make a free wedding program
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As the costs add up for all of the elements of your wedding celebration, you may be looking for a way to save money. If you have a bit of time and a word processing program, you can create your own wedding program absolutely free. When it is exactly as you like it, you will only need to provide paper and ink for printing the necessary quantity. For the purposes of clarity, these steps reflect the use of Microsoft Word, although most up-to-date word processing programs are capable of creating a wedding program.
Things You'll Need
- Computer with word processing program
- Printer
- High-quality paper
- Ink
Instructions
1
Gather the information that you would like to see on your program. You will need the names of everyone involved, the order of the ceremony, the names of songs and/or scripture readings and any additional quotes or verses.
2
Open Microsoft Word and begin formatting your page. If you would like a folded style program, go to the "Page Layout" tab and click "Page Setup." Leave the margins alone for now, and progress to the "Orientation" section. Click the image for "Landscape." This will make your page display lengthwise. Beneath the heading "Multiple Pages," select "Book Fold" from the drop-down box. The next box will display "Sheets per Booklet." Here you will select "Auto."
3
Enter your program information, just as you would type in any Word document. The way the document will print is a bit confusing: page one is the outside back cover, page two is the outside front cover, page three is the inside left, and page four is the inside right. To enter information from front to back, you'll start at the front cover (page 2). On the cover, you will enter the bride's and groom's names, the wedding date and the location. Optional additions may be meaningful quotes or verses. You can also add an image from your computer through clip art, an online source or photo source. To do this, you will click on the "Insert" tab and then click on what you'd like to insert (such as a photo or piece of clip art). The program will lead you to possible sources from which you will gather your image, where you can browse to locate the image you will use. To make things simple, you may wish to save the image on your desktop before you begin creating your program so that you can find it quickly and easily.
4
Continue entering program information on the inside left page (page 3). Here you will need the names of all involved in the ceremony, including the bridesmaids and groomsmen, parents of the couple, officiant, performers, candle lighters, ushers and anyone else involved.
5
Enter the order of your ceremony on the inside right page. You should include each section of the ceremony, with the names of songs and references for scripture readings. At the bottom of this page, you may want to give instructions to the reception.
6
Finish creating your program by scrolling back to page 1 and entering information for the back page. Here you may write a thank you or another personal note from the bride and groom as well as any additional information you would like to communicate. A photo or image could be inserted here as well.
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Edit! In this last step to creating your program, you need to make the program look correct and professional. Review fonts and choose a readable yet elegant font. Center the text and change the margins, if you would like. (Margin settings are found in the "Page Layout" tab.) Once everything is to your liking, print on nice, high-quality paper.
Tips &- Warnings
Double-check everything before print to catch any final mistakes.
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