Wedding Programs

Here at Butler's Gift Shoppe, brides often ask about what they should include in their wedding programs. Well, a wedding program should lead off with the names of the bride and groom, then state the date, time, location, followed by the order of events. Also named are both sets of parents, attendants, musicians, soloists, and the officiant.

The wedding party should be listed in the order they walk down the aisle, and the names and composers of the music should be included.

If a song is to be dedicated to a deceased loved one, the program is where it is listed.

If the marriage is intercultural, it is a kind gesture to describe different religious, ethnic or military rituals. Such information demystifies the unfamiliar.

Programs may be as simple as a bi-fold, computer-generated, creation, to an elaborate ribbon-trimmed printed booklet. The important thing is to familiarize guests with the participants and the order of the service. people can be assigned to give them out as guests arrive.