How to Make Boys Remember
July 9th, 2008 @ 12:15 pm by Mrs. Coconut
Update: Downloadable Word template added here: schedule-of-events.doc
After all the comment love, I’ve been persuaded to do a quick tutorial on the business card size schedules I made for the Groom and his Groomsmen for my sister’s wedding. Truth be told, this was a super easy project. I spent a good hour on the girls’ schedules and I’m not even sure they looked at them but once. However, the guys were really loving their schedules, and let’s face it. They’re guys, they need a little a reminder of where to be, right?!
All of you non-Illustrator users can rejoice because I made the schedules in good ol’ Microsoft Word. I simply formatted the document to 0.2″ margins on every side, changed the orientation of the paper to landscape, and added three columns.
I was able to fit 6 schedules on 1 piece of 8.5″x11″ paper, so for many of you, one page is probably going to be enough, although you may want to give extra to the moms and dads. I printed them using our Canon Pixma IP4500 on sand colored cardstock that I bought from Paper and More. Now, the schedule was obviously longer than one business card size, so I used my handy dandy Martha Stewart bone folder to make two creases, so that I could fold them into a business card size.
For those that don’t know what a bone folder is, here’s what it looks like.
Once I got them all folded and neatly stacked, I tied some ribbon around them, because, you know, presentation is everything!
And since this was such an easy project, I’ll add one more to the mix.For Sister Coconut’s rehearsal bouquet (which I forgot to bring, doh!), I went to Michael’s and bought a bouquet holder. I took the ribbons and bows from her bridal shower and used a glue gun to put them on the bouquet holder. It would have made a wonderful bouquet had I remembered to bring it. Luckily though, that was my only major mistake of the weekend. Phew.
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11 Responses to “How to Make Boys Remember”
I love these - are you able to re-attach the photo to your post so we can zoom in and see what you wrote?
Alternatively - can you post the text that you included on the cards??
hmmm would it be possible to email me your template? harugirlie AT gmail.com
thx
Bone folder and business card schedule project were both added to my to do list today.
can you post the template please?
i may make these for all my OOT guests!
I noticed the timing of the ceremony and reception. What did the guests do with the time in between??
Told my fiance about this, and he was like “meh”. But wait till he gets his finegrs on one. He’ll be loving me something!!
Thanks
@heather12457: Umm, the ceremony was held in a traditional Episcopal Cathedral, so it lasted a good length of time and then the reception was a 15 minute drive away. The guests went straight to the Yacht Club and started eating and drinking, so there was no down time for the guests.
OMG! You are in Tallahassee!?!?! I am so excited! Lucky you aren’t having the wedding here, some of these vendors are a pain!
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Mrs. Coconut, Tallahassee
Age and Occupation: 27, Soon-to-be Lawyer (once I pass the bar!)
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 24, phD Computer Science
Engagement Date: March 2007
Wedding Date: November 2008
Blogging Since: May 20, 2008
Venue: 1930s Historic Building in Lakeland, FL
About Me: I never thought about weddings until I got engaged. Now, I can't stop thinking about them! Planning the wedding has really opened the floodgates to my DIY side. If there's anything I can do to avoid hiring someone else, I will do it! Mr. Coconut is my financial advisor, he tries to keep me budget-conscious! We've tried to make wedding planning a team effort!
Love these business cards! And I’m going out to get a bone folder!