I’ve described my ceremony preparation and writing style before as a series of “bits”, much like how a comedian will assemble a show from their jokes and bits, I’ll assemble a ceremony together much the same.
So when I saw Card Buddy being reviewed in issue 110 of Hulry I thought I’d see if it would work for a celebrant assembling their ceremony.
Card Buddy is available in Apple’s Mac App Store for download for free to try, but to save your writing you need to purchase the app. To unlock the app to Pro mode it costs $29.99 – a one off purchase cost.
How does the app work?
Imagine paper cue cards or index cards that you’d purchase from an office supplies store, and you have all your index cards laid out on paper in front of you, this is that, but digitally on your Mac computer.
You can drag and drop bits around and read them out to see how they feel.
How I imagine using it is to write all my bits in a master file, then duplicate that for someone’s wedding and to rearrange, and edit, as needed. Then you can print out a PDF that would be a great place to read from.
You can try Card Buddy for free to see if the app suits your mental workflow, and at $29.99 it’s a bargain if it cuts down the amount of time you spend creating ceremonies.
As a celebrant student I am keen to follow along and hear what practicing celebrants think of this online app to improve processes and efficiency around writing ceremonies. Thanks for sharing Josh I am keen to try this out, could be a great time saver and way to keep my ideas organised!
I am wondering if anyone has used this app and can give feedback on it please? How are you finding it so far, Josh? It certainly looks very useful!
I like the look of this app and can see that it will cut down workload and save some hours of duplicating scripts. I also like the clear and organised way that it would present the ceremony to the celebrant on the day. It would also look professional and be useful when meeting with clients to build the ceremony to meet their needs. Great find Josh! Thanks for sharing here.
This looks like a great app to use, not only for ceremony writing but just in general! As a Mac user, I am keen to look into Card Buddy further to see how it can help to improve the efficiency and overall outcome of my practical tasks! Thanks for sharing, Josh!