Ad from shop paperandparcel I have got my supplies on order and the program typed upthanks so much again!!!!! Ad from shop PuffPaperCo I am making the programs for my sister-in-law's wedding, and these are just beautiful. (30% off), ad by WillowLanePaperie Hope that helps! Basically I couldn't figure out how to get more than one segment on a page to cut my cost, time, and energy down. You can email a photo to us at chicaandjo@chicaandjo.com or share it with everyone on our Facebook page. Thank you so much for the template. Hello I was wondering if I can use 2.5" satin edged wired ribbons for this project. Take one set of pages (including the vellum and card stock) and align all the top edges together. My question though is the measurements. You may need to adjust the size of the hole depending on the thickness and width of the ribbon you use, though. From shop BlushPaperieShop, Sale Price $6.89 It is the exact type of program I wanted to make and you made it that much easier for me. Do you remember how much it cost? Ad from shop InkAndVeil Original Price $12.82 From shop SideStreetDesigns. Original Price $14.99 From shop CappsDigitalDesigns, Sale Price $2.28 Youll see ad results based on factors like relevancy, and the amount sellers pay per click. Thank you for your talented advice. From shop HappyPaperMoments, Sale Price $6.30 Suzanne, I'm happy the program is working out for you, and I bet it looks really pretty with your colors. (70% off), ad by OliviaMillerDesign TwoBrushesEvents I love these!!! So I got everything perfectly in alignment and then placed a simple binder clip on each side to hold everything firmly in alignment. Wish I could show you the finished product. Ad from shop SideStreetDesigns PrintleafInc Ad from shop EdiDesignCollection I think the ribbon was about 6" long. Ad from shop ModernBrideTreasures Original Price $10.88 Hi, where'd you get your materials from? Ad from shop KarmaKWeddings I say this because my version would have required me to print one page PER section (a page for the cover, a page for the wedding party, a page for the wedding ceremony, etc) that would have been 280 pages total (4 pages for each of my 70 guest) to have a booklet style wedding program for all of my guest. Good luck with the rest of your wedding planning. Original Price $11.48 From shop SuzanneOddyDesign, ad by MakeItCatholicMama Awesome, Dawn! From shop KarmaKWeddings, Sale Price $7.50 $10.22, $11.36 From shop DreasTrovesLLC, Sale Price $22.50 DIYDigitalCollection LovelyTemplatesCo Ad from shop HappyPaperMoments Love, love, love this template. Hello, just wondering how I go about making the 3 colums just a little bit wider?? I am new to paper crafts and that is the only part I can't seem to get right. We trust that you will be absolutely in love with your invitation design, so only a flat fee of 75$ is required as deposit at the beginning of the process. This hole punching part has become challenging for me. Wedding is 13 days away and this was our final thing to get ready and agonize over for my daughter's wedding. Hi Cynthia. OliviaMillerDesign Original Price $9.99 Hi Nik, thanks for the nice comments. Original Price $11.36 Please review our disclaimer and privacy policy. Original Price $9.00 Godserv From shop OmEventDetail, ad by CardbyAshy Original Price $38.27 (50% off), ad by InstantInvitation $9.10, $13.00 What a stroke of luck, Nancy. Your best bet would probably be to start from a new Word doc and add a "Text area" and specify a size of 5x5. From shop EdiDesignCollection, Sale Price $8.61 You're welcome, Lauren, and thanks for saying hi! One idea I was thinking of is to just put our initial on the vellum page but wasn't sure if that would look weird. Hi Kerryann! From shop InkedInvitations, Sale Price $13.50 Once the font has been installed, you should be able to choose it when creating text in whatever application you are using (like Word or Photoshop). $6.89, $11.48 Original Price $9.50 Just download our free wedding program booklet template and customize the text to suit your ceremony, creating however many pages you need for your booklet. From shop InviteFruition, ad by PiperEastDesign Thank you SO much! remembering account, browser, and regional preferences, remembering privacy and security settings, personalized search, content, and recommendations, helping sellers understand their audience, showing relevant, targeted ads on and off Etsy. Ad from shop OliviaMillerDesign If you are not able to edit the text you see, my guess is that your