Mrs. Tiramisu, Annapolis, MD/Maine
Age and Occupation: 26, Eye Doctor
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Project Manager/Real Estate Management grad student
Engagement Date: May 15, 2007
Wedding Date: July, 2008
Blogging Since: March 4, 2008
Venue: Oceanfront lawn and tent
About Me: I was born and raised in Maine, now living in Annapolis, Maryland and planning a hometown wedding from afar. I’m nothing short of obsessed with wedding planning, and am loving the do-it-yourself madness that has now taken over my life! As for me, I’m a craft-loving, martini-drinking, girly-girl who loves traveling, photography, my schnauzer, and above all, spending time with Mr. Tiramisu.
DIY (or with a little help) Programs
July 15th, 2008 @ 2:33 pm by Mrs. Tiramisu
I can’t really take too much credit for these… I stole borrowed the design from Mrs. Emerald and Mrs. Eggplant, and had them cut at Staples (best $3 ever spent). They were folded and assembled with help by my family members. The whole process really went a lot faster than I thought it was going to, and I’m pretty happy with how they turned out!
Cover done with Gocco (I wish you could see the lighter blue color in the corners better in this photo), card stock from paperandmore.com, ribbon (same as invitations) from MJ Trim.
Gocco on vellum from Paper and More.
Engagement photo by Girls with Big Cameras.
Our cast 
Sorry for all the blurring!
The ceremony and the words to the hymn we are using.
In Loving Memory page, and thank you messages to our parents, friends and family.
Last page: directions to the reception!
Here’s hoping that a few people don’t throw them away!
22 Responses to “DIY (or with a little help) Programs”
I LOVE the scripty, scrolly font! What’s it called? I definitely wouldn’t throw away this program if I were a guest.
Yes! I agree with MagPie… What a beautiful font! Where did you get your hands on that? Beautiful work!
Love, love, love them! What are the dimensions? Did you start with regular 8.5×11 paper?
I third the font request, I love it!
Did you gocco the entire thing? Yeah, me love the font too!!! As always, you rocked it!
Would you mind sharing the template for this?
Hello Lady,
After you are wed, I want tips on creating my programs from you! I want to do something like this as well…
These programs are awesome! Great job! Love the font and the gocco on vellum before your engagement photo!
Love it! Do you have a template that you followed? If so, can I get my hands on it?
I’d love a template as well… I would really appreciate it! The programs are lovely and exactly what i am going for! shenmary@yahoo.com
that font is GORGEOUS!!!
please share it!
gatornicole@gmail.com or you can PM or post here and i’ll check it out.
SUCH a cute program!
Thank you all… your comments are too sweet and made my day!
@MagPie518: @Rachel D: @Tara: @gatornicole: It’s Albemarle Swash, mixed with a little Albemarle Demo. It’s a favorite of Miss Cupcake’s and mine! I couldn’t find Swash for free, but if I remember correctly it was only around $12.
@Miss Pinot Noir: I started with regular 8 1/2 by 11, and each sheet is half of that (4 1/2 by 11 for the cover, a little smaller for the insides) folded in half, so overall they are each 4 1/2 by 5 1/2… I wanted them to be able to fit in a purse easily!
@Miss Coconut: Just the cover and the vellum are goccoed, the rest is just my trusty HP printer.
@MissEsquire: @Laurie S.: @funmarysf: I did it in photoshop elements, and some of it isn’t edit-able, but I might be able to turn it into a template… when I get back from my honeymoon though, remind me!
Great program! I am in the process of organizing mine with a similar Emerald-Eggplant-Tiramisu template. Did you use cardstock for your cover page? How did the ribbon hold up? btw, I used this font on my save the dates and did find it online for free. Unfortunately, I don’t remember where but I googled “free” “ablemarle” and “font” and it came up somewhere.
Oops spelled the font wrong…albemarle! ;P
i found them through google. just type in the font name and i’m pretty sure i used the first search result.. both were free
@Jules: @gatornicole: eeeek! My google skills must be lacking! I did use cardstock for the cover (blue linen from paperandmore) and text weight for the insides (also blue linen). The ribbon seems to be working fine… I went with just a knot instead of a bow because I liked the way it looked better and it took way less time!
very cute!!! I’m collecting ideas for my programs as well, and stocking them in the borrow or steal folder on my desktop.
These are GREAT. I was planning on doing one like this with a whole sheet folded in half but if I do it this way, I’ll be able to use the rest of my paper from my invites.
Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for sharing these creative programs done with your gocco - i am now officially obsessed and even wrote about it on my personal wedding blog…all you gocco’ing bees have inspired me!
What type of ribbon from MJ Trim did you use? I’m on their website and there’re too many to choose from. I like how yours look and am going for a similar look. Do you mind sharing the exact type of ribbon you used? Thanks.
I love all the beautiful things that you’ve done with the photos that we shot for you! So creative!
Going back through my Google Reader trying to get organized. I may continue to steal/borrow tradition and do something like this. ME LIKEY!!!
