Breaking an engagement is a difficult emotional decision. But it is much harder to break the news to your relatives and friends who have received an invitation. Giving broken or postponed engagement letters to the people who must be informed is proper.

Broken engagements or calling the wedding off letter is important to let your friends and relatives know that the expected occasion will not happen as scheduled. Some people must be immediately informed such as the parents of the couple, the church minister or wedding official, the venue for the event to take place, the caterers, the florists, the musicians, the photographers, and the close relatives and friends.

When writing a broken engagement letter, you must make the statement very short and clear. There are no explanations needed about why the engagement or wedding is called off or it might turn into the gossip of the town. Pass the letter along discreetly with the relatives and close friends and let them inform the others.

If a person you know is not invited to the event, then it is not necessary to inform them. In case that the engagement is called off days before the wedding, the family must act fast in order to save face and gather what is left of the wedding expenses. It is also a good way to let others cancel a flight and continue their jobs.

In some cases, the engagement or wedding is called off because a family member has died. In this case, state the reason for proponing the event, and place a new date and location for the even if available. If there is no schedule yet, just state that the engagement party or wedding will take place anytime soon.

Here is a sample of a postponed engagement letter due to a recent death of a family member:

SAMPLE

November 25, 2010

CYA Wedding Planners
1234 Narrow Road
Abalone, NM 73645

Peter John Paul
2345 Antioch Drive
Queens, NY 02345

Dear Peter,

Mr. John Cooper and Ms. Rosanna Herrington are sad to announce that the wedding has been postponed and the invitations are being recalled due to the recent passing of a family member.

Guests will be informed about the new wedding schedule. Please call me if you have any questions at 834-555-9023

Thank you for your understanding,

Jacqui Maniquis
Wedding Planner

Making an announcement through a letter is not as easy as telling it face-to-face. A written document is subject to different interpretations. When you write an announcement, be concise and straightforward in order for your readers to receive the information quickly and understand it clearly. Keep it short and simple. Make sure that you write something inviting and not just for the sake of announcing the occasion.

Utilize the letter for your advantage. If you are writing a personal announcement take the opportunity to ask the receiver how they are doing and to reconnect family relationships. Keep in mind as well that when you make an announcement, it should be complete. It would avoid too many questions addressed to you later.

One of the types of announcement is announcing an engagement through a personal letter. Writing a personal letter announcing your child’s engagement can be easily done. It would be a lot easier to disclose information because your readers are familiar with you as the writer and your child as the subject of the letter.

Below is a sample of a letter announcing an engagement to the entire clan.

SAMPLE

November 25, 2010

Richard & Sue Washington
1234 Narrow Road
Rainbow, PA 10987

May Parker
2345 Antioch Drive
Queens, NY 02345

Dear Aunt May,

How are you?

We are delighted to announce the engagement of our daughter, Jane, to her long time boyfriend, John Smith. John asked for Jane’s hand in marriage after dating for so many joy-filled years. Definitely, Jane said yes!

We hope to share in the next few months their wedding announcement- happy news!

We wish you also a Happy Thanksgiving.

Love,

Sue and Richard Washington

Another example of a letter announcing the engagement and an invitation

November 26, 2010

Richard & Sue Washington
1234 Narrow Road
Rainbow, PA 10987

May Parker
2345 Antioch Drive
Queens, NY 02345

Dear Aunt May,

As we share our love together, come, join and fly with us!

The John Smith and Jane Doe Travel Engagement Party is set for January 10, 2011. We are departing at exactly 5:00 in the afternoon. We will meet at the Fly International Airport at least two hours before the scheduled flight.

Our itinerary is from California, the groom’s hometown, to Boston, the bride’s hometown. The groom’s parents, Mr. Joe Smith and Mrs. Josephine Smith will host the engagement party. On the other hand, the bride’s parents, Mr. Jonathan Doe and Mrs. Martha Doe will host a cocktail party in Boston.

Enclosed in this invitation is your airline ticket. We are encouraging all our guests to be in formal attire in all the events.

R.SV.P. by the 28th of December, 2010. Call Sassy at 123-456-7890

We look forward seeing you!

Sincerely,
John and Jane

Divorce is a painful event for a couple, especially if they tired to keep the relationship working for years. The people who will hurt the most other than the couple are the immediate family. So it is best to write a divorce announcement letter to your family and closest friends.

A divorce announcement letter is an announcement letter that the married couple will no longer be together anymore. Writing a letter is much easier if the couple do not bring up the subject on the phone.

When you write a divorce announcement letter, it is best to keep it plain and easy to understand, without further explanations. Also state the date on where the divorce was granted. If the ex-wife changes her name back to her maiden name, state it to the letter.

If you are planning to file a divorce against your spouse, it is wiser to think about it and tell him first. Maybe your emotions are just high that leads to this decision. But if the two of you work things out, then there is no need for this letter. If you don’t get your relationship working, then it is the best time to take the necessary steps.

