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Who Should Receive an Announcement?

Try this as your criterion for sending an announcement: Would you feel funny if this person heard you were married from someone other than you, or do you imagine this person opening your announcement and asking himself or herself, "Who are these people?"

Since you've eschewed the Big Wedding and its trappings up until this point, keep your wedding announcement list on the simple side. Friends and family (but only family members that you actually know) should receive announcements. Business associates, acquaintances, and neighbors do not need to be on the roster. They'll most likely feel as though they're being hit up for a wedding gift.

Have your new husband draw up his own list of recipients. If he has no clue as to who should get an announcement and who shouldn't, you can certainly guide him, but let him do the actual brainstorming.

How Do I Say This?

Again, keep it simple. There's no need to use the wedding announcements on the society page as your guide. You will not need to include the type of fabric you were wearing when you said your vows, nor will you need to mention what your parents do for a living and/or where they reside. The following sample announcement includes just the basics: Joan J. Jones and John Q. Public were married in a sunset ceremony on the island of Barbados, April 20, 2001.

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