Difference between a wedding announcement and a wedding invitation?

A wedding announcement is Not necessarily an invitation (or a solicitation for gifts).

If you have a little extra in the wedding budget you can send a wedding announcement out a few months before the wedding to let friends and family know about your engagement and future wedding plans - but NOTE - these are usually sent to people that will be invited.

You can send a post wedding announcement as well, or even an eloped wedding announcement , but these are usually sent to people who weren't invited (for what ever reason).

For tips on how to not make your post wedding announcement seem like a gift solicitation see sample wedding announcements

You will also find help with wedding announcement wording and phrasing .

And obviously a wedding invitation is an invitation, so these are only sent out to those who are invited to the wedding.

An announcement is made AFTER the wedding.

See www.emilypost.com for more wedding etiquette.

Hi a Wedding annoucement is when you are letting your family and friends know when your special day is and they will receive the Invitations.  Invitation is important because it has all the specific information about yoru wedding.

Arsineh - no, no, no.  You send invitations to people before the wedding to invite them to the wedding; you send wedding announcements after the wedding to let them know it took place.

Announcements would be made after the wedding. Even though most people not invited to the wedding will see your status change on Facebook.

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A wedding announcement is making it public that you are planning to get married. An invitation is asking them to attend your wedding. You would tend to announce your wedding to a smaller more personal group such as family.

For wedding etiquette at any time see The Wedding Ceremony Website

Wedding annoucement is definitely after the wedding. It is always good to use a mass communication media for a wedding announcement and an invitation card for an invitation.

I think the wedding announcement should go out to a wider audience, while the wedding invitation is for the closer knit group of people you're actually going to invite to the wedding.