Wedding and anniversary policy
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette publishes in the Sunday High Profile section announcements of engagements, weddings and anniversaries of couples married 50 years or more.
Basic announcements are free with the option to buy space for extra information and a photograph.
Publication is subject to submissions meeting deadlines as well as the judgment of the Arkansas
Democrat-Gazette. Only announcements regarding an Arkansas resident or those with family in the state will be considered.
FORMS — Engagement, wedding or anniversary announcements should be submitted on forms available on the Democrat-Gazette website at weddings. arkansasonline.com. For those who prefer to work offline, PDFs of the basic announcement forms are available for download at the same webpage. For a paper or faxed copy, contact the wedding editor at telephone: (501) 378-3496; email: weddings@arkansasonline.com; or regular mail: Wedding Editor, P.O. Box 2221, Little Rock, Ark. 72203.
FEES — Basic announcements are free with the option to buy space for extra information and a photograph. See weddings.arkansasonline.com for information about upgrading an announcement for a fee.
DEADLINES — Engagement announcements must be submitted at least eight weeks before the wedding and two weeks before desired publication date.
m 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.
m Anniversary announcements should be submitted at least two weeks before the desired publication date.
PHOTOGRAPHS — A professional-quality formal portrait, either a 5-by-7-inch print or high-resolution digital image, is required.
Digital photos are preferred and can be submitted with the online form (preferred) or by email to weddings@arkansasonline.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.
Printed photographs can be dropped off at the newspaper’s offices at 121 E. Capitol Ave., Little Rock, Ark. or mailed to the wedding editor at the address above.
Photos accompanied by a stamped, self-addressed envelope will be returned, or, with prior arrangement, photos can be picked up at the newspaper’s information desk after publication. Photos are kept on file for 90 days.