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I married my fiancé when we were out-of-country. When we returned from our honeymoon, I sent wedding announcements to a variety of people. The responses were varied from just a card to a gift to cash. What should their proper response have been? P.S. I was not registered.

A wedding announcement requires only a letter of congratulations. You received varied responses because you sent your announcement to a variety of people. Family and friends close to you often take this opportunity to send a gift symbolic of their affection. That is how it should be and Miss SOS is not going to deal with any subtexts of hurt feelings that you were cheated out of more loot.

Dear Miss SOS:

My fiancé and I are getting married in a garden-style wedding with a photographer but no invited guests. I want to send announcements with a picture of us on our wedding day. First, is this appropriate to send a photo with an announcement?

Second, is ordering a wedding invitation card, with the same print, formality in wording, etcetera appropriate or should it have a less formal feel? Also we were previously married and already live together so how should the announcement read?

Miss SOS cannot think of anything nicer than to receive a wedding announcement that includes a photo of the happy couple on their wedding day. What a beautiful keepsake.

You may certainly use any card stock that you like in a wedding invitation album. This is an important change in your life and your announcements may reflect the formality of the occasion accordingly.

When couples who have been living together wish to send out their own wedding announcements, announcements are issued without social titles:

Dear Miss SOS:

On a wedding announcement worded from the bride’s widowed mother, first of all, should it be Mrs. or Ms. John Smith or Mrs. or Ms. Alice Smith. Secondly, is it at all pretentious to say “to Dr. John Brown” or should it be Mr. (the Dr. in question is a Ph.D. – a professor). Thanks.

A wedding announcement issued by the Bride’s widowed mother would read “Mrs. John Oliver Smith has the honour of announcing the marriage of her daughter …”. As to whether she is announcing the marriage of her daughter to Dr. John Brown or Mr. John Brown, it is totally dependent on how the gentleman socially prefers to introduce himself. Holders of academic degrees generally do not use the “Dr.” unless they are referred to that way, such as a professor at a university.

Dear Miss SOS:

There are certain friends and relatives we know will not be attending the wedding. Do we still send them invitations or are announcement cards more appropriate? Also, when should the announcement cards be sent?

Though you have been apprised in advance that certain guests will not be able to attend, still send them an invitation. Grandma might not be able to attend your wedding due to physical limitations, but you should ensure that she knows that she would be a welcomed guest, in addition to having your invitation as a sentimental keepsake.

Announcement cards are sent to individuals that were not invited to your wedding but you wish to inform them of this important change in your life. The traditional announcement follows the same format as the wedding invitation but with a little rewording:

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