Junior, Senior and III question

aragx6

So my grandpa was John M Doe and his son (my uncle) is John M Doe as well -- so he's technically junior but I never have really seen him go by that designation (probably because my grandpa went by Jack, not John).

So grandpa dies and my uncle names his kid John M Doe as well, so he's the third, technically.

So should the invitation read:

Mr. and Mrs. John M Doe, Junior
Kid #1, Kid #2, John M III

Or should I just leave the junior/III designation off entirely?

LeiselEB

My grandpa, uncle, and cousin all have the same name. They've never used those titles, either, so we left them off the invites. 

Can you ask them what they prefer?

I'd lean towards leaving the titles off, but that's just from my experience. 

For what it's worth, I'm almost positive that when you spell out "junior" you don't capitalize the J. You only capitalize if you're abbreviating the title, which is also correct etiquette wise. 

aragx6

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[QUOTE]My grandpa, uncle, and cousin all have the same name. They've never used those titles, either, so we left them off the invites.  Can you ask them what they prefer? I'd lean towards leaving the titles off, but that's just from my experience.  For what it's worth, I'm almost positive that when you spell out "junior" you don't capitalize the J. You only capitalize if you're abbreviating the title, which is also correct etiquette wise. 
Posted by LeiselEB[/QUOTE]

I honestly think that's what I'm going to do.

And I actually thought the same thing about Jr./junior, but according to Crane's, the junior is capitalized -- I trusted them for everything else, so I figured to mainatain consistentcy I'd go with them for everything.

<a href="http://blog.crane.com/wedding-etiquette-how-to-address-your-envelopes/#In-Which-the-Man-is-a-Junior" rel="nofollow">http://blog.crane.com/wedding-etiquette-how-to-address-your-envelopes/#In-Which-the-Man-is-a-Junior</a>

coraleetbwed

Leisel B is correct about not capitalizing junior when it's written out and there's no comma before Roman numerals.

Lisa50

Even if your uncle is John M Doe, he may not be "Junior," technically.  My dad was James M Smith, my brother was James M Smith (no Junior or II).  Honestly,if your uncle doesn't use Junior at all, you should not put it on the envelope.