Inform your kids and parents in your home to tell them the news first hand. Never tell them one-by-one, or you might be surprised on how the news spread so easily. After that, you can send these to your immediate friends and let them spread the news.

Be discreet when using a social networking site or blog site, a change of status and a small statement will be enough to let anyone know. Telling how you hate your ex-spouse for leaving you can easily been read as hateful by everyone, including your kids. If you don’t want to hurt your kid’s or family’s feelings, just be quiet about it.

Here is a sample of a divorce announcement letter to a vendor:

SAMPLE

February 25, 2010

Seeya, Laither, and Associates
1234 Narrow Road
Hennessey, NV 98410

Paul Anklet
Macys Jewelers
2345 Antioch Drive
Queens, NY 02345

Dear Mr. Anklet,

Mr. Aaron Little and Ms. Sylvia Little both announce that their divorce was effectively granted by the Nevada court on January 25, 2010. Ms. Sylvia Little will use her maiden name, she will be known as Ms. Sylvia Olmstead starting on the date previously stated.

Please update your records this information accordingly.

Thank you for attention to this matter.

Arthur Seeya
Counsel
Seeya, Laither, and Associates

Dear

This is to announce our 10% Special Discount Offer that
we are making on all orders for the following items for
the month of [month] only:

__________________________________________________
_________________________________________________
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This 10% discount is available on any order set for
delivery from [date] through [date] ,
and is our way of saying thank you for being such a
valued customer.

We hope you will take advantage of this offer and will
send us your purchase order today. We will look forward
to hearing from you.

Dear

Rarely do we have the opportunity to inform our customers
of such good news. The legislature’s tariff ruling which
was handed down on May 15th, 1986, has made it possible
for our company to reduce our list price for Egyptian
cotton. Effective as of June 1, 1986, all full orders
received for six week delivery will be billed as follows:

STOCK OLD PRICE NEW PRICE
#0134 $57.00 $51.30
#0135 $53.00 $47.70
#0136 $49.00 $44.10

We are very pleased to be able to pass this savings
directly on to you. These prices do not include the
additional 2 per cent discount that is offered to our
customers who pay within the 10 day discount period.

Dear

Due to the increase in raw material costs, we must
unfortunately raise the cost of our merchandise to you.

We have avoided raising our prices for as long as
possible, but we can no longer prolong the inevitable.
We have enclosed our new price list for your review which
goes into effect on [date] Any orders placed between
now and [date of increase] will be honored at the lower
prices.

We wish to thank you for your valued account and know that
you will understand the necessity for this price increase.

Dear

This is to inform you that I have purchased all of the
interest of my former partner, [name] , and that
he is no longer associated with the firm of [name of firm]

Our business will continue to provide the same high quality
products and service on which we have built our reputation
and this internal change will in no way effect our company
policy or manner of conducting business.

I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for the
coutesies you have shown us in the past, and hope that you
will let us continue to serve your business in a way that
is mutually beneficial and profitable to us both.

Dear

Our new shipment from England has been unloaded,
delivered, dusted, and is now ready for your review.

We really found some marvelous pieces and when I tell
you that our container was jammed full, believe me,
it was full.

We welcome you to come, browse, buy if you like and
join us in a cup of espresso. We know you won’t be
sorry! See you soon.

Dear

It has been our policy in the past to supply ice to our
customers when their ice machine has broken down. Because
we have many customers who are paying later and later, we
are forced to set down stronger company policies. Our new
policy will go into effect August 3, 1986, and is as follows:

1. If the customer is more than 15 days late in their monthly
payment and the machine is not working, we will not supply
ice. We will repair the machine, and the number of days in
which the machine has not been in service will be credited to
the customer’s account. At the time of our service call we
will expect payment in full of any unpaid balance due us.

2. There will be a sur-charge on accounts falling more than
30 days behind.

While I am sorry that we must go to such extremes as those
outlined above, I am afraid that there is no alternative.
Our company policy is, and always has been, to provide the
best service available to our customers. We can only
continue to do this with our customer’s cooperation.

If there are any questions regarding our new policy, please
give me a call.

Dear

It is with great pleasure that we have recently welcomed
[name] to our beauty salon. [name] was
previously with [name of previous salon] in
[city] and we feel privileged that he has chosen
to work with [shop name]

We would like to take this opportunity to inform you of
another change that has taken place in our salon. Now, if
you make an appointment to have more than one treatment
done on the same day, we are offering a discount. For
example, if you are having your hair done and also having
us apply sculptured nails, the cost for your nail
application will be $25.00 instead of $30.00. The discount
for a manicure or pedicure is $2.00 off our regular price.

We felt you would want to hear about this and are hoping to
see you in the near future.