Wedding Centerpiece Ideas | Unique Wedding Centerpieces » Wedding Programs: What To Look For http://www.wedding-centerpieceideas.com 100os of unique Wedding centerpiece ideas Sun, 26 Dec 2010 23:27:44 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Wedding Programs: What To Look For http://www.wedding-centerpieceideas.com/centerpieces-ideas/wedding-programs-what-to-look-for http://www.wedding-centerpieceideas.com/centerpieces-ideas/wedding-programs-what-to-look-for#comments Fri, 09 Apr 2010 15:02:16 +0000 admin http://www.wedding-centerpieceideas.com/centerpieces-ideas/wedding-programs-what-to-look-for Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.]]> A wedding ceremony marks the beginning of a marriage, and a couple’s life together. Wedding ceremonies may be a civil or religious rite that can take place anywhere – at a church, in the gardens, at the beach, or at the city hall. Modern-day weddings can now also take place in the Internet (what is known as “Online Wedding).

From the bride’s march down the aisle to the wedding reception, there are a number of wedding traditions and aspects that make a wedding ceremony special. It is important that the couple ‘include’ their guests and the people around them in the celebration by guiding and informing them of what is happening at any given time. This is made possible by wedding ceremony programs.

A wedding program (also called church programs, ceremony programs, or “The Order of Woship”) is a personalized guidebook for the guests in a wedding. Essentially similar to that of a program at a theater play, wedding programs serve the following purposes:

They serve as a record of the wedding ceremony, providing guests with the order and details of the events that will happen in the ceremony.

– They help guests understand what is happening, making them feel included.

– They introduce and honor the bridal party, the sponsors, and the other people who are participating in the ceremony.

– They serve as a beautiful and sentimental souvenir for everyone, which can be included in the couple’s scrapbook.

While a wedding program is not a strict requirement to have, but it certainly adds a unique and personal touch to any wedding ceremony. A wedding program can also be essential in the following cases:

– A wedding that is inter-cultural and no one understands the ceremony.

– A wedding with a number of guests from another faith or culture.

– A wedding so large that guests may not know the bridal party.

– A wedding that is particularly long and time-consuming.

– A wedding that involves so many people that the couple would like to thank and pay tribute to.

A wedding program is generally broken down into 3 sections: Introduction, Event or Ceremony Order and Acknowledgement or Wedding Party.

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