You’re finally getting hitched to the love of your life, but it’s time to plan the wedding and you’re not sure where to begin. Well, one of the aspects you’re definitely going to need help with is the wedding program template. If you find yourself wondering just how to design a wedding program, you’re in luck because we have a stream of options right here. Whether you’re in need of funny wedding program templates or modern wedding program templates, you will be sure to find one that fits your needs perfectly.

The wedding program ideas provided in this post are updated to 2019 to keep our readers up to date on wedding program wording and trends.

How to use a template for wedding program?

To create your DIY wedding ceremony programs, you need to first choose the type of wedding program template you need. You can choose by type and design, to be in tandem with your wedding theme. You also must ensure that you have all of the important information to be included in your wedding program. Some of these include:

1. The names of the couple getting married.
2. Names of those in the wedding party.
3. A breakdown of the ceremony in sequence: processional, song lists, prayers, exchange of vows, unity ceremony, recessional etc.
4. Any hymns or readings that would take place.
5. Descriptions of family, cultural or religious traditions& rituals that they might witness during the event.
6. A map or directions to the reception area.
7. Thank you messages to parents, families, and friends.

How to print out a wedding program from a template?

You can choose a free theme which allows for limited customization, or a paid theme which allows more flexibility. Either way, you will need to print out your template after customizing to your tastes. Each template comes with dimensions that work with the design you have chosen, so ensure to print on the right sized stationery. If unsure, you could have a trial print on paper first to make certain you are on the right track.

Beautiful Wedding Quotes For Programs

Love quotes in a wedding program do the job of tying all the words up in a bow and delivering the wedding programs as keepsakes to your guests. These words remind your guests about the essence of their presence and the delicacy of your love. Below are a few sample wedding quotes for programs to make your wedding program checklist complete.

• “A bell’s not a bell ’til you ring it. A song’s not a song ’til you sing it. Love in your heart wasn’t put there to stay. Love isn’t love ’til you give it away!” Oscar Hammerstein II
• “Love never gives up, never loses faith, is always hopeful and endures through every circumstance.” Corinthians 13:7
• “Love does not consist of gazing at each other, but in looking outward together in the same direction.” Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

• “A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.” Ingrid Bergman
• “Time is too slow for those who wait, too swift for those who fear, too long for those who grieve, too short for those who rejoice, but for those who love, time is eternity.” Henry Van Dyke
• “True love is eternal, infinite, and always like itself. It is equal and pure, without violent demonstrations; it is seen with white hairs and is always young in the heart.” Honore de Balzac
• “Love is the voice under all silences, the hope which has no opposite in fear; the strength so strong mere force is feebleness: the truth more first than sun, more last than star…” E.E. Cummings, being to timelessness as it’s to time
• “Let me knot to the marriage of true minds/Admit impediments. Love is not love/which alters when it alteration finds…” William Shakespeare Sonnet 116
• “When you realize you want to spend the rest of your life with somebody, you want the rest of your life to start as soon as possible.” When Harry Met Sally
• “I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there is no I or you, so intimate that your hand upon my chest is my hand, so intimate then when I fall asleep your eyes close.” Pablo Neruda, 100 Love Sonnets

DIY Wedding Program Templates

Creating your own DIY wedding program templates does not have to be difficult. You can make them from scratch, or download and print some from the internet. If you need help deciding on which types to make, we have here a few options you can try.

Use the following materials: Free wedding program fan template, 8.5″ x 11″ card stock, Wood fan handles, Double-sided tape, cutter, Ruler, Paper trimmer or scissors.

Instructions:

• Download the chosen template to Microsoft word and edit to include your wedding party and ceremony details. Endeavor to stay within the trim lines while editing the formatting and fonts to your liking.
• Print out the template to your card on hopefully sixty-seven-pound paper, as this works perfectly.
• With the blunt side of your cutter/knife and a ruler, make an impression down the centerfold of the program and fold it in half to make a booklet. Next, trim the outer edges of the program; this will give you a 1 5.25″ x 5.25″ program.
• Use double sided tape, or glue if you’re sure not to get it soggy, to glue the fan stick to the bottom, reverse side of the program. Make sure it’s in the middle, and fold the booklet over the fan stick and press down.
• You can decorate the fan handle with ribbons or added the color of spray paint if you so desire.

Use the following materials: Free flag program template, double sided tape, freezer paper in 8 ½ x 11” rectangles, scissors, white or off white 100% cotton fabric, wooden dowels about ¼ thick and 12” in length, fabric tape and iron.

Instructions:

• Download the chosen template to Microsoft word and edit to include your wedding party and ceremony details. Endeavor to stay within the trim lines while editing the formatting and fonts to your liking.
• Iron the cotton fabric to remove any wrinkles; ensure to disable steam on your iron and set it to the cotton setting. Once the fabric wrinkle free, place the freezer paper, wax side down, on the cotton fabric and iron so the paper bonds with the fabric. Once this is properly done, allow it cool.
• Next, trim the edges of the fabric to align with the edges of the freezer paper, and then place the fabric with the freezer paper attached in your printer rear feed tray, fabric side up and print.
• If this is done to your satisfaction, cut out your flags and peel off the freezer paper. And then using your double sided tape, attach the dowel down the center of your flag and press to adhere.
• Lay fabric tape along the three open sides of the fabric and iron them shut.

A newspaper program is for that couple who wants to share their love story with their guests on an actual tabloid newspaper. The template for these come in two sizes of two sizes: 11×14 and 11×17. This gives you ample space to include all of the information you want for your tabloid, with a minimum of 4 pages.

Use the following materials: Enough content to fill 4 pages (asides from the names of those in your wedding party and the event details, also pictures, quotes, and your love story). 11×14 or 11×17 plain newspaper broadsheet, newspaper program template.

Instructions:

• Download the template and edit to your satisfaction.
• You can include information like your love story, how you met, got engaged, also your future plans. Also, ask friends and family to write words of advice or chip in a thing or two about their roles in how you met.
• You can consider creating personalized puzzles and jokes, and also parallel timelines of you both from childhood complete with photos.
• Choose the template you like to get started and print out after editing.