How to Make Unique Engagement Announcements

Placing a personal touch on wedding engagement announcements is a creative way to kick off your wedding planning. Many couples use store-bought announcements, which can get boring or unimaginative after awhile. If you want to add a touch of both of your personalities, learn how to create your own, unique engagement announcements.

Things You'll Need

• Colored stationery
• Calligraphy pens
• Professional photographs

Instructions

1. Take professional photographs. When you're newly engaged, a great way to celebrate it is by hiring a photographer to shoot images of you and your new partner.

2. Make a themed engagement announcement. If you and your partner love the beach, make ocean-inspired announcements from scratch. Glue on tiny seashells or sprinkle sand on glue to add some texture.

3. Tell a story. In your announcement, tell the story of how you and your significant other met. If you met at a coffee shop, design your announcements with a coffee bistro theme.

4. Use your favorite colors. If you love the color pink and your partner loves black, make a pink-on-black polka dot announcement.

5. Use a calligraphy pen. Purchase fine paper and write your engagement announcement in calligraphy. You can even wrap the engagement in ribbon to seal it.

6. Send an e-card. Some e-card sites allow users to record their voices in personalized greeting cards. Record your announcement together and send virtual wedding announcements your friends and family can listen to.

Tips & Warnings

• Always send your announcements when you're newly engaged. That way, you won't hurt any feelings should you tell one person and not another.