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Announcements
ENGAGEMENT
The bride and her family
usually announce the engagement by placing a notice in the
newspaper. It appears after you've both told close friends and
family the big news, and have set the wedding date. This
allows acquaintances, schoolmates, co-workers, neighbors, and
friends to read about your new relationship. Because families
are so mobile today, the announcement might run in several
different papers. It should appear in the newspaper for the
towns that you and your fiancee reside in, both of your
hometowns, and where both sets of parents live. If there's a
particular area where many friends and relatives reside, an
announcement in that area would also be proper .
Every newspaper has a policy
about printing announcements-and some charge a small fee. The
amount of information they'll include will depend on their
circulation. Some require a time delay between the wedding and
engagement announcements. Check each paper's policy. Large,
metropolitan papers have so many marriage announcements that
they can only devote a small amount of space to each one.
The announcement might
include:
- Names of the bride and
groom
- Your towns of residence
- Schools attended, any
degrees received.
- Both your places of
employment/job titles.
- Both your parents' names
- The date and location of
the wedding.
If one of you were married
before, it's a common practice to mention that marriage to
avoid confusion. For example: (Ms. 's) or(Mr. 's)
previous marriage ended in divorce.
WEDDING
There are two kinds of
wedding announcements. One appears in the newspaper (similar
to the engagement announcement), the other is mailed in place
of a wedding invitation, and is called a formal wedding
announcement.
The formal announcement is
sent to those you wish you could have invited to your
celebration, but didn't. These announcements are printed or
engraved on stationery similar to the wedding invitations.
They are commonly used if you've had a small wedding, but have
many friends and relatives to notify They are mailed as soon.
as possible after your marriage (a well-organized couple has
them addressed and ready to go beforehand). A person who
receives an announcement is not obligated to buy a wedding
gift.
Announce your wedding in the
same newspapers that described your engagement. Other
information such as details about the ceremony, wedding party,
and bridal gown are usually in the wedding announcement. It's
traditional in most newspapers to print a photograph of either
the two of you or just the bride with the wedding
announcement.
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