WR: How To Display Wedding Programs (HELP PLEASE)

Maybe you can have them in baskets by each aisle?

What about putting them in a nice basket and standing them up in the basket. Then you could have an open one draped half in and half out of the basket at an angle so that your guests get an idea of what it is in the box before they get a chance to open it.

These are great ideas ladies. Keep em coming.

Those are beautiful!

Buddy... My immediate thought is to hang them on the back of chairs. This way they are unscrolled and it is obvious what they are. You could somehow attach with ribbon and fresh flowers. ???

That's all I have for now, because I need to sleep on it.

Thanks @ Tink.

Carole: Problem is I need the box as we have writing on it. I also want people to get the box and then open and unroll the scroll. Sort of like a little present.

Him....scratch that idea then. Can you wrap them in an ivory paper and put a gold ribbon on them? No, scratch that, then there is a mess.

I think you should go wtih ushers handing them out.

Ugh. I knew you would say that. The less I have to depend on the ushers the better. That was the whole reason i wanted them on the chairs to begin with. Oh well, if I do have to rely on them I'm going to have to drill into them my expectations. I will be furious if they forget to do it.

You will come up with an alternative. Keep bumping this so maybe Haylely can see this. I will bump it for you, if you are off line.

I will. Thanks.

Is it possible to maybe have a small hole on the box and have a little string of ribbons go through it in order to hang in on the side of the chair??? that's the only way I couldn't think of and Carole's idea too

If nothing else works out, I'd just put them on the chairs like you originally planned but have a different color ribbon wrapped on them so they don't blend too much with the chairs. Good luck

bump for Hayley...

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Ok.... so... you could display one hanging from an ornament stand and then have the rest of them surrounding the one.

or if you don't want them to see them at all, then put an 8 x 10 photo of the two of you together... or something in the middle to make a pretty display for the photographer.

You could just have all the boxes lined up.... but you have them closed, so I don't know how creative/interesting it would look.

You could line them all around the center display in a radial design (one on display in the middle or a photo.. flowers??? candle????

You could stack them in mini pyramids to add some height to the table. (don't think you need a display if you do it this way.. the fact that they are layered on each other will add interest... but up to you.

(thanks for the bumps)

I hope one of these perks your interests.

I deal with programs every week, hope this info helps: if you want every guest to access your program lay them on the chair - they have to pick them up in order to sit down. You could tie a colored ribbon on the box, but guests will likely toss the ribbon on the floor (trash). The gold chairs won't be the exact same color or texture as the boxes so using as-is should be fine. Hanging the boxes on chairbacks is labor intensive and guests will often leave them attached (couples often share, or don't care). If you have the program boxes at the sign-in table don't expect every guest to take one unless they are actively handed out, approximately 1/3 of the programs displayed in a basket are unused at our weddings. Don't be bothered when a good number are left on the chairs after the ceremony, guys especially just don't care about saving programs. If trash pickup isn't provided by your venue assign someone to remove the left programs and boxes after the ceremony.

Kathy has a good idea with tying a colored ribbon on the box. to avoid it being trash and tossed on the floor, glue the ribbon onto the box.

good luck in what you decide. You're programs are lovely.

Thanks Hayley. I especially love the pic of the scrolls in the box.

Good.... but if they are on a table, you will need to be sure the photographer gets a picture before people arrive, and that you have program attendants (nieces? nephews?) The ushers will be seating people - walking back and forth - they won't be able to do it all.

~ happy Planning ~

You can also have ushers handing them out at the entrance.

@Karen & Hayley: I'm not doing bride and groom side so ushers are just going to instruct people to sit anywhere but the front row. I have my FBILs as ushers but they are a tad on the unreliable side so it is anyone's guess if they will remember to hand them out even though they have very little to do as it is. I may be able to work something out with the coordinator though. Either way I will include the program pic in my shot list for the photographer.