browser is attempting to launch the template into something other than Word. April, the cost will depend on what type of cardstock, paper, vellum, and ribbon you use, as well as how many pages you put into your program. You've already signed up for some newsletters, but you haven't confirmed your address. PearlyPaperDesign As for starting a year early -- I don't blame you one bit! I like the rectangular slot better than a round circle. I know this is an OLD post but what did you use to punch your holes? Our global marketplace is a vibrant community of real people connecting over special goods. Thanks so much! I LOVE this template!! (30% off), ad by INVITALIA KarmaKWeddings $3.72, $12.38 Etsys 100% renewable electricity commitment includes the electricity used by the data centers that host Etsy.com, the Sell on Etsy app, and the Etsy app, as well as the electricity that powers Etsys global offices and employees working remotely from home in the US. Once you find the design that truly speaks to you, fill out the form here to get a custom quote emailed to you. InkAndVeil You can then re-size it and move it as desired. ), I got the vellum and ribbon at Michael's. $6.59, $10.99 I cannot wait to try this out! Send me exclusive offers, unique gift ideas, and personalized tips for shopping and selling on Etsy. Shane, the template has been divided into columns, three on a page. From shop JuicyPaperie, Sale Price $7.00 Etsy is powered by 100% renewable electricity. ThePandaBearCo I am defintely a DIY bride so this is great! You can modify the template to include any information you want, so you ought to be able to fit all your bridesmaids' names on there. You'll need to install the font before you can use it. The template I'm sharing today can be opened up in Microsoft Word/Office and edited to create as many pages as you need for your wedding. Thank you for posting it! Start by poking both ends of the ribbon through the holes, from front to back. Can I use the same templet for my wedding. I have the whole thing done, but I would like for the words to go further out to the edges. Sweetstuffdesigns You're welcome, Thalia. We do this with marketing and advertising partners (who may have their own information theyve collected). FREE shipping, ad by LovelyTemplatesCo From shop LovelyTemplatesCo, Sale Price $7.49 I am in the process of finishing up my programs for our upcoming wedding and they look fantastic! (20% off), ad by PrintleafInc Ad from shop PreciousMomentsChic Filterity Renee, I'm sorry you're having trouble editing the template. I woke up at almost 4 am this morning and came across your site. From shop PrintleafInc, ad by HopeStreetCreative Some of the technologies we use are necessary for critical functions like security and site integrity, account authentication, security and privacy preferences, internal site usage and maintenance data, and to make the site work correctly for browsing and transactions. Ad from shop ThePandaBearCo Then browse for your photo on your computer and insert it. Ad from shop TavernCreative Ad from shop BelleHanahPaperie $2.28, $5.70 Thank you for this great tutorial, I like these alot! document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Hi there! But for some reason I am unable to edit the microsoft file - it opens up, but then will not let me save or change anything Is it a doc or docx? All rights reserved. Hi, I was wondering what size paper did you start with for the card stock and program? HappyPaperMoments You're welcome, Missy. United States | English (US) | $ (USD). Original Price $28.00 From shop ViolaMirabilisDesign, Sale Price $4.59 Then take the ribbon on the right and poke it through the hole on the left, leaving you with a criss-cross of ribbon on the back of the booklet. Please. You can certainly use any width of ribbon you like, depending on the look you're going for. Fill out the requested information. $8.97, $12.82 PiperEastDesign paperandparcel Original Price $15.00 This is where your ribbon is going, so may you need to use a larger, round hole if your ribbon is bulkier. Ad from shop CustomizingDIY Thanks. If you're having trouble getting a punch to go through, you might want to try just punching a few sheets at a time. Thanks again for sharing! From shop AneDesignBoutique, Sale Price $6.53 I have been searching for this exactly and finally found it. Perhaps try doing half the stack, then add the rest of the pages, line it all up, and punch through the existing holes to the other pages. We'd love to see