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There are a numerous ways you can announce your engagement. One of the most popular ways is sending out traditional engagement announcements. Sending engagement announcements is not really a mandatory step anymore, it is more formal and traditional than other methods, but it comes across as thoughtful to let individuals personally know of your engagement. If formal engagement announcements are used there are some things to remember. This is an added expense so if you have a tight budget you may choose to announce your engagement in a different manner. Another thing to remember is that if you do choose to send engagement announcements you pretty much need to have a completed wedding guest list at a very early stage. Everyone who will be invited to the wedding must get a formal announcement, if later you decide to add people to the wedding invitation list these people could be hurt or angry they did not get an announcement as it will look as though you did not originally intend to invite them to the wedding. If someone is not sent an engagement announcement but is later invited to the wedding they may feel slighted like they were an afterthought.
Engagement announcements do not need to follow specific writing guidelines, you just need to convey the message of your happy engagement. However most engagement announcements fall into two categories, formal or informal. If you are going to use formal wording in your engagement announcements you would need to include the parent’s names.
For instance:
Mr and Mrs Timothy Smythe are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter, Annabelle Ann Smythe, to Jeremy Mason Adele, son of Mr And Mrs Stefan Adele. An October Wedding is planned at St Paul’s Church, Lewisville.
Or:
Mr and Mrs Jonathon Berkely and Mr And Mrs David Thomasson are pleased to announce the engagement of Sara Jillian Berkely to Justin Mark Thomasson. An October Wedding is planned at St Paul’s Church, Lewisville.
However, many people are now opting for informal announcements, especially if they are older or paying for the wedding themselves. Informal announcements do not mention the parents.
For instance:
Bella Veronica Thomas and Michael Anthony Adams are happy to announce their engagement. A July Wedding is planned.
Or:
We are ready to spend eternity together. We are thrilled to announce our engagement.
~~Carla and Xavier~~
Keep in mind that you may also need to use alternative wording if the parents are divorced.
For instance:
Instead of using Mr and Mrs Jared Masterson you would use Mr Jared Masterson and Ms Heather Rumble.
It is also perfectly fine to include the names of step parents as long as you identify them as such. Finally, there is nothing wrong with mentioning deceased parents in the vow such as saying Mrs Amber Pastor and the late Kyle Pastor are pleased to announce….
Finally be sure that the announcements are sent out in a timely fashion and do not forget to be careful of your wording, you want your recipients to understand this is an engagement announcement not a wedding invitation.
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