Addressing Shower Invitation

tiffsmom1

I am hosting a bridal shower for my sister. How would I address invitations to women with younger daughters? I don't know all of the girls names from her friends and future in-laws. Does is go to Mrs. XX and family?

Maggie0829

You need to find out the names of the daughters.  Ask your sister to find this information out for you, since she will need to know the same information when she addresses her wedding invitations.

SP29

Agree, get your sister to find the names of the daughters.

The daughters should only be invited if they are also invited to the wedding, in which case your sister will need to know their names anyway. 

Mrs. X and family is a bit too broad, and can be interpreted very openly by the receiver. "And Family" could mean her daughters, her mother, sister, etc.... this is why addressing an invitation by name is important, not just for out of respect for the guest but also for the host of the party so it's clear who is invited and you aren't running into issues of how many respond or "randoms".