D4 CASTLEGAR NEWS, MAY 27, 1988

before the wedding

Announcing Your
Engagement

Announcenients should
be sent to the dewspapers,
both i -your fi town
and “your “fiance's, “if he
lives elsewhere.

Type or print all infor-
mation. Indicate the date
wheb ‘you-would like the

announcement to appear, —'r

Allow plenty of timé. Be
sure your name, address,
and telephone number are
on the upper right hand

Society
how much of this they can
use. You may send along:
an 8” by 10° glossy pho
tograph, with caption at-
tached written on a. sep-
arate piece of paper, not on
the back.

An Engagement Party

Often the bride’s family
wishes to celebrate the of-
ficial announcement with a
party for the couple.

Ifthe bride's family lives
a great distance away, the
grooni’s- parents thay do
this, if they with. It is ab-
solutely essential that both
the bride and her fiance be
in attendance.

If this is not possible
(military separation, school
separation, etc.), the party
must wait.

The engagement party
usually includes relatives
and close friends and is
given in the form ofa cock-
tail party, dinner, or even a
summer barbecue.

Informal printed invjta:/

tions should read: first line
— your parents’ name.(or
his, if they are “hoste);
second line — your name

(or his); third line — “To

méet Thomas ‘Johnson’ (or

Jane Jones).” Handwritten
or telephone ‘invitations

» Hf you have not ‘al
a gy
a ee ee

« Have your hair styled

as you Would for the wed- ~*

o Arrange ® seating plan
for the reception. If you
plan to have a bride's table
at the reception, write out

place cards,
 Govever personal trou-
sseaucr
e Send your. typed an-

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can assist you in co-ordinating your patterns: in
silver, china, crystal, “pottery, glassware and
stainless. And, we will record your patterns in our
bridal registry. ‘