We got married announcements / we’ve moved

Wedding announcements are a time-honored tradition, for just this reason. And traditionally, they included your new address (because before it was so common for people to live together, they would only move to the new place after marriage). Google "wedding announcement language" for ideas.

You can totally send this information out. If you want to wait, you can incorporate it with a Christmas card so it doesn’t seem out of the blue. But to send an updated address and marriage announcement is not an unusual thing at any time of the year.

Here is a basic one also I saw one that said nothing fancy just love 🥰. Also I love Jeanie’s idea to wait till Christmas to send out the announcements

View Quoted Comment Ok thank you!!!!! THS was very helpful!!!!❤️😊

View Quoted Comment Omg that’s a great idea !! Ok I will think about that !!!

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I like the idea of incorporating your announcement with a Christmas card. It’s like triple duty with one stamp!

View Quoted Comment You’re so right!!! I think I like this idea y’all are giving me better .... So do I just possibly skip posting anything on social media before I send them out? I just don’t want anyone to find out that way

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I think it would good to wait on posting to social media. Your card will be such a nice surprise and you don’t want to ruin that. Congrats on your upcoming wedding!

These announcement s used to be standard, and I wish more people would do them. This way you have something written by the couple, which shows you the way they choose to be addressed, their preferred titles, and current names after marriage. Though you may start by saying, Joe and Marilyn or whatever , at some point, after saying we were married at ___on ___. Say, we have moved since marriage, so please update your address books. Write out each name as you now will use it. Then underneath, write a couple's style form . A lot of people, even if they change to hubby's surname, and use Mrs., do not like Mr. and Mrs. John Smith. They prefer, Mr. John Smith and Mrs. Mary Franklin Smith, or Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Smith, or names written out separately, with an & ampersand to show they are married ( not brother and sister or whatever ).
Mrs. Mary Smith & Mr. John Smith . . . So if you have any preferences, Ms , Dr., New name, old name, now is the time to write it as you would like people to put it on an envelope forevermore. . . . When planning our wedding, and our first few parties or special occasions, and for thank you cards after baby gifts,. I was so thankful for all the people who had sent them after recent marriages. And my less computer savvy MIL kept such cards, and photocopied about 35 onto 4 sheets for me. She more than my FI knew every now married or attached child, cousin, and grandchild. All family engagement announcements, marriage announcements, and change of address cards in hand, I have saved info on every announcement since then.
An amazing number of people object to the default Mr. & Mrs. Hisfirst Hislast,.
And the proper etiquette is to use the form by which people prefer to be addressed. But how do they know, with so much informal and electronic communication? So do all your friends and family a favor and send the combined announcement. They are small cards, easily put in with a thank you note, so you only do postage for those not invited to or giving gifts for the wedding . These are traditionally sent out immediately after marriage, so people do not think you are hitting them up for a gift.
Everyone should do them, in my opinion.

View Quoted Comment Girl thank you for all of this clear advice !!!! This is such good info wonderful!!!! So happy!!