Wedding Information

Bridal news (weddings, engagements and anniversaries) is published in the Oceana's Herald-Journal on Thursdays. Deadline for submission is 1 p.m. Friday prior to publication date. Forms are available at the Herald-Journal office or below. A simple listing of names and wedding dates will be published at no charge. Detailed announcements are available for $15, and photos are published for $12 each. Detailed announcements must be pre-paid; you may call the Herald-Journal office at 231-873-5602 with a credit card number or drop off a check.

Photographs should be of good quality. Photos may be picked up after publication or returned in a self-addressed, stamped envelope included with the announcement.

Digital photos should be sent as an attachment, 200 dpi (dots per inch of resolution), 4 to 8 inches tall or wide. The file name should be the lastnameanniversary.jpg (i.e. smithanniversary.jpg) and should be saved as a jpeg file type.

Please submit the following:

Information supplied by:

Email Address:

Local (daytime) phone number:

of and of , were married .

The service was officiated by .

Music was provided by:

The maid or matron of honor was .

Bridesmaids were .

Flower girl(s) was/were .

The bride wore , and carried .
Keep entire description to about 25 words.

The maid/matron of honor wore and carried .
Keep entire description to about 20 words.

The bridesmaids wore and carried .
Keep entire description to about 20 words.

The flower girl(s) wore and carried .
Keep entire description to about 20 words.

Best man was .

Groomsmen were .

Ushers were .

Ring bearer was .

A reception was held .

Master and Mistress of ceremonies were .

The couple took a honeymoon to .

They now reside at .

The bride is the daughter of .
(High school and college information, as applicable - name of schools, year graduated, degrees received.)

The groom is the son of .
(High school and college information, as applicable - name of schools, year graduated, degrees received.)

I would like to order 12345678910 copies of the newspaper in which the announcement appeared. I understand I will be billed for the newspapers, plus postage.

Billing address:

Mailing address:

Is photo included? Yes
What studio?

Wedding Photo (email only):
ex. lastnamewedding.jpg

Image Text:
Type the text in the image shown.

Please print this information before you mail it to save a copy, there have been some cases where the email does not go through with the information. We are working to fix this bug. Please contact Rachel Gale at 231-873-5602 to confirm receipt of the information for your announcement.