DEAR ABBY: My fiance and I are being married in a few months. It's the second time around for both of us. Only our parents and children will attend.
We would like to send announcements to the rest of the family afterward to share our joy, but we worry that it might be considered a bid for gifts.
Is there a proper way to put something like "No gifts, please" on the announcements? -- WANTS TO DO THE RIGHT THING IN RENO
DEAR WANTS: Wedding announcements carry no obligation regarding gifts -- and no reference should be made to gifts when sharing your happy news. If you are contacted and asked about gifts, that is the time to verbally state that no gifts are necessary or expected.