inviting non-married couples

Cranly

This is what I understand - but let me know if I'm mistaken - I just wanted to make sure: 

- when inviting two people that live together, we address the outer envelope to both of them

- when inviting someone who has a significant other, but does not live with them, I address it to the person on the outer envelope, then on the inner envelope put both their names.  (ie, I have a friend Trey who was engaged, but does not live with her.  I don't really know her, but she would of course be invited.  It is addressed just to him, but her name would go on the inner envelope.)

Does that seem correct?

Thanks!

wittykitty14

I did that on a case by case basis.  Most of the time I wrote down both names on the outer envelope, even if they weren't living together.  Sometimes I did both just on the inner though.  I'm not quite sure what etiquette dictates, but I personally don't think that there's anything wrong with only putting both of them on the inner envelope. 

Jen4948

wittykitty14 said:

I did that on a case by case basis.  Most of the time I wrote down both names on the outer envelope, even if they weren't living together.  Sometimes I did both just on the inner though.  I'm not quite sure what etiquette dictates, but I personally don't think that there's anything wrong with only putting both of them on the inner envelope. 

I don't either.  If I have both addresses, I may issue separate invitations to each but list both on the inner envelope.  If I have an address for only one, then I issue it to that one and list both names on both envelopes.

itzMS

wittykitty14 said:

I did that on a case by case basis.  Most of the time I wrote down both names on the outer envelope, even if they weren't living together.  Sometimes I did both just on the inner though.  I'm not quite sure what etiquette dictates, but I personally don't think that there's anything wrong with only putting both of them on the inner envelope. 

I did this, too.

OP, the one thing to be careful with is if the couple would be "offended" if addressing to both implied they lived together. I know some religions and cultures are very strict still about not living together until marriage. Obviously, that's a pretty rare scenario in today's day and age.

So I agree, case-by-case basis

AddieCake

We did both names and mailed it to the person we are closest to.