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Hi ladies, has any of you had your engagement announced in your local newspapers? Is it free?

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Hi ladies, has any of you had your engagement announced in your local newspapers? Is it free?

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Over here it is charged per wors...someting like .50 cents per word.

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I haven't announced mine in the paper because I want to submit a photo and we haven't taken one.

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I want to do the same Platinum. I guess I will call the papers and find out what the procedure is and what the fee is if there is one. If anyone has already done this, please let us know.

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I haven't done it. I think its free in small/rural towns, but in metro areas, they're charging! I was thinking about having my wedding announced until I did the research. Our local newspapers say the prices start at $50 & there's no guarantee that it'll appear when we want it to. (Like the weekend of/after the wedding)

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[quote="Cinamin1"]I haven't done it. I think its free in small/rural towns, but in metro areas, they're charging! I was thinking about having my wedding announced until I did the research. Our local newspapers say the prices start at $50 & there's no guarantee that it'll appear when we want it to. (Like the weekend of/after the wedding)
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Wow! In that case it may not be worth it.

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It wasn't worth it to me (not at that price). But I do live in Ft Lauderdale (Miami metro area)...Just give your local newspaper a call. Maybe you'll have better luck than me :)

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Will do.

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We put an engagement announcement in the Bham newspaper. I'm not sure how much the announcement cost by itself because my FH also purchased 10 laminated copies of the announcement at the same time. They charge by the line though, and the newspaper has control of how it's formatted. Cinamin1 wrote that in the newspaper there, you're not sure of when it will appear. Now that's just ridiculous! But anyway, in our paper they publish the submission deadlines and publish dates so you already know.

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[quote="hampton_s"] Cinamin1 wrote that in the newspaper there, you're not sure of when it will appear. Now that's just ridiculous![/quote]

Girl, that's what they told me over the phone & I believe it. I just saw one couple's announcement in the paper & they got married back in early March!

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Oh my goodness!!!

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The paper for my town charges.

posting with/or without photo (30 days for $30)

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Hi Ieasha, where in NJ are you from? I'm from Jersey City.

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[quote="DaughterRhonda"]Hi Ieasha, where in NJ are you from? I'm from Jersey City.
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I live in Ocean Twp. which is about 1 hour south of Jersey City.

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Thanks.

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[quote="DaughterRhonda"]Thanks.
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Anytime!

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FH and I live in Athens which is a college town. The newspaper here charges $85!! WTF! We're getting married in my home town which is about 45 minutes away which is a small town and it's FREE!!

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[quote="TonyaLanette"]FH and I live in Athens which is a college town. The newspaper here charges $85!! WTF! We're getting married in my home town which is about 45 minutes away which is a small town and it's FREE!!
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That is crazy! They must've lost their corporate-hungry minds. Our prices are as follows:
40 words or less $47
41-100 words $99
41-100 with photo $137...Birth announcements are just as bad.

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Highway robbery.

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The LA Times says You can publish your announcement for as low
as $80 (minimum of two column inches, or about
60 words). A photograph adds $75 to the cost.
Samples of announcements, sizes and photos are
enclosed. Simply provide the information requested
on the enclosed forms, and the Times will write
the announcement for you. I am SO mad about it, my local paper (Press Enterprise) will do it for free.

http://www.latimes.com/extras/weddings/WeddingForms2006.pdf

i told y'all, as soon as people find out you're getting married they try to rape your wallet!

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way. ~ Pablo Neruda

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Thanks for the info Ms Lee...my local newspaper is Pressenterprise too and I'm glad to hear that it is fre.BUT most of the people I know live in Los Angeles so they would have to see my post in the L.A Times....thats IF we decide to pay for it.Knowing FH thats a BIG FAT NO!LOL

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Hahahaha! I tell you straight up, that is a man after my own heart. The LA Times can go to HELLo for all I care with those ridiculous prices. My fav part is "for as low as $80"! hahahaha

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way. ~ Pablo Neruda

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Aint that funny tho..."low price" is like $30 or less to me. And if FH know's that the Press Enterprise if FREE he's really not going to pay $80 plus $75 for a picture.....He'll probably say why we have to post it anywqays?

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Allie, let me tell you how fortunate you are to have such a fiscally conservative man. Mine is wasteful! WASTEFUL! Before we get married we will HAVE to see a financial planner/consultant or take classes for both of us to become financial planners/consultants because his attitude is "its just money". Like when our (my) dog got an eye infection and the doctor charged us 100 bucks just to look at her I was like "OH HELL NAH!" and he was like, "heres my visa". I'm a saver, he's a spender I wonder how this will all play out. I'm trying make my million in the next 10 years and he is over here just throwing money away. *kick* stupid FH

I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you straightforwardly, without complexities or pride; so I love you because I know no other way. ~ Pablo Neruda

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LOL my FH is getting better.He used to be like that too but he got his kick in the but when he spent all his money on video games and unnecessary stuff like that and work got too slow so he quit his job. Let me tell you, brotha man was out of work for 4 months and WE were living off of me and that wasnt working out too well.When he saw money wasnt coming in like he thought it should be he quit them habits. Now he's driving buses for COACH USA and everything is alright.

I'm a saver too. FH says that I always spend his money first then when its gone we spend mine. I never notice that but maybe its true. Its back up is what I tell him...lol. My dad gave me $20 one day and I saved the same $20 for over a year. Me couldnt understand how but I just did.Pleople give me their money to save like I'm a bank.