Order of Service for a Civil Ceremony

missknixon

Please can you advice me on what is needed in a order of service? I am looking for what we do during the ceremony i.e for music.

Do you give your guests a printed copy of the order of service.

Also what is a wedding program is this the same thing

Please help

Emma1988

I'm the same, abit unsure if i actually need to give one to the guests? As only going to have one song and one reading

binkyboo_2

I am just planning on printing a card for each adult guest, maybe to put on each chair for when they are seated. It will say something like
you are invited to join us in celebrating our wedding on the date and the location
then timings for
ceremony start
drinks reception
meal and speeches
evening do
evening buffet
carriages (finish time)

My mum has suggested if we are going to have unusual readings or music during the ceremony we should include this too but i am undecided as of yet!

Hope this helps

Bride2be24

i started a thread not so long ago, have a look to see if it helps

https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/2532379=

hannahjex

You don't have to have an order of service for a civil ceremony. I'm having one because I like them and they make a nice keepsake. I'm putting the order everything happens in, the music used during our ceremony, the names and authors of our readings and who the readers are, the names of the registrar marrying us, names of our witnesses and all members of the wedding party. Also, on the back cover there is a short thank you message for everyone who came and a 'we remember those who couldn't be with us today' message for my dad. And a wedding program is the same thing (it's the American term). Hope this helps. xx

Emma1988

all good ideas, thanks! Think im going to make mine a single sided one on gold and ivory card

Bride2be24

http://www.instantforever.com/order-of-service-civil-ceremony

Bride2be24

http://www.newlyweds-uk.com/order_of_service_template

missknixon

Thanks for the advice! Think I will let my creative juices flow!

May jut do one and have it put up somewhere in the venue x