My mom and dad would like to do the old-fashioned thing of announcing our engagement in the local newspaper of my hometown (My parents still live there. I haven't for about 16 years, but still know tons of family friends back home.) I'm not opposed to the idea, but I would like to do something a little different, though on-beat enough that my conservative hometown newspaper will still print it!

Any suggestions for offbeat newspaper announcements? -Kathryn

Ah, ye ol' tradition of engagement and wedding newspaper announcements... Like a lot of wedding traditions, they're kind of out-dated, but still super-cute, and totally something to be offbeat-ified.

Any other couples publish their impending nuptials? What did you to make that tradition your own?

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