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Panic - Addressing Invite Etiquette!

Okay - so I'm printing off the envelopes now - HA screw writing them.. but I froze and I don't think my mom is right so I need my MB ladies to tell me-

For addressing a Family - do I go Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey K and Family or do I go Mr. and Mrs. Geoffrey K, Brittany O, and Maddie K? (Brittany has a different last name)

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Re: Panic - Addressing Invite Etiquette!

  • kara811kara811 member
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    edited December 2011
    Are Brittany and Maddie underage? If they are already over 18, they should really get their own invite. I am guessing Brittany is at least that since her last name is different? 

    Normally people put Mr. & Mrs. on the outer envelope and the kids' names on the inner envelope. Do you have those? In this case, I think "and family" is okay, although you'll have to check with other ladies who are better with etiquette than me. HTH! 
  • Beachy730Beachy730 member
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    edited December 2011
    I would avoid writing "&family" on any invites, because you'll be surprised at what some people consider to be "family."  You might send an invite like that to a family with a 15 and 13 year old, and they send it back for 8 people because they also their daughter's boyfriends and their inlaws who are living with them.  

    Like Kara said, you can write "Mr & Mrs John Smith" on the outside, then on the inner envelopy you could write "John, Jane, Brittany and Sarah."

    If you don't have inner envelopes then address the outside as:
    Mr. & Mrs John Smith
    Sarah Smith
    Brittany Jones

    If the kids have the same last name it would be:
    Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
    Sarah and Brittany Smith


    Also, over 18 should get their own invite as Kara said.
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  • edited December 2011
    Brittany is just at 18 (I think?) but still lives at home, she has a different last name because my now uncle is her stepdad.

    I guess I could just write her her own invite - even though part of me wants to save the $ on it - golly I sound cheap!

    Thanks ladies!
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  • tyleet87tyleet87 member
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    edited December 2011

    Honestly, I couldn't imagine sending everyone over 18 their own invite. I would be sending 3 invites to each household!

    If they lived elsewhere that's a different story.

    I didn't think about writing their names on the inside...that's a good point! :)

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  • calindicalindi member
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    edited December 2011
    Technically, you're supposed to send everyone over 18 their own invite, even if they're living at home.

    I would address it like DNBeach said:

    Mr. and Mrs. John Klein
    Madeline

    I didn't put last names for most kids, I put:

    Mr. & Mrs. Steven & Janet Smith
    Charlotte, James, & Davis

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  • AmandaSC1988AmandaSC1988 member
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    edited December 2011

    I agree with giving her own invite.

    I did have a question as I was reading this, I had always heard that you should address the invite like :

    Mrs. and Mr. LastName

    or

    Jill and John Lastname

    Apparently you are not supposed to seperate the man from his last name. I don't think anyone would care, but had anyone else ever heard of this?

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  • edited December 2011
    Thanks! I'm probably going to just send her her own invite, I mean really its one invite so I shouldn't be so anal about it. Thanks for the advice/etiquette help ladies I kind of just freaked and didn't know what to do. Your all always so helpful!
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