My fiance and I are getting married on August 29. We have invited as many people as we could. Is it customary to send a wedding announcement to those that we could not invite -- to inform them of the recent wedding. Please advise. I don't want to insult anyone but do want a nice way to share the news.
R, Toral
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Jul 27, 2004, 6:40 PM
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Re: [toral] Do I send wedding annoucements?
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Dear Do I Send,
Yes, you would send announcements after the wedding. Send them to only the people that did not receive invitations. They could read: Mr. and Mrs. Bride's Parents have the honour of announcing the marriage of their daughter Your name to Groom's name on Saturday, the twenty-ninth of August Two thousand and three, the Location. Or, if you choose to announce it yourself: Your name and the groom's name announce their marriage, date, and location.
You may enclose name and at-home cards if you wish.
Re: [Et.byRebecca] Do I send wedding annoucements?
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What are "name and at-home" cards? Sorry for my ignorance ! :-)
And is the following wedding annoucement wording appropriate?
Shantanu and Toral Kale annouce their marriage on August 29, 2004 in Milpitas, California.
Is there more that should be written on the card?
Thank you for the help.
R, Toral
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WEDDING ETIQUETTE EXPERT
Jul 28, 2004, 7:34 PM
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Re: [toral] Do I send wedding annoucements?
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Hello Do I Send,
Don't worry about not knowing what to do. Everybody has to experience a first time.
Your wording is close. Your name goes on the first line with 'and' on the second line. Your groom's name would be listed on the third line with fourth line devoted to, "announce their marriage." You would not write 'on' and write out the date on the fifth line: Sunday, the twenty ninth of August. The next line would be Two thousand and four. The last line would list the location--no 'in'.
Name cards inform your colleagues of your new name. You would write: Your current name. Next line: will be changing her name to. Next line: Your new name. Next line: following her marriage. Next line: August 29, 2004.
At home cards inform everyone of your new address and can be included as an enclosure in your invitations or announcements (the same is true with Name cards). Most likely, you would want to include these with your announcements so you could use your new name (if you have chosen to change it). Traditionally you would write: Mr. and Mrs. Your New Name. Next line: after the twenty ninth of August. Next line: New address. Next line: City, State Zip.
Do I send wedding annoucements?
