Save The Dates- How To Address The Envelope?

santiago2615

I need help on how to address a few STDs....

One is going to a family where the daughter is away at college, but she wants her mail to go to her parents. Since they probably only want one STD magnet, should I  address it as Mr. Guest, Mrs. Guest and Ms. Guest? I wanted to do Mr. Guest and Family, but they have another daughter and son( that do no live at home and I will be sending theirs separately). Which is better?

Another is my cousin. She lives with her boyfriend, 2 daughters (I think 5yrs and 7yrs and not the boyfriend's children), her dad and her older brother. Due to the venue guest limit, we are only extending our invites to adults. (18 and over) Out of those mentioned, the only ones not invited are the daughters. How would I address the Save The Date in this case?

Thanks for your help!

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santiago2615 said:

I need help on how to address a few STDs....

One is going to a family where the daughter is away at college, but she wants her mail to go to her parents. Since they probably only want one STD magnet, should I  address it as Mr. Guest, Mrs. Guest and Ms. Guest? I wanted to do Mr. Guest and Family, but they have another daughter and son( that do no live at home and I will be sending theirs separately). Which is better?

Another is my cousin. She lives with her boyfriend, 2 daughters (I think 5yrs and 7yrs and not the boyfriend's children), her dad and her older brother. Due to the venue guest limit, we are only extending our invites to adults. (18 and over) Out of those mentioned, the only ones not invited are the daughters. How would I address the Save The Date in this case?

Thanks for your help!

First one.  I'd send a separate save the date magnet to the daughter at her parents' house.  She can pick it up and put it on her dorm fridge next time she comes to visit.

Second one.  3 STDates to one house; one for woman and boyfriend, one for dad, one for brother.  Yes, while they might all share a fridge, they might prefer to put the STDate on a cork board in their bedroom or on their file cabinet in their office.  I think it's the easiest way to clearly define who is and who is not invited.

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santiago2615 said:

I need help on how to address a few STDs....

One is going to a family where the daughter is away at college, but she wants her mail to go to her parents. Since they probably only want one STD magnet, should I  address it as Mr. Guest, Mrs. Guest and Ms. Guest? I wanted to do Mr. Guest and Family, but they have another daughter and son( that do no live at home and I will be sending theirs separately). Which is better? How are you going to handle the invite for this one? One invite for the household or two invites? If you do it as a household that eliminates the possibility of the +1 question for the daughter in case you were not going to give her one (assuming she's not in a serious relationship).

Another is my cousin. She lives with her boyfriend, 2 daughters (I think 5yrs and 7yrs and not the boyfriend's children), her dad and her older brother. Due to the venue guest limit, we are only extending our invites to adults. (18 and over) Out of those mentioned, the only ones not invited are the daughters. How would I address the Save The Date in this case? I would send 2 if not possibly 3 invites to this family. Yes, the household really only needs one magnet, but then this way it's clear on who is invited without writing a book on the envelope. You can put dad & brother on one if you need to save money. But I would send a seperate one to cousin & address it to Jane Smith & Bob Jones, leaving the kids names off.

Thanks for your help!

santiago2615

Thank you both for your suggestions!

For the first, I'm going to send one for the family. The cousin is in her last year of college, but is going abroad (which is why she said send it her parents) If she has a SO by the time the invitations go out, I will send her one for herself and a +1.

For the second one, I will be sending 3 STD. I just found out my uncle is engaged (obviously I am not too close to this side of the family) so he will get one +1, my cousin and her boyfriend will get one and her brother will get his own.

Honestly, reading through all these boards has made planning so much easier!

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santiago2615 said:

Thank you both for your suggestions!

For the first, I'm going to send one for the family. The cousin is in her last year of college, but is going abroad (which is why she said send it her parents) If she has a SO by the time the invitations go out, I will send her one for herself and a +1.

For the second one, I will be sending 3 STD. I just found out my uncle is engaged (obviously I am not too close to this side of the family) so he will get one +1, my cousin and her boyfriend will get one and her brother will get his own.

Honestly, reading through all these boards has made planning so much easier!

The uncle's fiancee is NOT a "plus one", she is his "Significant Other" and must be listed By Name on the STDate and invitation.  Please find out her name and include her on your uncle's STDate and invitation.

santiago2615

@adk19, I am going to find out. I asked his daughter and she only knows her first name. (his relationship must be very new if his own daughter that he lives with does not know her last name) Anyways, I've enlisted in my moms help to find out.

Knottie1434558700

I have a question about addressing a save the date. One of my bridesmaids is single but I want to extend to her the option to bring a guest. I also want her to know that her 6 yr old son is welcome. How do I put all of that on an envelope?

MyNameIsNot

Knottie1434558700 said:

I have a question about addressing a save the date. One of my bridesmaids is single but I want to extend to her the option to bring a guest. I also want her to know that her 6 yr old son is welcome. How do I put all of that on an envelope?

You should start a new post for a new question. There's no need to bump a three month old post, and many people will ignore an old post.

For the truly single person, you would address:

Mary Smith and guest

Johnny Smith

If she's seeing someone in particular, you'd address him by name.