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Kandace
Just Said Yes May 2021

Wedding Announcements

Kandace, on October 6, 2020 at 10:38 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 5

Hi,

My mother and future MIL are asking we send invitations to people who we know will not be able to come due to budget, seating, etc. We have nipped in the rear that we will not be inviting people who we do not feel we need to due to seating and other circumstances.

Since that, they are asking us to send some sort of announcement like invitation without the invitation part. I am unsure how to do this, considering every format of wedding announcement I have seen was post wedding.

It's not a crazy pain considering we aren't ordering invites, and I am making them, just takes me more time and effort. It's not that I necessarily have an issue doing so, I am just not sure how I should format an announcement without inviting them. I don't necessarily care about the gifts or anything, I'm just trying to appease our moms so I don't keep catching the heat for everything I need to do, or doing wrong, etc.

Please help this stressed bride to be!

5 Comments

Latest activity by Kandace, on October 7, 2020 at 12:28 PM
  • Kimberly
    Super March 2021
    Kimberly ·
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    Wedding announcements are sent after the wedding to announce that you got married. There isn’t going to be a good wedding announcement to send prior to the wedding because you are right, that’s an invitation. You don’t want to point out to someone that “hey! You are not invited to my wedding.”
    Push back with the moms and tell them that it is inappropriate to send invitations or announcements prior to the wedding to those that are not invited, but that you can see about doing wedding announcements after the wedding (if, and only if, you and FS want to do that).
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  • M
    Super October 2022
    Michele ·
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    I agree with this. Announcements are sent after the wedding.
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  • Michelle
    Master April 2021
    Michelle ·
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    Kimberly is correct!
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  • Margaret
    Master October 2020
    Margaret ·
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    As everyone mentioned about, I’d just send something after the fact. I wouldn’t rub it in that you’re getting married and they aren’t invited.
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  • Kandace
    Just Said Yes May 2021
    Kandace ·
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    Thank you all! Im about to enter the cross fires today and address that I don't think it would be right to send an announcement prior to the wedding. Hopefully I won't need to ask for more help on this topic!

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