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KatharineC Posts : 940 Registered: 2/6/08

How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:05 PM; We are having around 70 people at our wedding. What is the norm on the number of programs needed - is it one each, one per couple, or what? There are no children, so them not reading theirs isn't a factor. I was thinking one per couple, but what about singles? (we're not inviting "plus guest" unless they actually HAVE a partner).

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EveT2007 Posts : 1,947 Registered: 8/31/06

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:07 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; Hi, KC -- I would say to make sure you print enough so that each guest can have one (and a few extra so that you and your nearest & dearest can put them in a scrapbook or whatever). It would be unusual to expect each couple to share one program.
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KatharineC Posts : 940 Registered: 2/6/08

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:10 PM Go to message in response to: EveT2007; Good to know - in my experience I always shared with my boyfriend or my parents. But I've only been to maybe three weddings that I can remember the "program experience" <g>, so I'm not the best judge.

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MsDenuninani Posts : 3,963 Registered: 3/16/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:17 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; KatherineC, at my wedding planner's suggestion, we only did one per couple. We placed them on every other seat prior to the guest's arrival. This was to save money on printing costs, and also because according to my planner, there are always too many programs.
Just make sure you keep an extra one for yourself. We forgot and had to beg off one from my parents.

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MsDenuninani Posts : 3,963 Registered: 3/16/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:18 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; KatherineC, at my wedding planner's suggestion, we only did one per couple. We placed them on every other seat prior to the guest's arrival. This was to save money on printing costs, and also because according to my planner, there are always too many programs.
Just make sure you keep an extra one for yourself. We forgot and had to beg off one from my parents.

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MsDenuninani Posts : 3,963 Registered: 3/16/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:19 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; KatherineC, at my wedding planner's suggestion, we only did one per couple. We placed them on every other seat prior to the guest's arrival. This was to save money on printing costs, and also because according to my planner, there are always too many programs.
Just make sure you keep an extra one for yourself. We forgot and had to beg off one from my parents.

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MsDenuninani Posts : 3,963 Registered: 3/16/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 12:19 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; KatherineC, at my wedding planner's suggestion, we only did one per couple. We placed them on every other seat prior to the guest's arrival. This was to save money on printing costs, and also because according to my planner, there are always too many programs.
Just make sure you keep an extra one for yourself. We forgot and had to beg off one from my parents.

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Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 1:37 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; I am also having around 70 people at my wedding, but I plan on doing about 100 programs. Mainly that's because I'm printing them myself and the come in packs of 50! Also, I want to make sure I have some extras if some get messed up - i.e. drinks spilled on them, food on them - so that people can take extras for scrapbooks or what-not.
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KatharineC Posts : 940 Registered: 2/6/08

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 1:57 PM Go to message in response to: Guest; I'm printing them myself, and tying black satin ribbon on the top, so I definitely don't want to go OVER 70! All that ribbon. I don't think my friends and family are the type to want to keep a program, to be honest - maybe the parents and us, but that's it! I think one per couple and one per single, maybe, will be enough.
Thanks for all your input!

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MrsWilliams2008 Posts : 1,431 Registered: 7/19/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 20, 2008 2:22 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; well we got 150 invitations so we just went with 150 programs. It made sense THEN, lol. If they don't have enought, they'll just have to look on with somebody else.
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futuremrsperry Posts : 1,906 Registered: 4/23/06

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 24, 2008 3:07 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; I would print 75-80. Each guest should be offered a program.

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PharmToxGirl Posts : 5,462 Registered: 8/30/07

Re: How Many Programs for the Ceremony?: Posted: May 24, 2008 5:32 PM Go to message in response to: KatharineC; I'm doing enough for each individual. And I'm also printing them myself and tying them together. This will total about 175.
Ye gads... I'm INSANE!