ENGAGEMENTS, WEDDINGS AND ANNIVERSARY ANNOUNCEMENTS 

Central Arkansas Press publishes announcements of engagements, weddings and anniversaries of couples in the Features section of the newspaper.

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Basic announcements are free with the option to buy space for extra information and a photograph.

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Publication is subject to submissions meeting deadlines as well as the judgment of the Central Arkansas Press. Only announcements regarding a central Arkansas resident or those with family ties in the area will be considered.

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FORMS — Engagement, wedding or anniversary announcements should be submitted on forms available on the Central Arkansas Press website at www.centralarkansaspress.com/submit. For those who prefer to work offline, PDFs of the basic announcement forms are available for download at the same webpage. For a paper copy, contact the wedding editor at telephone: (501) 773-1824; email: ewa@centralarkansaspress.com; or regular mail: EWA Editor, P.O. Box 164086, Little Rock, Ark. 72216.

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FEES — Basic announcements are free with the option to buy space for extra information and a photograph. See www.centralarkansaspress.com/submit for information about upgrading an announcement for a fee.

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DEADLINES: 

• Engagement announcements must be submitted at least eight weeks before the wedding and two weeks before desired publication date.

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• Wedding announcements must be submitted at least two weeks before the wedding to run the Sunday after or no later than four weeks after the wedding.

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• Anniversary announcements should be submitted at least two weeks before the desired publication date.

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PHOTOGRAPHS — A professional-quality formal portrait, either a 5-by-7 inch print or high-resolution digital image is required.

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Digital photos are preferred and can be submitted with the online form (preferred) or by email to ewa@centralarkansaspress.com. Digital images must be JPEG (.jpg) format with at least 200 dots per inch and the file size should be 7 to 8 megabytes.

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Printed photographs can be mailed to the wedding editor at the address above. Photos accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope will be returned after publication. Photos are kept on file for 90 days.

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PAID ANNOUNCEMENTS — Wedding write-ups printed on a tinted background are paid announcements and are not chosen for coverage or written by editorial staff. For more information, contact Scott Green at ewa@centralarkansaspress.com.