postcard invite

jessicarabbit501 · January 2010

I'm sending an invitation that's a postcard and we're having guests RSVP online or by phone. Should I address the invitations to "Mr. John Smith and Guest" or is there another way of doing this?

squirrly · January 2010

Just be aware - postcard invites come across as very, very informal. Simple envelopes don't cost much, protect your invitation from the machines at the postoffice and the rain, and convey much more formality. The postage isn't THAT much more.

If you are inviting your guests with "and guest" it would be:

Mr. John Smith
Guest
123 Sesame Street
City, State
ZIP

Only married couples go on the same line joined by and. Unmarried couples go on separate lines.

janedoe1113a · January 2010

I agree that postcards are very informal.

jessicarabbit501 · January 2010

I'm not really too concerned about what the invitation conveys or the cost of postage. I just want something that isn't bland like a regular invitation. They're just a little too dull for me and FI's taste and make our wedding seem much more traditional than it actually is going to be. It's an informal destination wedding, thats really all people need to know.

For a fair amount of guests, I'm not sure who the guest will be. Do I still need to put

Mr. John Smith

Guest

123 Street

Anytown, USA 00000

"Guest" just looks kind of ridiculous.

jessicarabbit501 · January 2010

For the record, it's an informal wedding. Hence, the reason we're sending a postcard. We don't all want formal weddings. That being said does anyone else have advice about how to list people's names? I don't care for advice about what type of wedding I'm having or what my postcards conveys. That's not what I'm asking a question about.

squirrly · January 2010

Well, "Guest" is what you put if you don't know their name. Call Mr. John Smith and ask him if there's a particular name.

squirrly · January 2010

Also - there are a lot of really gorgeous, not boring invitations out there that are nicer than postcards. Really, if I got a postcard invite to a wedding, I might not take it seriously at all.

http://www.mygatsby.com/product.jsp?ProductID=414665

MyNameIsNot · January 2010

If they are dating someone who's name you just don't know, you should call/email them and ask them for the name. FB snooping can be helpful for this too.

If they are truly single, you are supposed to enclose a note saying they can bring along a date, but actually writing "& guest" is ok too.

TurtlesAllTheWayDown · January 2010

Mr. John Smith
Guest
Address

Why does that look ridiculous? That's the proper way to do it.

janedoe1113a · January 2010

Either put:

John Smith
Guest

Or call the people and get the name of their guest.

And there was no need to be snippy. If you didn't want us to say something about your postcard invitations (which I'm sure you knew we would), you shouldn't have included that in your OP. That fact was not relevant to the post.

tyingthe.knot · January 2010

I love the postcard idea .. but maybe you want to use it somewhere else ... I am planning on using postcards as well .. but I may use it as place cards.

By the way have you found a place to get postcards ? I would be interested in finding a place to buy ... a place to buy would be a museum.

good luck!

squirrly · January 2010

I tell my high school volleyball players when physicals, meetings, etc. are by postcard. I wouldn't invite anyone to any party I might host via postcard. Definitely not a wedding. Whether the style of the party is formal, you're enteringa legal union with your FI for the rest of your lives. I think that deserves an envelope.

janedoe1113a · January 2010

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_postcard-invite?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:39257298-3a0a-4fe9-b8be-3e921e99f603Post:d480a0ec-d50b-4026-bec9-da9ec90a2b33">Re: postcard invite</a>:
[QUOTE]I tell my high school volleyball players when physicals, meetings, etc. are by postcard. I wouldn't invite anyone to any party I might host via postcard. Definitely not a wedding. Whether the style of the party is formal, you're enteringa legal union with your FI for the rest of your lives. I think that deserves an envelope.
Posted by squirrly[/QUOTE]

Well said and I completely agree.

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