Wording for a traditional wedding announcement

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"Just as the happy couple wanted, this is a lovely, small, intimate gathering of close friends and family – so could someone please tell me why I’m here. Oh, that’s right, to make a speech, so here goes …"

Send wedding announcements to friends and family after your wedding day if you had a small wedding, eloped or had a destination wedding. The wording for a wedding announcement differs slightly from the wording for an invitation. Announcements are usually mailed on the day of the wedding or the next postal service day, but they can be sent up to one year following the wedding. Print the announcement on wedding invitation stock. Hand address the announcements. The exact wording depends on who paid for the wedding because announcements, like invitations, usually come from those persons.

Instructions

1. • 1

     List the hosts for the wedding on line one of the announcement. For example, Mr. and Mrs. Jason Wagner, Dr. and Mrs. Michael Plummer or Rev. and Mrs. Richard French. Traditionally, the parents of the bride hosted the wedding.

   • 2

     Announce the event on lines two and three. Line two should read "have the honour to announce." "Honour" is the traditional spelling on formal announcements, but "honor" is now being accepted as as well. Line three should read "the wedding of their daughter."

   • 3

     List the bride's complete first and middle names on line four. Do not abbreviate or use nicknames on a traditional announcement. Use Elizabeth, not Beth, Suzanne or Suzy.

   • 4

     Put "to" on line five by itself. List the groom's title, his full first name and his last name on line six.

   • 5

     Spell out the month and day of the ceremony on line seven. Use this format for the month and day: "on Saturday, the tenth of July". The year goes on line eight. The year is also spelled out: "Two thousand and ten".

   • 6

     Name the facility where the wedding took place on line nine. For instance write "Singing Hills Church" or "Lakewood Country Club". On line ten, list the city and state, but not the physical address. Again spell out each word since abbreviations are not used on traditional announcements. For example, write "Syracuse, New York", not "Syracuse, NY".

Tips &- Warnings

• Address the wedding announcements one or two weeks before the wedding.

• Mail wedding announcements after the wedding. That way, recipients will not misunderstand and think they are invited to the wedding because it will have already already taken place.

• Mail announcements to business associates to inform them of a change in name.

• Do not send announcements to anyone who received an invitation, even if they declined.

• Recipients of wedding announcements are not obliged to send a wedding gift.

• Do not use the term "happily" to describe the announcement, as people presume those involved are happy.

• Wedding announcements and Save the Date cards are not the same things. Send Save the Date notices months before the wedding.

Source: www.ehow.com

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