It is not something you need, but a nice personal touch, particularly if your wedding is of a larger size.  The guests can take the programs home, as a reminder of your special day.    

A program could include the names of your parents, and the names of the attendants, and how you know each of them.  You could include a special poem, maybe something that you wrote each other while dating, or have your wedding vows included. 

You may decide to add a thank you to your guests at the end of the program, letting them know how much their friendship and love over the years have met to the two of you.  It can include anything you want.  I went to a wedding where all the readings read at the ceremony where typed out in the programs.  Not really needed, but it’s your personal decision. 

The ceremony location may be chosen by you for various reasons among them individual taste and religion.

It may be a place that you’ve dreamt of one day holding your wedding, or maybe the spot where you met.

If you are unsure where to hold your wedding, here are a couple of ideas for ceremony locations;

-Churches or Synagogues

-Military facilities

-Home garden 

-Art galleries

-Museums

-Boats or ships

-Historical buildings

-Public parks 

-Ranches or orchards

-Bed and Breakfast Inns

-A romantic resort

-A large lobby of a building

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It is hard to decide on a wedding date.  At first glance, there are numerous possibles, then you remember your sister is due in July, your niece’s baptism is on June, all of a sudden it isn’t so easy. 

One piece of advise is try not to plan by a holiday.  It might seen a great idea to you, because your guests will have more travel time and all,  but your guests may not want to spend their vacation at your wedding, they may want to take a vacation.  Plus, things tend to be more expensive around holiday times.

Flowers tend to be more expensive around Valentine’s Day, blocking off hotel rooms to accommodate your guests may not be permitted around Canada Day or Labor Day.  Also, most reception halls are booked a year or more in advance for company Christmas parties, so the one you may want may not be available.

Of course it is a decision that you and your finance must make, but consider everything before booking a date.