Wedding Etiquette…
After becoming engaged, when is a good time to announce the engagement?
According to Jodi Smith, nationally known expert in wedding etiquette, the general rule of thumb for announcing engagements is to your close family and friends first. Then, formal announcements may be sent to others up to a year prior to the wedding, but not less than six weeks before. Also, your local paper may be contacted as it will have its own guidelines for running a newspaper announcement (including pictures, wording, length, etc.).
