?If you want to save money,? said our officiant, Sandy Queen, at our first meeting with her, ?skip the programs. No one takes them, and no one reads them.?
It was sound advice—and a knife in the back. Creating our programs had been something I wanted to do from the beginning. I wanted them to be personal. I wanted them to be about us and our friends and family. I wanted them to be both reflective and funny.
So despite the very good advice, I made them anyway. Mr. Puffer helped with content and assembly, but of all our projects, this was the one I spent the most time on and the one that was closest to my heart.
The Greeting and the Remembrance
I worked with the talented graphic designer who created our invitation suite. She knocked this one out of the park, in my opinion. The design, meant to tie in with our invitation and CD favors, was spot on. Our ?Greetings from the Couple? section thanked guests for attending and recognized our wedding party and our guests.

All images in this post are personal.

Unfortunately, Puffer and I no longer have any living grandparents. We?ve also each lost a dear friend who passed away when they were far too young. We honored these friends and family in the program by listing their names and these words:
(Miss and Mr. Puffer?s) lives were shaped not only by all of you in attendance today but by those loved ones who have moved on from this world. We know they?re here today, helping our hearts rejoice.
The Ceremony and the Wedding Party
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