How to address invitation?

aekeyk4

A friend of my family is getting married 7 weeks before us. I was planning on sending out our invitations the week before her wedding. How should I address her invitation?  With her maiden name, in the chance that she gets it before her wedding, as in

Ms. First name Maiden name
Mr. Husband Last name

or with her married name as in

Mr. and Mrs. Husband Last name

and assume she gets it after their wedding?

Or should I just wait and send theirs after their wedding to avoid the mess all together?

Any advice?

lyndausvi

Do you know for sure she is changing her name?

If yes, I would send it with her married name, it not then use her maiden name.

squirrly

I have the same situation.  I'm worried with the HM, etc., that she won't see it for a while, so I'm actually going to mail hers a week or so early, with her maiden name on it. 

MyNameIsNot

I'd just send it with her maiden name, and if you're sure she's changing her name, put her married name on the place card.

aerinpegadrak

I'm sure she's going to be getting mail in her maiden name for quite a little while after the wedding.  If you're not sure that she's changing her name, I'd stick with the maiden.

But I think even before the wedding, if you're sure she's changing her name, you could send it to Mrs. Marriedname, and she'd probably get a smile out of it.  I know I always get a tiny thrill when I use FI's Vons card and the checker calls me Mrs. Hislast.  But I would only do that if you're absolutely sure she's going to change her name.