Our Programs: Up Close & Personal

I was finally able to get better pictures of our programs yesterday for you all to see. As I mentioned previously, one side of the programs listed the order of the ceremony and the bridal party while the other side was filled with either a crossword puzzle or a word search. Also, I know I've had a few requests for the template for these, but I've been having trouble with my computer and with the document itself. I'm in the process of recreating the template entirely, so bear with me! Here are the programs!

If you want to do these with the attached pencil, my only recommendation would be to use different ribbon. I used satin ribbon because it was what I had, but it was too slick and the knots kept coming untied. So if you pick a ribbon, pick one that has texture to it.

Wedding Recap #4: The Programs

For the programs, I decided to make paddle fan programs, and I made my own template on Microsoft Publisher. (If you want the template, please feel free to email me at futuremrsdudley55@yahoo.com for it!) With the programs, I decided to add a little something extra, so for half of the programs, I added a Wedding Day Crossword and for the other half, I added a Wedding Day Wordsearch. I made both of these puzzles through Discovery Education. Both puzzles were completely free to create and have. My husband and I then bought some pencils and cut them down to golf pencil size. We found that by buying regular pencils and cutting them down ourselves instead of buying golf pencils that it was a lot cheaper. My husband then drilled holes into the ends of the pencils and at the bottom of the program paddles. I connected the two with a satin ribbon. They were a big hit! They served as programs, fans and entertainment for our guests.

The Paddle Program Saga Continues

So my latest project has been my paddle programs. I've created one side of my programs and I am currently working on the second half. I'll be sure to post pictures once I'm done. But until that time, I want to share the website that I'm using to create my programs. Here is the website that I found my template for creating my programs: Program Templates If you scroll half way down, you will see find the paddle program templates! I'm using the "Classy Program" templates. If you're interested in doing program fans, but don't want to do the paddle fans, there are also Panel Fan Program templates if you scroll all the way back up to the top!

The beginning of my programs!

Hello everyone! I've taken on another project for the wedding, so I haven't been posting as much, but I would like to share what I've been doing with everyone! Since our wedding ceremony is being held outside in a garden, I thought it would be best to make the ceremony programs into paddle fans. I'm also making twice as many programs than a typical person would make because I felt it was important to make a fan for each seat so that everyone would have the opportunity to use a fan and not have to share. So I'm making 120 of these bad boys. Here's what I've been doing:

These are the supplies that I've been using to create the programs. I wanted to spray paint the wooden sticks, but I found it nearly impossible to find my colors in spray paint. The closest I came to find tangerine and hot pink in spray paint was fluorescent spray paint, which I didn't care for. So I'm taking on the task of hand-painting each stick, front and back.

Supplies Needed:

1. Acrylic paint
2. Wooden craft sticks
3. Wax paper
4. Acrylic paint brush
5. Card stock (later on)
   
6. Adhesive (later on)
7. Ribbon (optional)
   

I bought all of my materials at Hobby Lobby. You will want a nice large flat surface to work on. My fiance suggested using wax paper since the paint from the sticks won't stick to it as it is drying. I've lined my area with wax paper (2 areas for drying and 1 area for painting). This can be time consuming if you plan to go the route that I am, but overall, if you have a day where you have nothing to do, these can be painted easily over a couple of hours.

Here you can see how I utilized the areas on my flat surface. Aren't they fun!?

As you can see, I still need to paint some more and fill in areas on the sides of the sticks. I can't wait to show everyone how they turn out once they're done! More to come later on once I'm finished painting!