Wedding Engagement Announcements

Some families still follow the tradition of making the wedding engagement announcements public by placing an advertisement in the "Births, Deaths and Marriages" section of the local or metropolitan newspaper.

Tradition has it that the bride's parents take care of this, but today as many couples are working they may choose to place and pay for the engagement notice themselves, so the decision is up to you.

Here are some basic rules to follow when announcing your engagement in the newspaper:

 

 

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1. Send the announcement to the chosen newspaper at least one week before it is to appear, giving a date of when you want it to appear.

2. Give the newspaper a contact number in case they have any queries.

3. Makes sure the engagement information is clearly written or typed, and all names are correctly spelt.

Examples of Engagement Announcements

Mr and Mrs George Sellwin are pleased to announce the engagement of their daughter Leonie to Mr Steven Hart, elder son of Mr and Mrs David Hart South Perth.

McDonald Hicks Joy & Lawrence, Doris & Edward are delighted to announce the engagement of April and Tony on the 20th July 2007. Our very best wishes for a long & happy life together.

Hart-Sellwin The engagement is announced between Steven Hart, elder son of Mr and Mrs David Hart of South Perth and Leonie Sellwin, youngest daughter of Mr and Mrs George Sellwin of Dalkeith, Perth.

Hart-Sellwin Leonie and Steven, together with their families, are pleased to announce their engagement.

If both of the woman's parents are deceased, the announcement is then made by the person who will be acting as the host for the wedding (it could be an older brother, sister, aunt, uncle or even a close friend).

Mr John Black announces the engagement of his niece, Miss Julie Brown to Mr Fred Pointer. Miss Brown is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Brown of Como.

Look in your local newspaper to get more ideas of how to word your engagement announcement.

When you have placed your engagement announcement don't forget to keep a copy of the wedding engagement announcement for a keepsake.