Addressing an invitation to a mayor

tammym1001

How would I address an invitation to a mayor and his wife? They have the same last name. Do politicians titles even go on invitations? I don't know if it makes a difference, but he's also officiating our wedding which is why I thought I should use the title.

Jen4948

Wouldn't that be "The Honorable Mr. John Doe and Mrs. Doe" ?

tammym1001

Jen4948 said:

Wouldn't that be "The Honorable Mr. John Doe and Mrs. Doe" ?

Yeah that was the part that was really messing me up because I know the man isn't supposed to be separated from his last name, but I thought it was weird to put their last name twice. 

tammym1001

alisonmarie658 said:

His first name can't be separated from his last name -- titles are ok to be separate from the first/last name when you are adding "and Mrs." 

OK: Mr. and Mrs. Joe Schmoe

Not OK. Mr. and Mrs. Joe and Carol Schmoe

So would it be this:

The Honorable and Mrs. Doe

That looks weird to me.

EverAfer

When writing to gov official, I usually see The Honorable and Mrs. Joe Schmoe

for the outside envelope.

And in the salutations, Mayor and Mrs. Schmoe (assuming he/she is still the current mayor)

doeydo

Would it be this:

Outer Envelope: The Honorable William Stanton and Mrs. Stanton 
Inner Envelope: The Honorable and Mrs. Stanton?

Jen4948

Schatzi13 said:

Ooo, this is a fun one. First, we're all assuming they're American. Is this the case?

I don't know, so I googled like crazy. I could not find the complete answer, but I did find that his full title is "The Honorable John Smith," and he is addressed as "Mr. Mayor" or "Mayor Smith." Based on that, I think I would go with:

Outer: The Honorable and Mrs. John Smith

Inner: Mayor and Mrs. Smith

Actually, mayors are addressed in speaking as "Your Honor" the same way judges are.