{"id":7757,"date":"2012-03-08T08:00:47","date_gmt":"2012-03-08T15:00:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/?p=7757"},"modified":"2015-06-30T15:09:16","modified_gmt":"2015-06-30T21:09:16","slug":"wedding-program-wording-what-to-include","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/2012\/03\/wedding-program-wording-what-to-include\/","title":{"rendered":"Wedding Program Wording: What to Include"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a title=\"Wedding Programs\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Wedding\/Programs-2-Panel\" target=\"_blank\">Wedding programs<\/a> are incredibly <a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/One-Rose-Programs\/-172641\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-10749\" title=\"One Rose Programs by PaperDirect\" src=\"\/blog\/media\/PDT57483-207x300.jpg\" alt=\"One Rose Programs by PaperDirect\" width=\"207\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT57483-207x300.jpg 207w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT57483-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT57483-241x350.jpg 241w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT57483.jpg 276w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 207px) 100vw, 207px\" \/><\/a>unique&#8211;the layout, the adornments, and the content for every wedding program is different. And since many people keep wedding programs as a &#8220;souvenir&#8221; of the special day, it&#8217;s important to have a beautifully crafted, professionally worded wedding program. If you have been struggling with wedding program wording, we have some tips for you that will help get you started.<\/p>\n<p>Your wedding program should have the same &#8220;feel&#8221; as the rest of your wedding and should add to the ceremony, not distract from it.\u00a0 There really is no set rules as to what must be included in your wedding program or how the wedding program wording should be organized. Here we are going to offer some of the more traditional wedding program wording and what is included in most traditional wedding programs.<a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Floral-Elegance-Programs\/-171938\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-7910\" title=\"Floral Elegance Programs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT18391-215x300.jpg\" alt=\"Floral Elegance Programs\" width=\"215\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT18391-215x300.jpg 215w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT18391-107x150.jpg 107w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT18391-251x350.jpg 251w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT18391.jpg 287w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 215px) 100vw, 215px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>On the cover of the wedding program, you can include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Full name of bride and groom<\/li>\n<li>Wedding date, year and time<\/li>\n<li>Wedding location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">The wedding ceremony:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Prelude<\/li>\n<li>Names of parents and grandparents and seating<\/li>\n<li>Vocal selections<\/li>\n<li>Processional<\/li>\n<li>Entrance of Bride<\/li>\n<li>Statement of intent<\/li>\n<li>Prayer<\/li>\n<li>Reading of Scripture<\/li>\n<li>Poem reading<\/li>\n<li>Charge to couple<\/li>\n<li>Exchange of vows<\/li>\n<li>Exchange of rings<\/li>\n<li>Pronouncement of marriage<\/li>\n<li>Lighting of unity candle<\/li>\n<li>Blessing of the marriage<\/li>\n<li>Presentation of the couple<\/li>\n<li>Recessional<\/li>\n<li>Postlude<\/li>\n<li>Invitation of guests to reception<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Red-Red-Rose-Programs\/-138644\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-7909\" title=\"Red Red Rose Programs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT31044-218x300.jpg\" alt=\"Red Red Rose Programs\" width=\"218\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT31044-218x300.jpg 218w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT31044-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT31044-254x350.jpg 254w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT31044.jpg 291w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 218px) 100vw, 218px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">The wedding party:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Officiate<\/li>\n<li>Parents of bride and groom<\/li>\n<li>Grandparents of bride and groom<\/li>\n<li>Matron and\/or maid of honor<\/li>\n<li>Bridesmaids<\/li>\n<li>Flower girls<\/li>\n<li>Best man<\/li>\n<li>Groomsmen<\/li>\n<li>Ring bearer<\/li>\n<li>Musicians<\/li>\n<li>Bell ringer (if applicable)<\/li>\n<li>Registry attendants<\/li>\n<li>Program attendants<\/li>\n<li>Reception attendants<\/li>\n<li>Wedding director<\/li>\n<li>Wedding coordinator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Adorable-Hearts-Programs\/-171936\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-7912 alignright\" title=\"Adorable Hearts Programs\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT5755-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"Adorable Hearts Programs\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT5755-219x300.jpg 219w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT5755-109x150.jpg 109w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT5755-256x350.jpg 256w, https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/media\/PDT5755.jpg 293w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 219px) 100vw, 219px\" \/><\/a>Additional items that are optional:<\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Special thanks<\/li>\n<li>Directions to reception venue<\/li>\n<li>Dedication<\/li>\n<li>Your new home&#8217;s address<\/li>\n<li>Brief history of your relationship<\/li>\n<li>Special poem meaningful to couple<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div><span style=\"font-size: small;\"><span style=\"line-height: 24px;\">The PaperDirect blog often has information about do-it-yourself weddings to get you started, and PaperDirect is your one-stop online shopping source for everything you need for your DIY wedding from <a title=\"Wedding Invitations\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Wedding\/Invitations\" target=\"_blank\">invitations<\/a> to <a title=\"Wedding Thank You Cards\" href=\"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/Wedding\/NoteCards\" target=\"_blank\">thank you cards.<\/a><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Wedding programs are incredibly unique&#8211;the layout, the adornments, and the content for every wedding program is different. And since many<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":10749,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[78],"tags":[229,227],"class_list":["post-7757","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-wedding-invitation-etiquette","tag-wedding-program","tag-wording"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7757"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7757\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":15282,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7757\/revisions\/15282"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10749"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.paperdirect.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}