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All greeting requests must be submitted in writing. Brides and grooms can either mail or fax their request to the White House Greetings Office. Faxed requests should include the same information as a mailed request as well as the name and phone number of the sender.
If you decided to mail your request, you'll need to send your request to:
The White House, Room 39
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW
Washington DC 20502
If you would like to fax your request, you need to fax it to 202-395-1232.
Your request for the Wedding Greeting should include the following information:
· couple's names
· titles such as Mr. and Mrs.
· couple's complete mailing address, including zip code
· full date of marriage, month, day, year
Your request should be submitted about four weeks prior to your wedding day.
For more information regarding Presidential greetings, please call the National Contact Center toll-free at 1-800-FED-INFO or visit the http://www.whitehouse.gov/greeting/
Please review these guidelines carefully before sending your request to the White House.
1. U.S. CITIZENS ONLY. The White House will send greetings to United States citizens only, for special occasions as outlined below.
2. ADVANCE NOTICE REQUIRED. Your request must be received six (6) weeks in advance of the event date. We make every effort to honor every request, but we cannot guarantee a greeting if this guideline is not met. (Greetings are generally not sent after the event date, except for wedding congratulations and newborn acknowledgments.)
3. ANNIVERSARY GREETINGS. Anniversary greetings are extended only to those couples who are celebrating their 50th (and subsequent) wedding anniversary.
4. BIRTHDAY GREETINGS. Birthday greetings will be sent only to individuals 80 years of age and above.
5. OTHER GREETINGS. A limited number of special occasions other than birthdays and anniversaries exist for which the Greetings Office will send appropriate recognition to United States citizens. These occasions include important events such as:
a. Wedding (send your request after the event)
b. Baby's Birth (must be born during the George W. Bush Administration; send request only after baby's birth)
c. Eagle Scout Award
d. Girl Scout Gold Award
e. Bar/Bat Mitzvah or equivalent occasion
6. REQUIRED INFORMATION. Please include the following in your request:
a. name and home address of honoree(s)
b. form of address (Mr., Ms., Mrs., Dr., Miss, etc.)
c. exact date of occasion (month, day, year)
d. age (birthdays) or number of years of marriage
e. your (the requestor's) name and daytime phone number
f. Wedding (Include couple's married names and current or new address)
g. Baby's Birth (Include baby's date of birth and full names and address of baby and parents)
7. WHEN TO EXPECT YOUR GREETING. In most cases, greetings will be mailed from the White House approximately ten (10) days prior to the event.
Saluting people who have just married, have come back form their honeymoon or have just announced their engagement can be quite a challenge. The greeting quotes though should not gall the couple. Although these greetings are actually meant to depict the love that the two now share, it is also a reminder of the responsibilities that the two now share. Although Christians in Ontario are likely to borrow heavily from the Bible while other religious weddings may also see people quoting from their sacred books, the absence of such a privilege need not bog one down. They only need to get creative with words and aim to the message in an appropriate manner.
After their engagement, the prospective bride must react to each other's proposal. The Bride can decide to respond to the groom's request for a hand in marriage by declaring, “For you I will live out my days!” In the same breath the groom on commending on the bride's the bride's acceptance may decide to congratulate her on the feat by calling her, ‘my love, my life! However, the couples are likely to have it easier because they are used to swearing their love to each other.
In Toronto where weddings are the order of the day, those who want to congratulate the couple on their engagement may be lost for words on what to say thus only making casual remarks. The grooms father may decide to present his regards as a prophecy with a remark such as, “Your action has assured my future because I know that you have found happiness.” Other friends are likely to mourn the transformation of a fellow groupie into a marriage setting.
They may thus remark, “Though we know that you have found love, we are sure that you will not forget us.” Using wedding greeting quotes after engagement may be as intense as what is expected when the two have already tied the knot. After tying the knot, congratulatory messages start flowing in from everywhere depending on their network of friends and family. Most messages flowing in at this point seem to reinforce the vows the two have just taken. Close friends may want to congratulate the couple by chiding them, “Now, at last are full!” It is common practice for the celebrant in Mississauga Christian wedding to quote frequently from the Bible.
A favorite statement that the groom is bound to hear once for times on end is, “He who finds a wife finds a good thing”. This quote from the Bible will help reinforce the groom's view for his life. In the same vein, it is common to hear the couple reminded, “You are no longer two but one!” this is sometimes done symbolically by the sending of one card to the couple instead of two.
Other wedding greeting quotes will be sourced from quotes made by past great lovers. Most weddings in Canada take place in picturesque venues so the atmosphere may inspire the comments. One congratulation may thus go, “Just as the water flows from the brook, so should your love without ceasing.”