These next items are the remaining printed items I designed for the wedding: the Program, Menu, Place Cards and Signs. Some of these were even designed the day before and some put together the night before! Yikes! I definitely realize I'm someone who is very deadline driven, (aka - procrastinator), but I do my best work under pressure. :-)
Ah the program. I made these the week before since the ceremony details hadn't been solidified until then. We printed them out a Kinkos and cut and tied them together the night before the wedding. A butcher block counter works pretty well as a cutting surface in a pinch! Ha! So there I was, I was thinking all was fine and dandy. Midway through tying the program pages together with orange ribbon, my friend noticed something... a misspelling... of my name!! How could that happen! Ha ha. Oh well. I guess everything couldn't be perfect! After the wedding I printed some correct ones so family could have mementos.
Reception stuff: The menu served double-duty not only describing what was offered for the buffet dinner, but also stating our wedding favor. To be eco-friendly and cost-conscious, it was a donation to the American Cancer Society. Both our lives have been affected by the disease, so we felt it was appropriate and meaningful to make that gesture.
I printed the Place Cards at home, trimmed them out, and brought them with me blank to California. Since there were still unknowns about some guests, we (er, my mom) waited until the last minute to write the names on the cards. The seating of everyone was just as fun as it was a task! More on that later! We picked names for the tables from some of our favorite movies. At last, a part of the planning that Gavin enjoyed!
Finally, the last thing designed were some directional signs to be used in and around the restrooms. There was one restroom in the barn, and then a couple nice port-o-potties out back. I say nice cuz they really were! With sinks and mirrors and everything. What's funny is that I never used the restrooms that were available to guests, so I never saw the signs in action! Oh well!
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