When you’re newly engaged, you want to tell the world! With
social media, it seems like you can with just a push of a button. But that’s
not the only way to get the news out – don’t forget the traditional engagement
and wedding announcement in your local newspaper.
Newspaper clippings of your engagement and wedding
announcements are a great keepsake to tuck into a scrapbook. It’s also a great
way to tell your entire hometown that you’re engaged – even the people you’ve
lost touch with! While not every couple can get their wedding announced in the
New York Times,that doesn’t mean you can’t contact your local paper!
Each newspaper is going to have a slightly different format.
Your best bet is to visit your local paper’s website. Most papers will have a
“contact us” link on their site so you can call their news department.
Once you find out who to talk to, ask if they have a
specific form they wish you to fill out. If there is a form, print neatly and
carefully to save yourself from spelling errors! If you want to attach a photo,
ask for their photo guidelines. While most papers’ guidelines aren’t as strict
as the New York Times’, each newspaper does have them.
Which newspapers should you choose? If you and your
sweetheart are from different hometowns, you’ll want the papers for each of
you, as well as the newspaper where you live now. Include both your daily and your local weekly newspapers, too!
Also, since you’re going to want to print your engagement
and wedding in the same newspapers, ask for the guidelines for both
announcements when you call for the engagement form. That way, you won’t have
to make a second round of phone calls! Even if you’re planning a lengthy
engagement, you can put the wedding announcement form in your wedding planning
book to fill out later.
Lastly, engagement and wedding announcements usually run when the editor has space for them; make sure you follow the newspapers' deadlines so you have the best chance of your announcement getting printed as quickly as possible!
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