The Wedding Times: a classic wedding newspaper

About The Wedding Times

The Wedding Times is the most traditional of the nine designs. The masthead is set in a heavy blackletter, the kind you know from the top of an old city paper, with a thin ruled strip beneath it for your venue, the date and "Priceless". Headlines and names use wide, engraved-looking capitals, the body text is a bookish serif, and a flowing script handles the small flourishes such as "Today is the day..." and "Order of Events".

The front page

Under the masthead sits a one-line headline, a script lead-in, then your names in large capitals with "are getting married!" beneath. The rest of the page is three ruled columns. On the left, the order of events with times, plus a one-line weather forecast written for your venue. In the middle, your photo with a short letter to guests underneath, signed in script. On the right, the wedding party by role. Guests can follow the whole day without opening the paper.

Which weddings it suits

It suits classic, church and black-tie weddings, and anyone who likes the idea of a program that reads like a newspaper. Because the photo is a moderate size, it is also the forgiving choice if you don't have one picture you would put on a billboard.

Printing and pairings

With fine type and thin rules, it prints sharply on a laser printer at Letter or A4, and at Tabloid size the masthead gets real presence. Its default front page is the Programme style; Big headline is a good swap for an engagement or save-the-date edition. Warm ivory paper with an ink black or burgundy accent looks the most traditional, while Bright white is crisper. Pair it with the Classic & elegant writing tone.

Every page in this design

The full sample newspaper below is The Wedding Times with our sample couple. Yours has your names, your story and your photos; you can switch to another design at any time and the words follow.