{"id":1039,"date":"2010-11-08T06:00:56","date_gmt":"2010-11-08T06:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/?p=1039"},"modified":"2010-11-08T06:00:56","modified_gmt":"2010-11-08T06:00:56","slug":"invitations-when-did-wedding-announcements-in-newpapers-start","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/invitations-when-did-wedding-announcements-in-newpapers-start\/","title":{"rendered":"When did Wedding Announcements in Newpapers Start?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-1040\" title=\"Invitation Wax Seal\" src=\"http:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Photo-Wax-Seal-229x300.jpg\" alt=\"Invitation Wax Seal\" width=\"229\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Photo-Wax-Seal-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/11\/Photo-Wax-Seal.jpg 382w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 229px) 100vw, 229px\" \/>In the Middle Ages, families of means would have their wedding invitations hand-crafted by monks who were skilled in the art of Calligraphy.<\/p>\n<p>The personal crest or Family Coat of Arms was stamped in hot wax to seal the document.<\/p>\n<p>By\u00a01600, the printing press which was invented in 1447, still produced a poor result for stylish wedding invitations.<\/p>\n<p>It was around this time that it became tradition to announce weddings in the newspapers.<\/p>\n<p>Shop <a title=\"Engagement Party Invitations and Announcements\" href=\"http:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/main\/product.asp?catid=15&amp;pid=673\">Engagement Party Invitations and Announcements<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"linkwithin_hook\" id=\"https:\/\/www.announcingit.com\/invitations-blog\/invitations-when-did-wedding-announcements-in-newpapers-start\/\"><\/div><script>\n<!-- \/\/LinkWithinCodeStart\nvar linkwithin_site_id = 2382319;\nvar linkwithin_div_class = \"linkwithin_hook\";\n\/\/LinkWithinCodeEnd -->\n<\/script>\n<script src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/widget.js\"><\/script>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.linkwithin.com\/pixel.png\" alt=\"Related Posts Plugin for WordPress, Blogger...\" style=\"border: 0\" \/><\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Middle Ages, families of means would have their wedding invitations hand-crafted by monks who were skilled in the art of Calligraphy. 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