How to Create a Wedding Announcement

Wedding announcements are a special way to let the people in your life know that you have tied the knot. You can send them out to people that you wanted to invite, but were not able to because you had a small wedding, or if you eloped. Another reason may be to let people know that you have changed your last name. Wedding announcements should include information on where and when you got married, as well as an address if you changed your last name. You can design a personalized wedding announcement on your computer.

Difficulty: Moderate

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

• Wedding Picture Microsoft Word Printer Card stock or photo paper Envelopes

1. Open a new document in Microsoft Word. Insert your wedding picture by going to the "Insert" menu and selecting "picture from file."

2. Below the picture, type the contents of your wedding announcement. Include important information such as your names, wedding date and location, and contact information. See the Resources section for examples of wedding announcement wording.

3. Add any wedding-related clip art in blank areas of the document if you'd like. For example, you could include a picture of wedding rings or a scroll in the top corner. See the References section below for a link to wedding clip art.

4. Print the document onto card stock or photo paper. Insert the announcement in matching envelopes.

References

• The Knot
• Wedding Clip Art

Resources

• Wedding Announcement Wording