Sending out engagement announcments need help!!!!

elspeth1

So, I'm sending out announcements and my Fi's mom wants my Fi's deceased father's name in the announcements. Im fine with it (we are making them ourselves so its not like its going to cost extra) Now how should i word it?
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Roger  would like to announce the engagement of Elspeth Julia Claire  to Matthew Allen, the son of Lavina Colinda and the late Terrence. ? does that sound right HELP!!!

sucrets4

People send out engagement announcements?

pandasquishy

I've never heard of this!

sarah0725

Well, whatever we have or haven't heard of, it should be "the late" and not "the belated". It's not like he forgot somebody's birthday or something.

lpstl

That sounds good to me. I think it's a dying tradition, but I still get these every once in a while from my relatives in the south.

EDIT: Except for the belated part, I missed that, listen to sarah.

tlv204

Ditto on "the late."

sucrets4

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[QUOTE]Well, whatever we have or haven't heard of, it should be "the late" and not "the belated". It's not like he forgot somebody's birthday or something.
Posted by sarah0725[/QUOTE]

Agreed.

KentuckyKate

You should probably edit your original post to remove last names. 

But to answer the question, it looks fine except the belated/the late thing.

ootmother2

Just skip them as it's pretty poor etiquette to send written engagement announcements.  An announcement in your local newspaper is fine as is an engagement party

mags0607

Am I the only one that's heard of these before?

While I didn't send them, I agree with everyone else that the proper verbage is "late" and not "belated" if you are going to send them out.

Bubbalub

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_etiquette_sending-out-engagement-announcments-need?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:9Discussion:1605c1ba-f07b-4545-9e50-ae87f941fb4ePost:587cb5ae-99be-461e-992e-41f7acb5a6e9">Re: Sending out engagement announcments need help!!!!</a>:
[QUOTE]Just skip them as it's pretty poor etiquette to send written engagement announcements.  An announcement in your local newspaper is fine as is an engagement party
Posted by ootmother2[/QUOTE]

Is it truly poor etiquette? I've certainly heard of these before, especially for couples that don't live near their families. I've never heard that it was poor etiquette to send an engagement announcement. It's not like they are saying "Hey, we got engaged! Send us presents!" or something. They are just announcing the good news to their families.

pooh8402

I don't think this is poor etiquette at all. I've heard of these, although they're not common. I think it's a dying tradition, but one that I like.

ditto on the wording. "late" />> "belated"

Kati0105

I'm getting married for a while

I, too, am hoping to be married for a while.