Addressing outer envelopes

clseale13 · January 2010

How are you all addressing outer envelopes for married couples? The most popular mehtod seems to be Mr and Mrs DH First and last name. I don't really like that. I think it's b/c FI and I have been arguing lately about the fact that I don't even want to change my last name...but now if we're married I wouldn't even get my FIRST name on things...I just become "mrs" him?

The Knot gives these 2 examples:

Mr. John and Mrs. Samantha Holt

Or

Mr. and Mrs. John Holt
1234 Benoit Road
Plano, Texas 75023

My mom thought the first one seemed odd...but I think it's ok. What do you think? (And yes, I realize it's silly for this to bother me and CLEARLY I'm having some idenity issues...but it is what it is.)

toblave13 · January 2010

I addressed mine:

Mr. and Mrs. John Holt

I understand disliking that way but I also thought some of my older guests might prefer it that way and that some of my younger guests wouldn't notice the difference either way.

clseale13 · January 2010

I thought about that too lucky. I'll probably just suck it up since it's the most widely used. Thanks.

janedoe1113a · January 2010

I'm doing mine as Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Doe. It's probably not technically correct, but I really don't think my guests are going to care that much.