Damask Wedding Programs for Catholic Wedding Mass

My damask wedding programs were a hit on my wedding day.  The stationary coordinated with my damask wedding menus and displayed the same wedding logo as my invitations, seating chart, and signs at the photo booth.  I love how everything looked great together, but nothing was too matchy matchy.  Kevin and I had a traditional Catholic mass in a gorgeous stone chapel, so we laid out our programs to help guests through the wedding ceremony.

 

Prelude

Seating of the Mothers

Procession of the Bridesmaids

Entrance Rite

Liturgy of the Word

Old Testament Reading

Responsorial Psalm

New Testament Reading

Gospel Acclamation

Sacrament of Marriage

Marriage Vows

Blessing of the Rings

Lighting of the Unity Candle

Prayer of the Faithful

Presentation of Gifts

Liturgy of the Eucharist

Eucharistic Prayer

Nuptial Blessing

Sign of the Peace

Communion

Blessed Virgin Mary Dedication

Final Blessing

Recessional

 Parents of the Bride

Parents of the Groom

Maid of Honor, Relation to Bride

Bridesmaid, Relation to Bride

Best Man, Relation to Groom

Groomsmen, Relation to Groom

Flower Girl, Relation to Bride/Groom

Ring Bearer, Relation to Bride/Groom

Officiate / Priest

Musicians

Thank you note

Story of us

Special prayer or dedication to deceased relatives

About the bridal party

If you are having a ceremony with guests unfamiliar with the religious mass, it would be nice to include the responses and cues when to stand/kneel/sit.  There are so many options to personalize your wedding programs and make them special.  Kevin and I had an extra section where we thanked our parents and guests, and listed the grandparents who could not be with us.  What are you using for your wedding program?  Are you having a full religious service or will you be doing something modern and unique?  I'd love to hear from you.

Black and White Damask Wedding Menu

After selecting the venue, Kevin and I had the menu at the top of our priority list.  We wanted our guests to feel welcome and enjoy an entree of their choice.  In our invitations, we offered our guests the choice of Chicken Florentine, Beef Tenderloin, and Maple Pecan Salmon.  We also had two different flavors of wedding cake, so we wanted to describe each one appropriately.  Because each course was unique, we added a menu to each place setting at the reception. 

I loved this menu I found on the Knot.  The lines are clean, and the mixed fonts look fresh.

In this Style Me Pretty photo, the menu has mixed fonts and is tucked into a napkin folded as a pocket.

It was really important to me that the menu reflected my personal tastes - I am drawn to traditional designs with carefully selected modern twists.  To reflect this, I mixed an elegant script font with a sleek, modern one too.  

For the place settings, the menus were tucked into neatly folded black napkins.  I loved how the crisp napkin contrasted against the white linens and silver charger plates.

My mom and I stuck to a black and white damask theme and found heavy card stock menus.  We custom designed the menus, printed 200, and added rhinestones to everyone.  

Doesn't the table look lovely?  You can find out more about my crystal candelabra centerpieces here.

Creating the menus was a large production, but it was worth the savings.  Plus, I loved having full control over the project (font, spacing of rhinestones, wording, etc).  What do you think? If you are planning a wedding, are you going to offer several entree choices? Are you having menus?