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Wedding announcements in the Washington Post
If your sense of social duty dictates that you announce your wedding in the pages of The Washington Post, it’s going to be separated from straight couples — whose weddings are featured in the Style section on Wednesdays — and placed under “Celebrations,” which run in Style on Fridays.
The Post treats all wedding announcements as advertising, and at $4.84 per line with a five-line minimum, Friday “Celebrations” are at least cheaper than Wednesday “Weddings,” which cost $8 per line with an eight-line minimum. But “Celebrations” are also where you’ll find “Lordy Lordy Look Who’s Forty” ads and their less-than-dignified ilk.
The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) spearheaded a meeting with the Post last fall, asking them to formally reconsider their placement of gay and lesbian wedding announcements. But according to a Post spokesman who responded to questions from Metro Weekly last week, they have yet to reach a decision about a policy change and won’t commit to a specific timeframe for doing so.
For more information on placing an announcement in the Post‘s “Celebrations,” call 202-334-5736. If you have feedback about the Post‘s current advertising policy for gay and lesbian wedding announcements, call their Public Relations Department at 202-334-6834.
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