Craft Guide: Make-it-Yourself Wedding Program Favors

Wedding programs are all the rage these days. They are great mementos for your guests to keep and remember your special day. However, they can be very expensive if you have them printed. But you can make them yourself for a lot less and give them that personal touch. Here is a simple yet elegant program you can make yourself. Keep in mind that you can change your supply list to fit your style and budget. But remember that many people are scrapbookers these days so you should use acid free materials as much as you can.

I also find that many people appreciate it when you send a photo of the new couple along with the thank you card after the wedding so that they can put the photo in their scrapbook along with other keepsakes from the wedding.

To make 100 Wedding Ceremony Programs you will need:

2 pkg (25 sheets each) of 12 x 12 Bazzill Bling Black Tie Cardstock #T18-1003

5 sheets of 12 x 12 Bazzill Bling Glass Slipper (white) Cardstock #T18-1001

5 sheets of 12 x 12 Bazzill Bling Tiara (grey) Cardstock #T18-1002

5 rolls (10 yards each) of Hobby Lobby Wedding Ribbon #925016

1 - .5 oz bottle of Stickles by Ranger Silver Glitter Glue

Sizzix Sizzlits "Rings" Die and Sizzix Die Cut Machine

White colored pencil

Circle Hole punch

Paper Cutter

1 Acid Free Glue stick

200 sheets of copy paper or fancy paper 8 ½ x 11 inches (You may need more paper depending on how many pages of information you have and the font size you use. 1 sheet makes 2 pages for the booklet.)

Computer, Printer and Black Ink Cartridge

1. Cut all 50 sheets of Black Tie Cardstock in half with paper cutter. You should end up with 100 - 6 x 12 sheets. Fold each sheet in half. This is the cover to your program.

2. Take 1 of the covers with the fold on your left. Starting at the top left corner of the cover, measure a ½ inch in from the fold on the top left corner and 1 inch down from the top, mark it with a dot with your white pencil.

3. Mark ½ inch in from the fold on the bottom left corner and 1 inch up from the bottom and mark it with a dot with your white pencil.

4. Punch out holes for your ribbon where you marked your paper. Make sure the holes go through the front and back of the cover.