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Travel-Themed Programs
I’ve been a little all over the map when it comes to programs. At first I wanted something simple and easy, probably similar to our save the dates, in a square fashion with card stock and paper. Square...
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Programs!
When I started researching inspiration for our wedding programs, I had one thing in mind: keep it simple. As much as I love a beautiful, intricate, interesting programs, I couldn’t help but feel...
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The Ceremony Programs We “Settled” For
Hopefully you have not forgotten who I am since my posting has been a bit delayed. With the wedding drawing close I find more and more last minute projects to do, one being our ceremony programs....
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Simple Scrolls: Our Programmes
When it came to making our programmes, I had a simple scroll design in mind right from the beginning: a sheet of A4 cream paper printed on one side then rolled up and tied with a ribbon. These were my...
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Ceremony Programs – Tutorial
Back before I left for the wedding, which seems like forever ago, I posted about our ceremony programs that we “settled” for. You remember, these little things: Well you could have knocked me over with...
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The Programs Are DONE, Man!
Major props to anyone who gets that reference! Recently, we completed our second premarital session with our officiant. We had the chance to follow up on our homework assignments from our last session,...
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Programs – What’s Inside?
You’re probably tired of these programs, so this is one last post, I promise! Well, it’s one last post dedicated to them. I’m sure they will show up in my recaps at some point. I realized that I never...
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Our Wedding Facebook – Finished!
One of my favorite wedding projects also turned out to be one of the most time consuming tasks that I took on for the wedding. The Facebook. As I mentioned earlier, it’s not like Mark Zuckerberg’s...
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Newport Nuptials: Programs and Ceremony Details
David Bibeault One DIY I just didn’t have time to share was our programs. I had debated the need for these, but Starfish Mom thought they were important and I realized I love following along with...
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Fan Me Darling!
Hive, let’s take a moment to let me freak out. Our wedding…it’s getting CLOSE. Y’all can see I’m a May bride right? I mean, I’m less than a month away. So now I’m working on those last minute things…...
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Our Programs
I decided to show y’all all the details of our programs since some of you were asking. They were definitely one of the most involved projects I took on, but probably the one I was most proud of. I...
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DIY: Easy-Peasy Paddle Programs
Paddle fan programs are nothing new in the wedding world, but boy are they still fun! Here’s how ours turned out: I would tell you that the concern for our guests’ comfort on a potentially hot summer...
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White Knots for Equality
Marriage equality is an *extremely* important topic for the Ferris Wheels. In fact, our marriage talks began back when California legalized marriage for same sex couples because, at the time, we were a...
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DIY Program Fans
With not much on the social calendar this past weekend, Mr. High Wire and I decided to knock out our wedding programs. I had come across this link ages ago, and had it stored in my little special area...
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The Ceremony Brainstorm: Paper or No Paper
I seriously thought Mr. D and I were just going to be able to show up at the church with our pretty clothes, filled-hearts, a couple of rings, and call it a day. I had no idea everything that is...
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Get With the Program
Wedding programs are sooooo pretty. I have found tons that I have drawn inspiration from, such as… This one… Picture via Style Me Pretty Mmmhmmm. Yep, this one too. Picture via Style Me Pretty Oh yeah,...
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Get With the Program
Mr. Warbs and I never planned on making programs for our ceremony. Since our ceremony will be super short we thought it might be pointless. Then I thought we should probably write up a little blurb...
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Pulling It All Together – The Programs
Hive, I have been a busy, busy bee these past couple of weeks trying to complete all of the little details for our big day! I can’t wait to share all of our hard work with you, but I am most excited...
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The Minks’ DIY Program Fans, Part 2
I took a break from sharing pictures of our program fan project to tell you about the Jorge Manuel Upon a Star event I attended with Mrs. Pony. It’s time to get back to those details! As you may...
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Get With The Program!
Remember how I said I wanted simple programs? I lied. I kind of got a little program happy, and instead of a small, simple sheet like this: Photo by: The McCartneys Photography on Wedding Chicks via...
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Program Party
I think I whined enough these past few days, yes? Time for me to get. with. the. program. The ceremony programs, that is! Har har har har. Anyway, the programs have been one of those things on my to-do...
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The End
Hive, it’s the end. The end of Wizard wedding crafting. There were two major DIYs left on our to-do list: programs and wine-cork place cards. (I know I said we weren’t going to do either of those, but...
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On Being a No Program Bride
As you may or may not recall, even though I planned my wedding from start to finish, I really didn’t have a lot of real wedding experience. In fact, not counting my own, I’ve still only attended two...
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It’s All About the Details
Sorry I’ve been absent for a while. Those thank you notes took longer than I thought! Before I start my official recaps I wanted tell you all about some things I didn’t get to blog about before the...
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Side Pony: Our Programs
I wanted to take another quick side bar from our recaps so I can share our DIY programs with the hive. Let’s start with a view of the finished product on our wedding day: Photo by Jamie Grant...
