My invitations just arrived and now I have a dumb question

StephBeanWed61502

So I just got my invitations.  The outer envelope is white, but there's no inner envelope.  They are pocket invitations, and the pocket is black.  I know usually you would include information like "and guest" on the internal envelope, (so the outer envelope would say "Sally Smith" and the inner would say "Sally Smith and Guest," or the outer would say "The Smith Family" and the inner would say "Sally and James Smith, Andrew Smith, Karen Smith").  Since we don't have an inner envelope, does the more-specific information just go on the mailing envelope?  Or should I find a light-ink calligraphy pen and treat the black pocket as the inner envelope?

gananoque

Put the specifics on the outer envelope.

Very few people these days even do the two envelope thing. It's a throw-back to the days when printing technology meant that ink might actually smear all over stuff if you didn't have two envelopes. It's antiquated and now just a giant waste of paper at a time when most of us are concerned about this sort of wastefulness.

So no worries. It's always good to hear when people go for the single envelope and it's perfectly appropriate to write the names of the EXACT people who are invited on that one outer envelope!

whitsy

I didn't have an inner envelope, but we had a pretty informal wedding. So, specific information went on the front.

I don't know if that helps at all.

StephBeanWed61502

Thanks Whitsy, it actually does help to hear what someone else did in this situation.

scarlettc27

I was totally thinking what Whitsy said, but your idea with the light ink on the black envelope sounds really pretty!  But I think if your wedding is not super, white tie formal, no inner envelope is totally fine.  

crash2729

We won't be having an inner envelope but we're putting who is invited on the RSVP card. 

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[QUOTE]We won't be having an inner envelope but we're putting who is invited on the RSVP card. 
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This is what I am doing as well.

tenofcups4me

Inner envelopes didn't come with the invitations for my first wedding (10 years ago). The wedding was formal, but the invitations were "modern formal" and oversized and an inner envelope wasn't even an option. We invited all guests with a guest and put "and Guest" on the outer for people who weren't in relationships.

I've never seen a pocketfold with writing on it. I don't necessarily think there's anything wrong with it, but I also don't think it's at all necessary.

harpsdesire

I'm just putting it all on the outer one.

StephBeanWed61502

Okay folks, sounds like consensus is I can put it on the outer envelope.  I will admit, I wasn't looking forward to attempting to write on the black (my handwriting is atrocious, so for the outer envelope we're using the "print in light gray from the printer and trace it in ink" approach, but we wouldn't be able to do that for the pockets), so I'm glad I don't have to!