the programs you create. DreasTrovesLLC can you tell me where I can find the slit style hole punch that you used in this program design. Chica!!! Ad from shop StGeorgeRosary Try using a different browser or disabling ad blockers. Adjust and trim as needed, and your bow is done. From shop InkAndVeil, Sale Price $5.99 You would only be able to fit one 5x5 page on a piece of paper, so there's no sense in messing with columns. If you click the link to download and tell it to open it in Microsoft Word, you should be able to edit it freely and then save it to your hard drive. $32.04, $64.09 Are you a returning customer that would like to match Wedding reception Programs and reception items to your DwA wedding invitations? Thanks for sharing! It's never too late to comment on one of our projects :) I used a 1/4" slot-style paper punch for the holes in this program. Original Price $11.99 Many sellers on Etsy offer personalized, made-to-order items. MakeItCatholicMama Lynette, so glad we could help you out with one of your last tasks! You will be receiving 10% off any reception item! Congrats on your wedding, and good luck with the programs :). Ad from shop PiperEastDesign From shop BelleHanahPaperie, Sale Price $8.39 we want our program to be smaller in size like about 5x5 for example how can you adjust your template for this? For a dreamy translucent overlay on top of the booklet, also cut a sheet of white vellum the same size as the pages. From shop PearlyPaperDesign, ad by WeDoHoney Original Price $5.99 PreciousMomentsChic In case you want to make your own DIY wedding program booklets, I thought you might like to see how I put mine together, and I've even got a free template to share to get your started. InviteFruition From shop WillowLanePaperie, Sale Price $4.25 Find out more in our Cookies & Similar Technologies Policy. I'm pretty sure I've seen them at Michael's craft store, also, so you might want to check them out if you've got one in your area. Hi Mary. Original Price $64.09 simplyprettypieces From shop CustomizingDIY, Sale Price $15.00 Original Price $10.00 (30% off), ad by HappyPaperMoments Original Price $25.00 After a short time later and feeling unsure because it just seemed to easy, I did my first "test" printI actually started to cry. $7.49, $14.99 Hi, Esther. Ad from shop InkedInvitations Now I just need to print everything and put them together. From shop InstantInvitation, ad by StudioNellcoteDIY Thank you again. Flip it back over to the back and make sure the crossed ribbons are flat and smooth. Glad you liked our template, Mary Anne, and thanks for sharing your clever solution! I'm making my own wedding programs and am thinking about making my own invitations too. Original Price $27.72 I love this program, its the one I am going to use for our wedding. Does shopping on Etsy help support small businesses? Ad from shop CardbyAshy Flip the booklet over and you'll see both ends sticking out the front. When you stack the pages all up in order, your backer piece of cardstock should be flush on the top, and stick out about 1/4" on each of the other three sides, creating a nice border. Which are pastel colors of pink,green,blue,orange,yellow,and purple. Original Price $13.01 Thanks again! Wish us luck in putting it all together - the tips in the comments are helping also. From shop OliviaMillerDesign, ad by EdiDesignCollection One tip I'd like to pass on: It was difficult trying to keep all the pages and card stock backing of the program together -- and all the edges straight -- while trying to use the ribbon punch (I had to apply so much pressure that the pages kept slipping out of alignment). The slot-style hole punch is available on Amazon. Original Price $11.00 I know it can be overwhelming at times :). Typically, orders of $35 USD or more (within the same shop) qualify for free standard shipping from participating Etsy sellers. Thank you so much for this template! (30% off), ad by ViolaMirabilisDesign Learn More About Us, Satisfaction Guaranteed Safe & Secure Checkout. Thank you, thank you, thank you, thank you. You have no idea how much my stress level just decreased. Were you able to punch through all the layers at once with your hole punch or did you do them individually & line them up during assembly? Take full advantage of our site features by enabling JavaScript. thanks again! The list might just have to stretch to two pages :). ModernBrideTreasures From shop VectorianGraphic, Sale Price $8.97 When everything is printed, use a good paper