How to Make a Wedding Program Booklet

So here's our wedding program booklet (please see the picture below).

DIY wedding booklet

back cover of the wedding booklet

DIY Wedding Program Booklet

The booklet is has 12 pages excluding the cover page and the back cover page.

Here's some snap shots.

My first plan for messages for the newlyweds supposed to be in heart shapes paper to be placed in the registration area as wedding guest book. But I changed my mind and I made a program booklet where they can just write the message for the newlyweds. Guests can just tear the paper from the booklet. Below is the actual one I made for the wedding program booklet. The tear here was already pre-cut using perforated blade so that it can be easily detached. 

I bought 2 packs of 100gsm paper for 6sgd each. 2 pack of 180 gsm paper for the cover.  I was able to make to make 160 booklets all in all. The size of the booklet is only 9.5cm. One A4 paper can be divided into three parts.

I had to do trial and error to determine which page should be printed on which side and division. I printed them back to back - like a real booklet by the way.

The wedding program booklet consist of 1. Cover Page, 2. Welcome Message 3. Things to Enjoy in the Reception 4. Wedding Entourage 5. Wedding Entourage 6. Wishes for the newlyweds 7. Blank 8. I Spy Game 9. Fill the Surnames Game 10. Words for the Heart 11. Thank You Message 12. In loving Memory 13. Back Part of the Cover.

Using a normal stapler and rubber (eraser as support) I stapled 2 cm from the end on both ends.

Here's how to use stapler and rubber in binding a booklet. Click here.

So we had two games in the booklet - I spy Game and Fill the Surnames. 

Guests were able to participate in the game. We had two winners for I spy Game and One for Name the famous couples. 

Not all of them will be able to join the actual games in the reception like the vegetable games we had etc anyway. I think having this kind of booklet (wedding program booklet) is an additional entertainment for the waiting guest.

Wedding Signage Idea - Human Statue

Wedding signage lets your guests know that they are at the right place.  It is also the best way to welcome your guests in your wedding.

Here are some examples of wedding signage

Credits to the owner

As for our wedding, we had to have a signage since there were three weddings happening on that day - Oasis Manila was fully booked.

For your information (please see the picture below)

Above cost around Php 800.00  + 600 delivery from Chasing Dreams Events. Nice right? But I wanted it to be different. I find the wood direction signage as plain and boring. Something like this is good for garden wedding or something so I decided to get a human statue. I searched online for human statue (c/o olx). The usual range is around 1500 to 2500 pesos for 3-5 hours. Luckily, I found dancing statue group for 1500 pesos c/o demi.

And here's what we had for our wedding signage.

wedding signage - human statue (nan and nen)

Originally, the dancing statue was at the entrance of the Oasis building. Around dinner time, he was asked to go inside the reception area - added some entertainment.

The human statue for our wedding  was mainly as 'signage holder' but it added entertainment not only for the young ones, also for the adults. They find it quite unique and innovative. Not all weddings in Manila have human statue for their weddings anyway.

Manila Wedding Detail: Guest Book

If your tired with the boring guestbook, here are some unique alternatives I found online for Wedding Guest Book:

1. Wishing Tree (Alternative for GuestBook). Ask the guests to write their wishes and hang them on a wishing tree.

2. Stamp (Alternative for Guest Book). You can have a printed tree on a huge cardboard. You will allow your guests to leave their finger prints on the branches of the tree. You can use your motif for the color of the stamp. Then, they can sign their names on their finger prints.

3. Guest Blog. Using a webcam;Your guest will take a photo of himself/herself; post it in a blog (you created); then he/she can add a message for the newly weds. Techy ah?

4.Heart shape paper to be filled with message for the newly weds. I guess I'll have this kind of guest book. Simple but cute.

5. Stone Guest Book.Allow your guests to write their wishes on stones.Rustic.

6. Alternative GuestBook . You can place the one below on the seats of the guests then they can just add their wishes/messages. Simple as that.

7.Alternative GuestBook. The same as with number 6 but you can put different wordings.

8.Fill in the Blanks Guestbook

9. Bow of Wishes (Alternative Guestbook)

Here's one of our wedding guest booklet