Weddingbee Blog

My trusty ol’ Epson has certainly been put to use while planning this wedding! Lots of card stock and tons of ink later, it’s printed everything from invitations to Save the Dates to all sorts of signage. Now that we’re drawing closer and closer to the big day, I figured it was about time to round up every last bit of leftover card stock and print one final paper project: the ceremony programs. And I’m really excited to share them with you! The project itself isn’t that exciting, but it’s a first glance into our ceremony, which I’m looking forward to more and more every day!

I designed the program to fit on #10 paper, front and back. I used Monterey BT, which has become one of our signature fonts. Instead of using Ecuyer DAX, our other signature font, I used another serif font to avoid too much clutter: the aptly named, Georgia. Then, I printed front and back on #10 ivory card stock.

The front reads:

• Processional: “Married Life” by Michael Giacchino (yes, the song from “Up!”)
• Officiant’s Greeting: “Love” by Roy Croft
• Declaration of Support
• “I’m Yours”/”Over the Rainbow” a la Jason Mraz & Israel Kamakawiwo’Ole, respectively: performed by MOH Sister Lioness and two of the Lioness cousins. Yes, one of those girls plays the uke. She is that awesome.
• Romans 12:9-18: Read by Stepsister Lion
• “Union” by Robert Fulghum: Read by another awesome Lioness cousin
• Declaration of Intent
• Exchange of Vows
• Exchange of Rings
• Sheva Brachut, Hebrew Scripture: Read by some friends from PT school
• Pronouncement
• Recessional: “Everlong” a la Vitamin String Quartet (we’re entering our reception to Foo Fighters’ “Everlong,” so we thought it’d be appropriate to bring things full circle!)

Holy moly, you guys. We’re getting married! It’s surreal to see the ceremony written out like that, but it makes me grin from ear to ear. The back lists our wedding party and our parents. It also includes a message of gratitude from us, in both English and Spanish!

We would like to extend our gratitude to everyone for being here today. Your presence makes this day even more meaningful! We are truly blessed to be surrounded by the love and friendship each of you bring into our lives each day.

Queremos decir gracias a todos por venir hoy. Esta dia es mas especial por su presencia. Estamos bendecidos porque tenemos su amor y su amistad todos los dias.

{with love /con cariño}

Julia & Dave

Remember that beautiful old chair that I found at one of my favorite antique stores? Well, here’s a little mock-up to show what the programs will look like on display at the ceremony:

And here’s a picture of Lion Corgi entertaining herself while we complete yet another DIY project:

What do your wedding programs look like? Did you decide to go the DIY-route? How do you plan to display them?