In the town I grew up in, you could usually tell someone’s social status by their wedding announcement. The announcements that had a picture of the bride only indicated families that were a little wealthier and had probably attended one of the major private schools in the area. It’s not a rule or anything, just a trend where I come from. Is this common in most places?
I’m from the South. I guess things are a little different here.
Newspaper wedding announcement – picture of bride only or both bride and groom?
March 20, 2010 16 Comments
I’ve never heard of this trend before.
No this is not common at all. A wedding announcement should include both the bride and groom information and pictures together.
Some families follow certain rules, even in engagement announcements. I’ve also noticed the mandatory string of pearls for these pictures. However, some papers have rules about this situation. My hometown paper would only picture the bride for the engagement, but both for the wedding. The local paper of our residence allowed either, and since both of us are known here, we put in a couple’s picture.
I don’t see the connection, or what difference it makes. if I were you I’d want to show off myself and my groom in our best wedding wear, and if I were your friend looking for the announcement in the paper I’d want to see the 2 of you. now if some strangers in your area see the announcement and assume something as to your social status, what do you care? you don’t know those people. the pic you use should please yourself and your fiance only.
No, usually they have the bride and groom. Check you local paper or online.
I’ve never heard of that.. also, I think it’s slightly rude to have just the bride and not her and the groom in an announcement. They BOTH married, not just the bride =/
Both, you don’t want him to feel left out, and you’re not marrying yourself…
It was once tradition for the bride’s picture only to be in the paper, but today anything goes.
The bride isn’t marrying herself. The day is not all about her, and the groom is not there just for scenery, even though many people think it is. Every single wedding announcement, even in the South, that I have seen had both the bride and groom in the accompanying picture.
Most wedding announcements are not that narcissistic or detailed. Also, not every newspaper has that option. So announcements are common in some areas and not others.
It’s HUGE in the South. I don’t get it, though, because I guess I just think that the bride and groom both should be highlighted.
I have never heard of doing a wedding announcement with only the bride. I can’t even imagine someone doing that. I would assume anyone who did this to be self-centered and snobby.
I guess that might fit in with your trend of these being the wealthier private school girls.
I actually just studied this -
“traditonally” the wedding announcement contained a picture of the bride. “modernly” there may be a picture of the couple.
So it seems to be a matter of personal choice. Where you’re from, it could well be the richer people focused on the bride alone…
I always thought the pictures of the bride alone were silly. It is a marriage, and the bride and the groom should be pictured in the announcement. Just ridiculous to have a picture of the bride alone
I may be wrong but it sounds to me that you are what most would label a southern belle. Your wedding, you get to make the decision of whatever makes you happy. Some people now are jumping off cliffs after they vows are said. Who are we as the public to make an important decision for you like that. Yes, for most part most people still carry out this tradition in most states. Now, are most people generally impressed to see a photo of a future married couple in the paper? My answer would have to be no. Today there are globally so many problems, that when you read the paper those are the things that catch most people attention. With all this said if you feel it is important to you that is all that matter. I hope this helped you. If I wanted something the public view’s of others would not be a major concern of mines.
I’ve never heard of that, having only the bride or having wedding announcements being such a big deal. I don’t know if we’re even going to do one.
I am a Northerner, though. It could be a Southern thing for all I know.
I have never heard of that. The wedding photo should contain the bride and the groom.. since a wedding consists of TWO people..