Address help please?!

Blambert01022010

Helping my sister do Bridal Shower invitation, it's a couple's wedding shower.So when addressing the invitation should it be to the woman or woman and man? for example; Mr. and Mrs. Jane Doe. Also I have one couple who mine as well be married, lived together for 11 or s years but never married how to I address this invitation?

LeiselEB

If the invitation is meant for two people, it needs to be addressed to two people. "Mr. and Mrs. Jane Doe" is not at all correct. 

"Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" is the formal way of saying Jane and John Doe. 

If you want both names on the invitation, Mr. and Mrs. Jane and John Doe is correct because you never separate a man's first from his last name. 

You could just do Jane and John Doe if this is not a formal shower. 

For unmarried couples living together, these are your options:

Mr. John Smith

Ms. Jane Doe

Ms. Jane Doe and Mr. John Smith

Some people will tell you that "and" between a couple's name implies marriage, which is not true most of the time. Emily Post advises putting couples living together on one line with "and" between.

Blambert01022010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_address-help-please?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:03e03d68-993c-4e81-8d51-b4e325b110cdPost:5339fb58-ed5c-44dc-bd56-3325252f64a3">Re: Address help please?!</a>:
[QUOTE]If the invitation is meant for two people, it needs to be addressed to two people. "Mr. and Mrs. Jane Doe" is not at all correct. <strong> "Mr. and Mrs. John Doe" is the formal way of saying Jane and John Doe.  If you want both names on the invitation, Mr. and Mrs. Jane and John Doe is correct because you never separate a man's first from his last name.</strong>  You could just do Jane and John Doe if this is not a formal shower.  For unmarried couples living together, these are your options: Mr. John Smith Ms. Jane Doe Ms. Jane Doe and Mr. John Smith Some people will tell you that "and" between a couple's name implies marriage, which is not true most of the time. Emily Post advises putting couples living together on one line with "and" between.
Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]
Alright, got it! Thanks for the help :)

coraleetbwed

I think it's just easier to do Mr. and Mrs. John Doe.

dinahiser

Any tips on inviting couples to a couples shower when they dont live together but you really are only close friends with one?