Weddingbee Blog

I’m not quite done designing them, but I decided to put a call out to the hive for some help, anyway.

I was completely inspired by these poster-style programs.

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I know they aren’t vintage at all, but I’m sorta at the point where it needs to be quick and easy. I had considered a program that mimicked my booklet-style invitations, but then I remembered how long it took to assemble the bloody things and decided I was completely out of my mind. So, this project came across my RSS feed one day, and I was sold.

The problem is this: what to do about the little band. Mr. CC said we should just fold them and go from there, but since we condensed everything onto one page, I really want to be able to slip a little card with directions to the reception on them into the band. So, there must be a band.

I came up with three solutions.

Solution #1:

Paper, using that fantastic embellished paper we’ve seen several times already.

I have a ton of this paper. There’s also about 12-14 different prints, so there would be some variation among the bands. I think this might be the most simple solution. I just cut a strip of the paper using a guillotine and used a little piece of double sided tape to hold it closed.

Solution #2:

Black Ribbon, with a little paper circle

Very, very easy. Six inches of ribbon, held together with a piece of double sided tape, and then a 1″ circle of paper held on with a Zot.

Solution #3:

Ribbon with little flat bow

Not so easy. In fact, it’s a bit tedious. But it’s so cute!

So hive, what do you think?

Just FYI, I have about 150 people coming, so I’m thinking we’ll need 75 programs or so.