I'm Confused about Wedding Announcements? What's the Norm?

by Leslie
(Cambridge)

Are you supposed to send something out? Notify papers?

Is there a norm for this?


Answer:

Wedding announcements are something that some couples like to do as well as engagement announcements. This is a nice idea to do to let people not invited to your wedding (due to cost, etc.) know that you did indeed get married.

Please note that it is not written in stone that you HAVE to do this. Some couples look at it as an added expense that they can put toward something else more important to them.

However, if you do decide to do wedding announcements, you do have a few options. You can check your local papers for submission instructions as well as costs.

You can usually add a picture for an additional cost. These announcements usually appear in with birth, engagement, graduation (and death notices).
This is like a broadcast general announcement out to everybody the newspaper reaches. You could also cut out the announcement and send it to people further away.

Another option is to actually get them printed (or print them up yourself) at the same place that you found your wedding invitations. Use this option if you want to target specific people that either were not invited to the wedding but you still would like them to know or if they were not able to make it to the wedding due to sickness, travel, etc.