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Hi! My fiance and I are thinking of getting married when we fly home in a month with just 2 of our best friends in attendance. What would be the proper wording to put on announcements so we can share the good news and also to let people know that we’ll hold a reception later on? Thanks!

Josie

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Hey Josie,

There are a couple of different options for you based on your situation. Do you have a date yet for your reception? You may want to actually wait until you do so that you can send out an announcement that includes an invite and kill two birds with one stone.

As for the wording, do you want to mention your parents on the announcement as is done on typical wedding invitations? Do you favor the traditional? If so, something like this might be appropriate:

BRIDE’S PARENTS
have the honour of announcing
the marriage of their daughter
BRIDE’S FIRST MIDDLE
to
Mr. GROOM’S FIRST MIDDLE LAST
on DAY the DATE of MONTH
YEAR
LOCATION
CITY, STATE

Reception Invitation to follow

If you are looking for something more casual, you could go for an announcement that’s a bit more fun:

We’ve Eloped!
For further details
you must attend
a reception in our honor
on RECEPTION DAY the RECEPTION DATE of RECEPTION MONTH
RECEPTION YEAR
at RECEPTION TIME o’clock in the RECEPTION TIME OF DAY
RECEPTION LOCATION
RECEPTION ADDRESS
RECEPTION CITY, RECEPTION STATE

BRIDE’S FIRST
and
GROOM’S FIRST
(Mr. and Mrs. GROOM’S FIRST MIDDLE LAST)

or how about this one:

Just Married!

Because you’ve shared in their lives
by your friendship and love, we are
very proud to share the happy news.
BRIDE’S FIRST MIDDLE
daughter of BRIDE’S PARENTS
and
GROOM’S FIRST MIDDLE
son of GROOM’S PARENTS
were married in a small wedding
on DAY the FORMAL DATE of MONTH
YEAR
at FORMAL TIME o’clock in the TIME OF DAY
LOCATION
ADDRESS
CITY, STATE

BRIDE’S FIRST and GROOM’S FIRST now reside at
NEW HOME ADDRESS
NEW HOME CITY, NEW HOME STATE, NEW HOME ZIP

(wording choices via MyGatsby.com)

These days, virtually anything goes with invites and announcements, so you can definitely feel free to inject a bit more personality into yours if you feel inspired.

hear ye, hear ye,
Erica
www.paperbride.com
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