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Presidential Wedding Greeting
Receiving a Presidential Wedding Greeting is easier to obtain
than you think. The White House Greetings Office will honor
citizens with a special Presidential Wedding Greeting.
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.go
v/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.
About the author:
George Meszaros http://www.sweet-reflections.com
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