Wedding programs

We had a couple friends hand ours out before the ceremony as guests arrived but I don't know if they were 100% worth it as we had a lot leftover but they did make me feel better and not stress knowing that the guests would have a light schedule they could follow so everyone would be seated at the right times. It was a very basic, high-level outline that was also great for flat lay photos. As a designer, I had fun making them and was able to print them inexpensively - I recommend if you do them, just doing a double-sided post card. Definitely no need for a fancy folded card or anything! It could even live as a sign but that may cost the same as printing it simply, and I wouldn't print one for every guest as they likely won't all take them or one per family/couple will.

I'm opting out on Programs and getting a family friend to be a master of ceremony, he'll be the one directing people and will have a timeline of when things happen.

We are opting for a wedding sign that has times on it rather than programs.

We're cutting this out of our wedding. There's really no need for programs imo. Just another thing that people will probably forget to take with them and money wasted

We are not having programs as our reception is in the room beside where our ceremony is taking place. I have been thinking about having a large sign with a breakdown like this at the entrance f the banquet halls though:

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Overall, programs are a nice to have and not a must have. If you're tight on budget, consider cutting the programs.

View quoted message Yes! Our ceremony is outdoors and very short like 20 minutes tops. But our reception has alot going on between games and well we have 4 kids together so we wanna do a surprise family dance.

You technically don't need either. Programs is one of those things where if you don't have them, no one will care. Most ceremonies are around 30 minutes - people don't really need a break down of events for such a short period. And most of your guests will likely leave the program on their seat after the ceremony.

As for the reception, I would say a menu is more important than a program unless you have a lot going on (3+ speeches, multiple games, a lot of dances, etc).