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The ring is on your finger, and it’s finally time to tell it to the world – you’re getting married!

But, wait! Out of common courtesy, there are certain people who should know about your engagement before the rest of the world. Without a doubt, if there are children involved, they should be the first to know about the impending marriage. After all, it will affect their lives the most. Following that, both the bride and groom’s parents and the rest of the immediate family should be informed (barring any estrangements, naturally).  It’s likely that the parents already know, but siblings, grandparents and maybe a special aunt or uncle might be hurt if they aren’t immediately in the know.

Once these people know about the engagement, you can tell everyone else. There are a few different ways you can do this:

• Make some calls. On the night you get engaged, you’ll probably be using an awful lot of minutes on your cell phone announcing your engagement.
• Throw an engagement party. You can use the invitations to announce your engagement, or you can wait until the party starts to tell everyone the news. There are a few things to keep in mind: Everyone you invite to the engagement party will rightfully expect an invitation to the wedding. Therefore, you should invite anyone that you’re not absolutely sure will be a potential wedding guest. Additionally, if the guests know beforehand that it’s an engagement party, some might want to buy you a celebratory gift. You can either start your registry a little bit early (you can always add more later) or you can specify on the invitation that you request no gifts (but be prepared for a couple of picture frames or serving platters anyway).
• If you don’t want a party, you can just send out engagement announcements. If you get engagement photos done early, you can include those on the announcements. Again, people who get these announcements will probably expect an invitation to the wedding.
• Submit a newspaper announcement. These announcements are typically paid advertisements that run on a designated page in the newspaper one day a week. The cost is determined by how many words are printed and whether or not a picture is included. Occasionally, newspapers can get backed up with engagement and wedding announcements, depending on how much space is allotted for them and how many people are submitting, so send it in early. It can take up to a month for the announcement to actually appear. Once you’ve decided which paper you would like the announcement to run in (Your hometown paper is the likely choice), contact the lifestyles editor, who will usually be able to answer your questions: How much does it cost, are there any special guidelines, what size the picture can be and when the deadline is. Expect your announcement to be edited for the newspaper’s specific style, as well as for grammar and syntax.
• Set up a wedding Web site. These sites have been growing in popularity as a way to stay connected with wedding guests that live in other locations. Many sites offer free limited Web sites, or you can just go ahead and register a domain such as “www.jackandkateswedding.com, if you have some Web skills. This site can be pretty basic — time, date, place, info on the bridal party, and the registry information (include it here, and not in the invitation!). If you want, you can get much more elaborate, and include more wedding details so your aunt in Albuquerque can stay abreast on all the planning details.

What are your experiences with announcing an engagement? If you have any more tipps for announcing an engagement, please leave a comment.

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