Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements

Re: Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements

• danieliza1127 member

  

  July 2010 edited July 2010

  I wouldn't send out engagement announcements.
  
  ETA: because that might give people the impression that they'll be invited further down the road.  And because I just don't know anyone who has sent out engagement announcements. 

  
  

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• waltzingmatilda13 member

  

  July 2010

  I'm with dani, skip the engagement announcements. I would wait until after the deed is done and send marriage announcements or just invitations to celebrate your recent nuptials.

  
  

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• georgia_bride09 member

  

  July 2010

  I've never seen an engagement announcement in my life.

  
  
  

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• quotequeen member

  

  July 2010

  I don't believe that individual engagement announcements (as opposed to the type in the newspaper) are ever appropriate.

  Married 10/2/10

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• smokeybailey member

  

  July 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_destination-weddingengagement-announcements?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:96c4e12d-ef55-4852-8091-da19d7eb583cPost:1c145f3c-4e62-4395-842c-461ed939d19d">Re: Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements</a>:
  [QUOTE]I've never seen an engagement announcement in my life.
  Posted by georgia_bride09[/QUOTE]
  
  I send out birthday announcements every year.  Just.in.case.

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• scurtis07 member

  

  July 2010

  I wouldn't send them because some may confuse them for sort of a "save the date" ...without the date. Wedding announcements are the way to go, send info on those, along with a save the date for the reception.

  
  

  smokeybailey: What do birthday announcements consist of? Similar to a Christmas card sort of thing?

  
  
  
  
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• quotequeen member

  

  July 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_destination-weddingengagement-announcements?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:96c4e12d-ef55-4852-8091-da19d7eb583cPost:3edc1622-e63d-4df4-b9fd-90a2fa8ad5b6">Re: Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements</a>:
  [QUOTE]I wouldn't send them because some may confuse them for sort of a "save the date" ...without the date. Wedding announcements are the way to go, send info on those, along with a save the date for the reception. <strong>smokeybailey: What do birthday announcements consist of? Similar to a Christmas card sort of thing?</strong>
  Posted by scurtis07[/QUOTE]
  
  ::snort::

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• danieliza1127 member

  

  July 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_destination-weddingengagement-announcements?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:96c4e12d-ef55-4852-8091-da19d7eb583cPost:3edc1622-e63d-4df4-b9fd-90a2fa8ad5b6">Re: Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements</a>:
  [QUOTE]smokeybailey: What do birthday announcements consist of? Similar to a Christmas card sort of thing?
  Posted by scurtis07[/QUOTE]
  
  She was just joking.  :)

  
  

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• smokeybailey member

  

  July 2010

  I send out an announcement like this:
  
  It's coming soon
  Don't forget my day
  Gifts and presents and wishes
  Are all you have to pay!
  
  I love you all
  But you love me more
  So don't forget my gifts
  Because I am an attention whore!
  
  Best,
  Smokey
  
  
  
  

  Bi-oh-rama
  Now with more wedded bliss.
  
  I don't get married often, but when I do, I do it in Las Vegas.
  
  
  
  "Lvharpy could be your AE." - direy25
  "smokeybailey is the one shining beacon of light in this steaming turd of a thread." - daffodil_jill
  "The almighty smokeybailey has spoken." - some bitch on the Las Vegas board
  
  

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• qwerty777

  

  July 2010

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_destination-weddingengagement-announcements?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:96c4e12d-ef55-4852-8091-da19d7eb583cPost:c019899f-506d-460f-b7b0-b19d746681cf">Re: Destination Wedding/Engagement Announcements</a>:
  [QUOTE]I send out an announcement like this: It's coming soon Don't forget my day Gifts and presents and wishes Are all you have to pay! I love you all But you love me more So don't forget my gifts Because I am an attention whore! Best, Smokey
  Posted by smokeybailey[/QUOTE]
  
  
  My birthday is next week, and I might have enough time to steal this and send them to my whole family! I hope you don't mind :)

  

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• Knittibell

  

  July 2010

  Friends of ours did this- they went to Rome and eloped. We then got a STD and invite for a reception to celebrate them tying the knot. Reception was at a cool restaurant in San Fran with Tapas and an open bar.  They had a little slide show of their elopement. The bride DID NOT wear a wedding dress, just a nice cocktail dress. They made it clear gifts were not necessary on their website.
  
  I hope this helps a bit, but I really would not send engaement announcements... it's very odd.
  

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• raganwhite member

  

  July 2010

  Theresa83 we are having a DW in Maui and my future MIL was insisting on engagement annoucements and I just refused (to me it seemed like asking for a gift).  We will send annoucements after the wedding.

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