14/11 @ 6:30 pm (reply)

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Guest

Tina

Thanks for this great idea! I was looking for a unique program idea and I was so over “the fan” or the “the ribbon” on the program. This will be a fun and cool way to do a program guest will actually want to keep!

7/4/11 @ 3:36 pm (reply)