12 wedding newspaper ideas with examples
Real layout details, wording to adapt and tips for choosing the cover, story, wedding-day information, games and personal touches.
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Wedding newspaper guides.
Choose your pages, find the words and get ready for print. Thoughtful, practical help for a newspaper that feels like your day.
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How to make a wedding newspaper: what to include
A complete four-page plan with illustrated examples, the purpose of each section, writing and photo tips, and a final print checklist.
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Plan your pages
Find the right format and decide what belongs in your edition.
Wedding newspaper templates: preview and compare
See all four pages, explore real section combinations, and compare editable templates with a guided wedding newspaper maker.
Read the guideNewspaper order of service and wedding programme
Separate the ceremony running order from the day’s timetable, adapt wording examples and see a compact outline for Vowfold’s short ceremony notes.
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Make it personal
Stories, games, places and much-loved faces that make it yours.
Wedding newspaper wording: 18 examples to adapt
Welcome messages, thank-you notes and practical guest wording, with a four-page copy plan and a worked edit to make the words your own.
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Wedding newspaper photos: choose, crop & print
Choose a photo for each section, check resolution after cropping, and review faces, colour and the final printed proof.
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Wedding games: Bingo, questions and puzzles
Guest Bingo, couple-quiz questions, conversation starters, puzzles and free standalone print sheets, plus five personal crossword clue-writing examples.
Read the guideWedding newspaper love story examples
Three short examples, thoughtful prompts and a before-and-after edit to help you get started.
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How to include your pet in your wedding newspaper
A shared spotlight or a whole column for 1–6 pets, with wording ideas, optional titles and photographs, and the steps to add them.
Read the guideHow to make a wedding newspaper guest map
Turn cities into a personal detail on the page, with tips for finding and adjusting each location.
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Welcome your guests
Useful reception details, thoughtful favors, colour inspiration and a clear setup plan.
Wedding reception checklist, favors & wording
12 reception checks, 12 favor ideas, six sign wording examples, eight group photo prompts and a setup handoff to copy.
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Wedding colour palettes: olive, terracotta & lavender
Olive & Champagne, Terracotta & Cream and Lavender & Sage moodboards, with five colour references each, styling notes and supplier briefs to adapt.
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Prepare for print
From the finished file to a newspaper your guests can hold.
How to print a wedding newspaper
Sizes, paper, printers, which PDF to use, real paper-stock photographs, sample upload checks and a worked example for comparing complete print quotes.
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How many wedding newspapers do you need?
Count copies by guest, household or table, avoid duplicates, and plan your order with three worked examples and a copy-count worksheet.
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Wedding newspaper sizes: A3, 11 × 17 & tabloid
Compare flat and folded dimensions, match five PDF formats to your printer, and use a size-check brief before ordering.
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Newspaper Club prices & printer comparison
Dated UK and US prices by quantity, costs per copy and page count, plus PRINTNEWSPAPER country comparisons, delivery and proof costs.
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