trimmer to cut each page into three even pieces that are 8 1/2" tall and just under 3 3/4" wide. Thanks so much for all your help! Ad from shop VectorianGraphic Hello, This may sound silly but I want to use the tri-fold program template, but I am not able to unsert my own names and things, is that how it is suppose to work? Hi Francesca. Hi - this is a great template. Original Price $12.38 (60% off), ad by Sweetstuffdesigns From shop StudioNellcoteDIY, ad by JuicyPaperie If you are still having troubles, please send me an email at jo@chicaandjo.com and I will send you the file directly. So glad you like this template, Shanna. I can now print all 5 sections (I was able to add a new page now) on ONLY 2 PIECES PAPERS. I love your site--you guys are amazing! Ad from shop MakeItCatholicMama (25% off), ad by SideStreetDesigns I do not think at the first place if good and well design: images and tutorials like this exist. If you watch the sales carefully, you can get them for a good price. i wile be using it for my wedding in feb. Yay, Nina! I just tried opening it myself and it launched into Word, where I was able to edit it. Ad from shop BlushPaperieShop EdiDesignCollection I downloaded it, but it only lets me view the actual document. From shop VisualisingDreams, Sale Price $7.99 And affordable since we're both students! $8.61, $11.48 Just finished all the programs and they look beautiful! From shop ThePandaBearCo, $300.25 Click Buy it now or Add to cart and proceed to checkout. $30.62, $38.27 Check out Baroque Script. Making them for my daughters wedding next week. Any suggestions on how to do that? Now flip it back to the front again and you'll see a pretty faux bow on the front, with no tying required! Best of luck with this project :), Thanks for this template. Once you've got the template open in Word, you can just backspace/delete over the text that appears and replace it with your own text. From shop ModernBrideTreasures, ad by InkAndVeil Original Price $13.00 InstantInvitation Kenyatta, we'd love to see what you created! InkedInvitations I used a wired ribbon, which helped me to form the ribbon the way I wanted it and gave the "knot" a nice firm hold on the paper. UnmeasuredEvent I've looked all over the internet and yours was the best and easiest to work with. While many of the items on Etsy are handmade, youll also find craft supplies, digital items, and more. Ad from shop simplyprettypieces Original Price $21.99 I don't remember where I got that "V" or what font I used, but I just searched one of my favorite sources for free fonts, 1001freefonts.com, and found one I think you'll like. Unlimited digital proofing is always included, so dont feel pressured to fill out the form in all its parts, you can provide the final wording even after you placed your deposit. My wedding is 12 days away. I have had trouble finding a plum colored ribbon with the wire :-(, I did find some 7/8" ribbon though, do you think that would be too wide? WillowLanePaperie $4.59, $11.47 Samica, I'm so glad we could help and save you some money. Thanks, Karen! CustomizingDIY Depending on which version of Word you have, this may be in a different place, but try to find the Column settings and then adjust the "width" and "spacing" until you have more room for your text. I'm trying to estimate how much ribbon to buy. SideStreetDesigns Ad from shop LovelyTemplatesCo Hope that helps! $11.71, $13.01 I used a regular hole punch but the poor thing bent and broke just trying it's first hole :( Thanks!!! How do I do that? (30% off), ad by PreciousMomentsChic http://buildingabrandonline.com/SingleMomSucceeding/tiffany-blue-diy-wedding-invitations-and-programs/. Thanks for this great tutorial, I love this template sooo much. Ad from shop PearlyPaperDesign $6.53, $10.88 CappsDigitalDesigns From shop thepaperedwedding, Sale Price $22.18 Original Price $8.50 Thanks again for your fabulous idea and template!! Classy and modern. Hope that helps! Hi, im tyring to copy a font from 101 free fonts but when i download it. Thanks so much! Hi Delanie. Hers were a tri-fold wedding programs and mine were more of a booklet style, tied up with ribbon. You'll have to do some price shopping to see! Ad from shop StudioNellcoteDIY To do that, copy the .ttf file into your "fonts" folder (found in the Control Panel). We are Chica and Jo, best friends who love to create whenever we can. From shop MarryMeMagazines, $3.00 With powerful tools and services, along with expert support and education, we help creative entrepreneurs