Chevron Wedding by Amanda Zoss
If you aren’t having your wedding ceremony in a place of worship, or if you aren’t including a lot in the way of music, readings, or rituals, formal wedding ceremony programs may seem too weighty. In this case, you may want to consider printing programs for the wedding reception instead of traditional wedding ceremony programs. Wedding receptions can be as involved as the ceremony, sometimes more so. Identifying the order of events at your reception helps keep things moving, draw guests’ attention to important parts details, and even acknowledge certain people. You can even give recognition to some of your vendors, which is often of interest to guests.
Elements of a Wedding Reception Program
The most useful purpose for having wedding reception programs is to give guests an order of events that sets expectations and provides useful or interesting information, such as:
Location
Direct guests to the right spaces within your reception venue to enjoy cocktails, hear the string quartet, watch the cake cutting, etc.
Duration
Keep things moving along, especially if you don’t have a wedding MC. You don’t want guests to miss the cutting of the cake!
People
This ranges from identifying who is expected to give a toast (traditionally the father of bride) to the names of your wedding party to your band and caterer.
Events
In keeping with a typical wedding reception, your reception programs may include all or some of the following:
- Receiving line (include the names of those who will be in the receiving line to help guests out)
- Cocktail hour & entertainment
- Announcing of the wedding party
- First Dance and Father-Daughter/Mother-Son dances (include the names of your songs)
- Toasts
- Seating for dinner
- Dessert & cake cutting
- Bouquet Toss
- Departure
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