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By Anne-Kathryn Bultman
Anne@TheColumbiaStar.com

This may be hard for many people to hear, but there really is a right and wrong way to announce a couple's engagement or wedding.

First things first! Boy and Girl don't need to put the announcement in the paper a year before the wedding.

The best thing is to wait until six months before the wedding and announce it anytime after that. People don't remember things a month before they happen, and some forget that they were invited to a wedding and will remember it the day before. Why should anyone be expected to remember a wedding a year in advance?

When it comes to wedding announcements, there are so many that Emily Post would be appalled to read.

No one needs a complete play by play of the wedding ceremony. None of the newspaper subscribers want to read that the happy couple released white doves into the clear night sky after an enchanting evening of dinner and dancing.

Anne-Kathryn Bultman

The fact that rain poured over the grounds and nourished the earth prior to the wedding ceremony is better suited for poetry.

The fact of the matter is Boy and Girl will be the big joke splashed all over Sunday's society page if they don't keep it simple. Let's face it, there's always one announcement that sticks out like a sore thumb, and Boy and Girl don't want there's to be the topic of conversation around the water cooler.

A wedding is a time for Boy and Girl to do as they wish, and make the most of their special day. As I've said before, Boy and Girl should do exactly what they want to do.

However, there are some times when Boy and Girl should follow tradition, and most importantly, etiquette. After all, Boy and Girl don't want Emily Post laughing on Sunday with everyone else.