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Extra, Extra! Our Newspaper Programs
Mr. Dragon and I met while working at a newspaper, so I knew I wanted to include newspaper SOMEWHERE in our wedding. I saw a picture of a newspaper-inspired program on Pinterest at the start of our...
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DIY—Ceremony Program Mock-Up
Happy DIY Day, lovely people! Today’s post is all about ceremony programs, which arguably means I’m doing this wedding-planning stuff a BIT out of order considering we have NONE of the ceremony details...
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Get with the Program
By now, you all know that I love me some paper, so it should come as no surprise that I dedicated a lot of time to our ceremony programs. I wanted our programs to be a little different than the folded...
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Chop Chop!
Alright everyone. It’s almost here. Gulp. (Gif via James van der Memes) First, since we’re close enough, let’s take a look at the forecast: (Screen shot via Weather.com) Now, I know the weather isn’t...
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Programs Prepared
Our wedding is getting closer and we’re rapidly tying up the loose ends and finishing all our projects. We’re still trying to take care of ourselves, too, and one way that we did that recently was to...
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Get With The Program!
Here I am, a mere three days before our wedding—churning out our final projects left and right while still finding time to watch my beloved Sox kick some American League ass! Last night, Mr. Jet and I...
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To Program or Not to Program
Alternative Title: “I NEED HELP.” Hey guys! I’ve been agonising over this for a while, and I know it’s silly, but guys… Do I make wedding programs for our guests? Seriously, guys! I know I want people...
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I Programmed (and Signed)
You may recall in a last post I was whining inquiring on whether or not I should do a program for the ceremony. Well, after some mulling, talks with Mr. Big, and a quick assemblage of text types in...
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The Opposite of Easy: Newspaper Wedding Programs
It only seems appropriate that I should follow up my simplest wedding DIY with a post about what turned out to be our most complicated wedding project: our programs. Wedding programs seem to be one of...
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Crab Newspaper Program: The Front and Back Pages
In my last post, I noted that the inspiration newspaper program was really more of a traditional program with a “front page” style cover. We were hoping to incorporate more newspaper-y elements into...
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Crab Newspaper Programs: The Middle
In my last post, I revealed the front and back pages of our newspaper programs, but that was only half the story! The front and back pages contained our most newspaper-y elements, but, of course, we...
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Crab Newspaper Programs: The Infographic
Thanks so much for all the positive comments about our newspaper programs, hive! I’m wrapping up this segment by featuring our infographic. The infographic already made a cameo appearance in my post...
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Get with the Program!
Hello, hive! Now that we’ve returned from our honeymoon and settled back into real life, it’s time to shift this tractor into reverse and share some of what went down in the weeks leading up to our big...
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Magazine Booklet Wedding Programs, Part 2
Our programs were jam-packed enough to warrant breaking up into a couple posts. In the previous post I shared how we welcomed our guests and a little bit about how the programs were put together. Here...
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Puffed Up with Love: A Project Close to My Heart
“If you want to save money,” said our officiant, Sandy Queen, at our first meeting with her, “skip the programs. No one takes them, and no one reads them.” It was sound advice—and a knife in the back....
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Parfait Paperie
We’re back from our honeymoon, and I have so much to share with you! While we’re waiting for our professional pictures, I’ll take you back in time to the weeks leading up to the wedding. Between the...
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DIY :: Modern Accordion Fold Programs
Inspired by Mrs. Joey’s fabulous accordion fold programs, Mr. Dolphin and I embarked on a long and labor intensive journey to create these babies. Wait… I have to stop for a moment and just tell you...
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Re-Programming
The fun/tedious part of planning is the evolution of ideas. At one point I thought I had a clear idea for a ceremony program and then I fell victim to second-guessing. The cover was changed, more...
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The Doxie Programs: Keeping Our Guests Informed
Though the DIY process for our programs was not quite as involved as our invitations, they still caused me a bit of stress. You see, I had a pretty good idea of the way I would have liked our...
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Get with the Program!
I designed our programs to be design-friends with our invitation suite. I’m a stickler for consistency, so they work well together, but I also went a little more whimsical with these guys. The...
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A Storybook Ending
Storybooks are my favorite, from the fairy tales Grimm to Babar the Elephant to yes, even storybooks’ physical manifestation via Storybook Land at Disneyland. I owe a great part of my admiration for...
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Program Power! Part 3
Although I love just about every detail we have incorporated into this wedding so far, our program would have to be my favorite child. It really did take a good chunk of time and creative juice to...
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Week Before the Wedding: Paneled Program Fans
Ever since I saw the idea of paneled program fans online, I’ve wanted to have them for our wedding. Due to the difficulty of this project, however, I was almost sure that the fans would make it to the...
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Late Night Finishing Touches
After we got back from the rehearsal dinner, I was pretty freaked out because I felt like there was so much to do. Mr. Cannon and Cherry Bomb went to bed, and I finished up our last wedding projects. I...
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8 Alternatives to Printed Wedding Programs
For a long time, people have relied on printing their wedding programs out for their guests to let each person know what to expect and when, as well as the names of everyone involved. This way of...
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