Beach Wedding Program

From LoveToKnow Weddings

Paying attention to the small details can really bring a wedding theme together, so pick up beach wedding programs for guests to follow along with during your ceremony.

Attach the program to a fan to keep guests cool.

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Coordinating Beach Stationary

Hosting a destination or beach wedding offers up a seaside theme with little to no effort. Use it to your advantage and coordinate all of your stationary with the beach theme. Focus in on one aspect of your beach wedding, like seashells, starfish, tidal waves or even flip flops in your stationary and beach wedding accessories.

The ceremony program and other stationary is no exception for the theme. Coordinating stationary can be used, regardless of budget. If you are ordering invitations from a printer or online boutique, check to see if they offer a matching program and whether you get a discount for ordering multiple items. Blank beach programs can also double as cheap invitations and menu cards.

Even if you do not have perfectly matched stationary from the same company, you can still have a cohesive theme by sticking to your focal point. If your save-the-dates and invitations feature starfish, find programs with a starfish theme.

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Beach Wedding Program Examples

Wedding invitations now come in a number of different sizes and styles. You can make your own or order them pre-printed; they can be shaped and scented; you can even find programs with 3-D accessories.

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Blank Beach Themed Programs

Blank programs are usually offered for a bulk price, often under than 20 dollars. You print them at home using a laser or ink jet printer. Run a few copies off for proofreading before doing the entire batch. Watch the printer for low ink or paper jams that would affect print quality. Find low cost blank beach programs like these online:

Beach Wedding Bride & Groom Blank Wedding Programs: A photo depicts a groom carrying a bride over the sandy waters.
Our Wedding Day Beach Theme Blank Wedding Programs: This tropical picture is perfect for a destination beach wedding.
Today I Will Marry My Friend Beach Programs: A sunset with shells, rings and verse highlight this program cover.
Beach Theme Wedding Programs: Two heart shaped shells sit nestled in the sand.

Switch up the regular half-fold program for a tri-fold one. At Sunset and Tropical are both tri-fold designs at Wedding Cram that are well suited for a beach wedding ceremony.

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Custom Printed Programs

Your wedding program can also be custom printed for you, eliminating the time and hassle of doing it yourself. A local graphics design or printer often will have examples of programs they have previously printed. Start comparison shopping for the best prices and specials as soon as your order of ceremony is set.

Ordering a custom printed program online is another option for many couples who do not have the time or the resources available for doing the programs themselves or shopping around. Stationary boutiques like Documents and Designs will offer several size and design options for your program.

Customization of the designs, fonts, borders and wording is available at most retailers. Be sure to ask that a proof be emailed or sent via postal service for you verify information before they make the entire order.

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Wedding Fan Programs

Outdoor ceremonies on a beach can be hot and humid. Make your wedding program serve a dual purpose when it is printed on a fan. Keep guests cooled off and informed with fan programs like these:

Hibiscus and Anchor Fan Programs
Shell Wedding Program Fan
Wedding Fans/Programs (scroll down to see examples)

Some companies will also allow you to customize your fan program order, like Hana Hou Productions. Use the custom design request form to contact the artist about creating your programs.

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Accessorize Homemade Beach Programs

You can also do your own programs at home. Use an appropriate color, like teal, blue or sunset orange as the outside and a lighter shade or coordinating color for the inside. Print a simple seashell or starfish graphic on the front using a wedding clipart program. Then print the inside and glue together. Using a paper punch, make a hole in the upper corner to tie a ribbon through and attach a small beach charm in the corner.

Make a program in the shape of a shell by using a large cookie cutter to trace the shape. Glue printed pages onto the cut-outs and tie together at the top using natural raffia.

Place programs on individual chairs using seashells or rocks to hold them down. They can also be in buckets, pails or baskets at the end of each row. The ushers could also offer guests a program before walking them to their seats.

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