Through out the whole wedding planning session, I firmly believe that the most cumbersome and annoying part is to address the invitations!! It seems to be the most common question I get as a wedding planner... what is the proper way to address wedding invitations!!!So here goes:
Married couples with the same last name:
Outer envelope: Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
Inner envelope, formal: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
Innerer envelope, contemporary: Michelle and Bill
Married couple, different last names:
Outer envelope: Ms. Michelle Franks and Mr. William Smith (Both names on same line)
Inner envelope, formal: Ms. Franks and Mr. Smith
Inner envelope, contemporary: Michelle and Bill
Married couple with children under 18
Outer envelope: Mr. and Mrs. William Smith
Inner envelope, formal: Mr. and Mrsl Smith Joanne
Inner envelope, contemporary: Adam, Mary and Joanne
Unmarried couple at same address
Outer envelope: Miss (or Ms.) Michelle Franks
Inner envelope, formal: Miss Franks
Inner envelope, contemporary: Mr. Smith Michelle and Bill
Single woman
Outer envelope: Miss Cynthia Green
Inner envelope, formal: Miss Green and Charles (it's better to find out the name of a single's date rather than saying "and guest")
Inner envelope, contemporary: Cynthia
Single Man
Outer envelope: Mr. Michael Ross
Inner envelope, formal: Mr. Ross
Inner envelope, contemporary: Michael
Married couple with children under 18
Outer envelope: Mr. and Mrs. Adam Fossini
Inner envelope, formal: Mr. and Mrs Fossini
Inner envelope, contemporary: Joanne Adam, Mary and Joanne
Unmarried couple at same address
Outer envelope: Miss (or Ms.) Sarah Raymond
Inner envelope, formal: Miss Sarah Raymond
Inner envelope, contemporary: Mr. Jeremy Kuhn Sarah and Jeremy
Check out the site www.mygatsby.com ... Not only does it have great invitations, but it also included everything you need to know about invitations!!!
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