Wedding Programs. One per guest?

I'm glad you asked this because I am also curious.

Hmmm...I think that since there are many people coming who may not know you well, you should have programs for them. That way they'll know who the wedding party is and whatnot.

I say one per couple.

Ok Erin so how many should I print?

150 tops.

1 per couple or 2 per family is totally fine and enough also.

No one really saves it. So they leave it on their chairs or throw it away and I wouldn't want to waste paper

or time if I was short on time.

I printed one per guest... many times kids will grab at least one when they go in-- I know one cousin who will grab one per member of her family and pass them out because it makes her feel important. But I also have a much smaller guestlist-- I say one per couple should be fine

But I guess it's kind of nice if you want everyone to know the wedding party names etc or write your thank yous in the program also.

I'm having someone pass mine out, so I'll just give them stipulations, lol.

One per couple is what i am doing....

I was wondering this too, I was thinking one per couple as well. I just started on my programs yesterday and I am at a loss with them.

I was thinking one per person - but I plan to print my own.

I would suggest one per couple... I've been to many weddings where the majority of the programs are left behind. I guess it just depends on how much you want to spend/waste.

I won't be offended if they are left behind afterwards b/c they really serve no purpose after the wedding is over. I just don't want to end up with a whole stack that was never passed to anyone.

I wouldn't be offended either. It just seems like a waste if they're left behind - a waste of your time, effort, energy and money.

This is from http://www.blueorchidblog.com/2008/11/pros-cons-to-wedding-programs.html --> *Plan for one program per couple and one per single guest. This will help stretch your budget a bit, reduce waste, and most people don't mind sharing. Be sure to let your hostesses or ushers know about these numbers so that they don't hand one to everybody and run out towards the end.*

Ladylee, as a venue I see MANY leftover programs unless someone hands them to each guest they're often left on the sign-in table, and very few guests actually keep the programs. I vote for less is more (like 1/2 the # of guests you are expecting). Unless the ceremony is very long or detailed your guests know the drill and printing/preparing fewer programs will save you dollars to place elsewhere.

As I have pointed out recently, there are two parts to a program. The first part is the flow of the ceremony. Rarely do the guests need this.. They know there will be a processional, readings, message,vows, recessional; they also know there may be some other things, but once the ceremony starts, they are not going to follow teh print. So---this part isn't really needed UNLESS something needs to be printed for group participation, like a special prayer. The only other reason is if you want everyone to know the music titles.

If you feel guests don't need to know the flow/order, then you can just print the second part of the program which is the listing of the B&G, parents, attendants, and perhaps gparents or "in memory". This will save half the amount of paper and half the work.

We are doing one per guest.

As for number, if not printing for each, then do one per invited unit, with some extra for larger units (a unit would be M&M Smith, the Zad family, Uncle Fred). Ushers would distribute as they seat the guests, so they have control over how many are given. When inviting "the church", you may have to ask what's the norm. My guess is you will have 20, but, if they really like you guys, and they have nothing else to do that day, then surprise!!

I was going to print 85 for our 100 person guest list. I know not everyone takes one, or couples will share, but I know I'm picky and like my OWN program, and it bugs me when people try to read off of mine. FH is reminded of this every Sunday...

I am printing the names of the songs and printing a poem and some other stuff. I'm just going to do 200. I printed & cut the labels for the front tonight and I did enough for 200 so that's gonna be it. I will have hostesses who can hand the programs to guests. So I will instruct them to give only one per couple. As Beveryly pointed out, I don't really expect the majority of church members to come - especially since it's a half hour drive for most of them.