Inner and Outer Envelopes? Wording?

amanda1611t

What is the difference?

I was just going to put my invite in one envelope along with the RSVP card and stamped envelope

Is that wrong?

Also, 

Do I need to put Mr. and Mrs?

I was going to do

Jane & John Doe

100 Doe Lane

or do I do

Mr. and Mrs. John Doe

100 Doe Lane

meganb1977

It's fine to just do outer envelopes, although better to do "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" rather than "John and Jane."

amanda1611t

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_inner-outer-envelopes-wording?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:6831e9a0-463f-48eb-ab1f-d798a2e40083Post:3650ad32-f3e2-4ae5-84f7-b0ba2cc526b4">Re: Inner and Outer Envelopes? Wording?</a>:
[QUOTE]It's fine to just do outer envelopes, although better to do "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" rather than "John and Jane."
Posted by meganb1977[/QUOTE]

<div>thank you!</div>

miranda1211

There's definitely nothing wrong with just a single envelope!  But if you do decide to do inner and outer envelopes, they should read-

Outer: Mr. and Mrs. John Doe (or Ms. Jane Smith and Mr. John Doe, if she did not change her name)
100 Doe Lane
City, State, Zip

For the inner envelope, either-
Jane and John, OR
Mr. and Mrs. Doe (drop the first name)

For deciding between the two choices on the inner envelope, we went with how we normally address the individuals.  For instance, good friends were "Jane and John."  Elderly friends of the family were "Mr. and Mrs. Doe."

You can also be more informal with the inner envelope, e.g. address it as "Grandma" or "Aunt Susie."