Order of service booklets are important for a variety of ceremonies, including weddings, funerals and christenings. The order of service provides a useful guide to the service, often containing words of songs, hymns or readings so guests can follow the ceremony more closely. Many people will retain the order of service from ceremonies so they have a memento of the day, so it is worthwhile to create a professional booklet and arranging for printing.

Creating your own order of service booklets is not difficult when you use online templates from professional printers and they will also provide the order of service printing at very competitive prices.

Making an order of service booklet

It is quite easy to make your order of service booklets with online templates and they provide a useful layout guide to help you format your booklets. Order of service booklets are usually A5 size. In general, the front cover of an order of service booklet contains important information about the date and time of the event, the venue and address and the name of the person. It is also a nice touch to add a photograph of the person to the front cover. You choose the typeface and size of font you wish to use on the front cover and will also need to decide whether you are printing your booklet in colour or in black and white.

Generally, the order of service booklets consist of eight pages, and the type of information you include would be:

  • details about the person or couple
  • a timeline of the day
  • a listing of close family members
  • details of location for the wedding reception or funeral wake
  • complete words for any hymns, readings or poems
  • a note to thank all guests for attending at the end of the booklet

It can also be very poignant to include a collection of photographs in your order of service booklet.

Keep it simple

It’s important to keep your order of service booklet as simple as possible as this makes it easier for guests to follow. Choosing an easy to read font helps make the text clear for all guests and creating a centred layout is also easy to follow. You can use bold or italic styles to make headings stand out, and adding a quote or poem to the back cover of your order of service booklet is a final touch that’s often forgotten.

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