Your sweetheart proposed, you said yes. Now it’s official — you’re engaged!
Time to send out engagement announcements to let everyone know the wedding’s on.
In this post, we’ll take a look at some engagement announcements you’re gonna love. Plus, we’ll answer some of your most common questions about engagement announcement etiquette.
Engagement Announcement Card Ideas
1. Funky Names Engagement Announcement
by Minted
We thought this card was a really cool example of how a simple design can make a big statement. As with most Minted wedding stationery, this one is part of an entire suite, including a matching wedding website!
The engagement announcement comes in your choice of custom color themes and five silhouette shapes.
Features a custom foil text option.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
2. ‘Enchantment’ Photo Engagement Announcement
by Minted
If you have a favorite engagement photo, this is the perfect place to show it off. The text has enough flourish to frame the card but not enough to detract from the picture – perfectly balanced.
Comes in your choice of custom color themes and five silhouette shapes. Features a custom foil text option.
Matching wedding stationery suite and wedding website available.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
3. ‘Booked’ Engagement Announcement
by Minted
Another excellent example of a card with a simple yet bold design! The playful but elegant font design and arrangement are just perfect. Such a modern look.
Comes in your choice of custom color themes and five silhouette shapes.
Features a custom foil text option.
Matching wedding stationery suite and wedding website available.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
4. ‘Together’ Engagement Announcement
by Minted
A great designer can create a font that conveys a mood immediately. When we saw this card, we found it difficult to imagine any other kind of photo but one like this. Cozy, casual, and happy are the adjectives of the day.
Comes in your choice of custom color themes and three silhouette shapes.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
5. ‘Stacked Initials’ Engagement Announcement
by Minted
A photo engagement announcement should make your recipient smile upon receipt. And maybe tear up if they’re as sentimental about true love as we are. (The Princess Bride is very popular over here.) We think this design does the trick.
Comes in your choice of custom color themes and five silhouette shapes.
Features a custom foil text option.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
6. ‘Marquee’ Engagement Announcement
by Minted
Add your best engagement shoot pic and watch the congrats pour in after you send out this fun card. Seriously. It shouts the good news from the rooftops in the sweetest way ever!
Comes in your choice of custom color themes and five silhouette shapes.
Features a custom foil text option.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Printing: Standard
Card Type: Flat Card
7. Moody Engagement Announcement
Sweeping calligraphy is always so dramatic yet still so delicate – it’s one of our favorite font styles ever. Even better, this digital download engagement announcement allows you to add text and change the color and size of that beautiful font to suit your tastes.
Just add your fave engagement photo, and you’ve got an announcement to remember!
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Card Type: PDF Digital Download
8. Floral Engagement Announcement
The floral design of this digital download is gorgeous! We thought it would be the perfect engagement announcement for a forthcoming elegant evening wedding. All text on the card can be edited – change the color, size, and location as you wish.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Card Type: PDF Digital Download
9. The Story So Far Digital Download
This card is a sweet, romantic way to let everyone know you’re engaged – and tell the story of how you got there. It lends a very personal touch to a joyful invitation to celebrate.
You can edit the fonts, wording, and formatting of the invites, as well as text and background color. Then, add your photo to make it even more personal.
Dimensions: 4 x 6 inches & 5 x 7 inches
Card Type: PDF Digital Download
10. Arched Photo Engagement Announcement
A beautiful take on a classic photo engagement announcement. We love how the text frames the arched design! You can edit the size, font, and color of the wording as needed, then print at home on quality paper stock. Of course, if you don’t trust yourself with that much DIY (us too, high-five), you can always take it to a professional.
Dimensions: 5 x 7 inches
Card Type: PDF Digital Download
Engagement Announcement FAQ
There are plenty of reasons to announce your engagement when you don’t have a wedding date set yet!
First, if you’re excited and want to scream it from the rooftops, you should! Second, suppose you’re planning on a long engagement? In that case, an announcement is a good way to let everyone know that the wedding is coming up without committing to a date yet.
Also, an engagement announcement sends the message to your family, friends, and everyone else that you’ve got a lot of planning just around the corner, and you may need some help.
Like an upcoming engagement party, for instance! It’s common for a close friend or family member to step up and host the couple’s engagement party. An announcement puts everyone in the frame of mind to prepare.
Speaking of engagement parties, seeing as that’s next and we’re ever-so-helpful, we have some great resources for you for engagement party invitation inspiration and etiquette here
and here. Enjoy.
Of course not! You don’t have to announce your engagement at all. Or if you do, but want to keep it low-key, hit up friends on social media to let them know.
But, as we said above, announcing your engagement has its advantages. Besides, it’s a great excuse for the happy couple to take a bunch of engagement photos!
This one is trickier. Back in the day, engagements were announced in newspapers courtesy of the parents of the bride. Now – not so much.
Like the newspaper method, many couples opt to leave the task of sending out engagement announcements to the bride’s parents. That’s nice, but keep in mind that they’re choosing who gets one and who doesn’t.
One hard and fast rule: always let your closest family and friends know first, preferably in person, by phone, text, email, whatever. News travels fast these days, and your tribe may not be pleased to learn about the big news from a card, no matter how beautiful it is.
So after that, engagement cards usually go to people you’re planning to invite to the wedding. Still, in some instances, it might be appropriate to send them out to other loved ones who’d like to hear the exciting news but are likely unable to attend.
It’s always prudent to talk to your partner and decide together who you’d like to send them to.
Biggest Congrats!
If you’re part of a newly engaged couple, we couldn’t be happier for you! It’s always lovely to hear that two more people in the world have decided to make a go of this thing we call happily ever after.
Hopefully, we’ve helped you decide which engagement announcement cards you want to send out and provided some helpful info about going about it. Exciting times are ahead; good luck and enjoy!
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