start, manage, and scale their businesses. FREE shipping, ad by Filterity Shipping policies vary, but many of our sellers offer free shipping when you purchase from them. When I made mine, I got my parents to come over one evening and we did the whole stack assembly line style, which really helped a lot :). I did not print anything at all on the vellum because I wanted the text from the first page to show through. I am at the hole punching stage in this project. This Program is exactly what I was looking for. The programs for my daughter's wedding came out perfect. Yay, Marie! Ad from shop UnmeasuredEvent If I remember correctly (it has been quite a while! From shop MintyPaperieShop, Sale Price $6.59 Ad from shop Sweetstuffdesigns Ad from shop INVITALIA Ad from shop OmEventDetail The seller might still be able to personalize your item. I appreciate the suggestions, it is just slow going as I am making them myself and have to make 150 and have 40 done so far! Does anyone sell them like these for cheap? Great! (20% off), ad by InviteFruition Wow, ladies! We've sent you an email to confirm your subscription. Thank you, thank you, thank. $6.30, $9.00 Then use a 1/4" rectangle punch to punch two slots in the stack, about 1/2" apart and 1/2" down from the top. Original Price $5.70 From shop CardbyAshy, ad by CappsDigitalDesigns Ad from shop CappsDigitalDesigns We saw these programs in the store but they were too expensive and over our budget! $3.59, $5.99 Hi Lee. I started really early for my wedding, too. Ad from shop MintyPaperieShop Hello, this is an absolutely amazing idea. Angela, your comments and questions are welcome! I finally came up with one that i liked and went to buy the paper and started to feel ill over the amount of money for a DIY projectI would have saved money if I had them professionally done. Just put your cursor where you want the photo to be, and choose "Insert" -> "Picture" -> "From File" in the menu. The length of ribbon you need will depend on the look you want to achieve and how far apart you put your holes, but my pieces were about 6" long. $4.25, $8.50 What thickness of Vellum paper was used on this program? Kida, we're so happy we saved the day! My future daughter-in-law asked if I would make the programs and you just made my job about 1000 times easier! Ad from shop ViolaMirabilisDesign Maybe try saving it (right click and select Save File As) and then opening it from Word? Can someone help me please I would like to use the template. (10% off), ad by CustomizingDIY Just buy one roll and try a few samples first and see how it looks before doing them all :). It was pretty basic stuff that I picked up at the local craft store. Your wedding day starts with your invitation. My wedding is next week so I have half a million things left to do and creating my programs was the most stressful and becoming too costly. That's wonderful to hear, Meg! So glad we could help out, Kristi! I LOVE IT. Good luck! From shop PiperEastDesign, ad by TwoBrushesEvents (10% off), ad by OmEventDetail I am excited to begin the project for my September wedding. $22.50, $25.00 Whew. From shop BettyLuPaperie, $238.00 This will help you keep everything aligned. FREE shipping, ad by StationeryInvitation Also, about how many spools of ribbon did you need? Hi Cyndi. Quick question, with no cut marks on the print out, how did you know exactly where to cut so that everything was the correct width? $7.99, $15.99 $7.00, $10.00 You could go ahead and use the hole punch then, but I went an additional step: while the binder clips were holding everything in place I applied a very thin strip of hot glue (with a glue gun) jut under the top edge of each page, creating a permanent 'binding'. I was so unsure how I wanted to make my programs and this is PERFECT!!! Ad from shop AneDesignBoutique It has been a few years since I made those programs, but if I remember right, I just started on one side of the paper and used the ruler on my paper trimmer to measure each cut. Welcome to our site and we hope you stick around and enjoy more of our project ideas :), this is so nice. (40% off), ad by DreasTrovesLLC Hi Dee. (50% off), ad by MintyPaperieShop Ad from shop Mrs305Creations CardbyAshy I've been working on them all weekend, and I think their going to be beautiful!! Ad from shop SuzanneOddyDesign After editing your program, print the pages onto any 8.5" x 11" paper you like, whether it's a simple white printer paper, a lovely patterned background paper, or a classy linen paper.