Celebrations! announcement informationPrintable formsExamplesCelebrations! announcements appear in The Dispatch on Sundays in the Life section. Categories are: Engagements, Special Occasions, Births, Weddings, Anniversaries 1-49, 50th Anniversary and above, and Commitment Ceremonies. You may submit your announcement with our convenient online forms, or phone 614-461-5108 to ask for a printed form, which you’ll return to us by U.S. mail or fax. The deadline for submission is 4 p.m. Monday for announcements in the paper the following Sunday. For holiday deadlines, please call 614-461-5108. Packages and costsPlease note: All Celebrations! announcements must be pre-paid. Weddings, Engagements, Anniversaries 1-49, Births, Commitment Ceremonies, Special Occasions Celebrations! announcement information1.5 x 1.5 inch photo 1.5 col x 2.5 inch photo 2 cols x 3 inch photo
50th Anniversary:
Anniversaries 51 and above:
The headline at the top of the announcement with last names is FREE. Don’t count this line when you calculate your number of lines. PhotosPhotos will appear in the newspaper in black and white. If you are submitting your photo by U.S. mail, please send a good-quality print for best reproduction. On the back of the photo, write the names of the people who are pictured. Please note: Photos cannot be returned to you. If you’re submitting your photo by email, please send it as a .jpg-format attachment when you email the forms to us. Make sure the photo is at least 200 pixels, and use the names of the people in the photo as the file name. For example: Mr_Mrs_Smith.jpg (not something like dispatch50anniversary.jpg). Submitting your announcement
We will key the information into our computer system, which will calculate exact lineage, then call you to discuss final lineage and cost. Verbal approval or approval via email must be received before the announcement runs in the newspaper.
QUESTIONS?Please phone: 614-461-5108. Production problems with this feature are rare. However, we recommend not using an announcement as an invitation. |