DIY Programs

These were definitely another labor of love (though not as time consuming as my invitations - thank goodness!)

Materials

• Cardstock (These come in many different colors: usually sold in packs of 50 with four different shades) - $4.00
  
• White copy paper - No cost (had it around, but a pack would not be expensive)
  
• Monograms on linen cardstock - No cost
  
• Ribbon - $1.00
  
• Small hole punch (heart, circles or another simple shape) - $3.00
  
• Scissors - No cost
  
• Glue sticks, glue dots or glue tape - $5.00
  

Directions

1. First, I took forever designing the inside of the invites. I included a cover page, quote (from the princess bride - saw this idea on PW and loved it!), About Us, In Memory, Participants, Ceremony and the text from one of the readings (I Carry Your Heart by e.e. cummings). I aboslutely stole the "About Us" part of the program from someone on PW and I can't remember who! If it was you, please tell me so I can give you credit ;-)
   
2. I layed the text out, making sure to adjust the margins. This took some trial and error. Since it was a landscape layout and I used 2 columns, I had to make the margin in the middle twice as large as the margins on each side because it would be folded down the middle - make sense?
   
3. Copied the paper and folded like a book.
   
4. Trim the egdes of each just a bit so it wouldn't hang out when inserted into the cardstock (yes, I'm that meticulous!).
5. Inserted the folded paper into the folded cardstock.
6. Glued the monogram on the front
7. Punched 2 small  holes along the edge ( I used a heart hold punch because I had it from some other DIY projects - but any simple punch will work)
   
8. Cut two pieces of ribbon, about 3 inches long. Tied in a double knot and trimmed the edges. Voila!!
   

I really love the way they came out. Assembling them took about 2 hours for 75 programs. Total cost - $13.00 for 75 programs = .17 per program