engagement announcements

Re: engagement announcements

• itzMS member

  

  October 2012

  I think it's nice/cute that you're so excited, but this seems borderline AW-ish.
  
  Plus, everyone who receives your "Christmas card" engagement announcement should also receive an invitation to your wedding. It's still a bit far away to have your guest list 100% firm so you could put yourself in a real bind.

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  October 2012

  Mailed engagement announcements are inappropriate.  Engagement announcements should only be in the newspaper.

  
  

  If you want to do something for the holidays, send your holiday cards together this year.  

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• MyNameIsNot member

  

  October 2012

  In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_engagement-announcements-6?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:d3756bea-1951-43fa-ae05-6fe443407692Post:c5b3b420-30db-4ad1-b794-e990a9436e84">Re:engagement announcements</a>:
  [QUOTE]Honestly now that I have had time to think about it, I dont see what the big deal would be. It wouldnt be any different than a Christmas card? But it would be a cute way in showing how excited we are. I ran it by both families and they both have said its a great idea. It wouldnt have dates or anything like that. And, we have been together for 8 years...<strong>theres no way we are not getting married </strong>but thanks for your optimism.
  Posted by erin1215[/QUOTE]
  
  <div>Can I borrow your crystal ball?  You simply can't know the future.</div><div>
  </div><div>My sister was with her FI for 8 years before they got engaged.  It didn't stop them from calling off the wedding when the unexpected happened.  The 6 years that my cousin spent with her BF before their engagement didn't stop him from dying in a car wreck.  The 7 years that my high school classmate spent with her FI before engagement didn't stop his motorcycle from crashing and keeping him in the hospital on their expected wedding day.  Not a single one of these people ever would have thought that they wouldn't get married, but none of them were arrogant or stupid enough to think that the unexpected wouldn't happen.</div><div>
  </div><div>Either way, it's poor form to call yourself "the future Mr. & Mrs."  Include a note that you got engaged, and expect all of these people to expect a wedding invitation.  </div>

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• SKPM member

  

  October 2012

  Sorry, I have to agree that if I received one of these from a cousin or someone, it would come across as very attention grabby. I think it would be cute to send a holiday card from the two of you, but I would limit the other stuff. Also, are you only sending cards to people who will be invited to your wedding? I would find it really weird to get a holiday announcement card and then not hear anything about a wedding STD or invitation.

  
  

  
  

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• erin1215 member

  

  October 2012

  I guess I shouldnt have titled this engagement announcement....I was thinking just a christmas card together. Also it would only be sent to family.

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