When your wedding day finally arrives, you don’t want your guests to be wandering about, not sure of where they are meant to be. This can make the entire atmosphere of the day a little tense and could make it seem a little disorganised.
This is why so many couples decide that they should complete a wedding order of service as this can really help you to get the day in order in your own minds and also give the guests a little bit of guidance as to how the day with run.
A wedding order of service will normally list the order of the wedding ceremony itself. Sometimes the wedding order of service will be extremely detailed, telling the guests each prayer, hymn and reading that will take place during the ceremony. Sometimes the wedding order of service will be less detailed but will still guide guests through the main parts of the ceremony.
The key information to include in the wedding order of service is to tell guests where they should go immediately after the ceremony. That way, your Gran won’t wander off somewhere just as the photographer arrives to take the family photos.
If, like most people across the country, you sat down to watch the royal wedding, you will notice how smoothly it ran. There was not a person out of place and the whole event appeared to run like clockwork.
Of course, Kate and William will have received a lot of help with the planning of the wedding and they will have ensured that every second was accounted for when they were organising their special day.
But one way in which you can have the same effect, without all of that help, is with a wedding order of service.
A wedding order of service is designed to outline the proceedings during the ceremony; it tells guests what will happen and in which order and it may even include the words to any hymns or prayers that you might have at the wedding.
As well as this, the wedding order of service can give details of where guests should go after the ceremony as well as timings, so that everyone knows where they are meant to be.
So if you want your wedding to run as smoothly as Kate and Williams, then a wedding order of service could be the perfect answer.
You’re bound to be nervous on your wedding day, but there will be some guests who will be a little nervous too; particularly if it’s a big occasion.
It’s important to remember that some guests won’t know many people at the wedding, if any at all and if you’ve planned a big wedding then the whole thing can feel a little overwhelming for them.
That’s why it’s important to make the event as easy as possible for all your guests; after all, you don’t want them turning up at the wrong venue at the wrong time.
You can resolve these problems with a wedding programme, which includes a wedding order of service. The opening of the wedding programme should list the names of the couple, the venue, date, time and locations and list the names of the bridal party as well as anyone else heavily involved in the ceremony. This will make it easier for guests to identify the important players at your big day.
The wedding order of service will help the guests follow the events of the day. Include information on hymns, vows, readings and always add notes in where guests are required to become involved.
You should also include information about the reception venue, including times and maps to get there.
Having all of this information to hand will help to make your guests feel at ease and you are all much more likely to enjoy the day.
