Help with Names on Invitation Envelopes

Re: Help with Names on Invitation Envelopes

• kristinanddan member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Yes you are supposed to address the inner envelope as well.
  
  If the outer says: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
  123 Main Street
  Town, State Zip
  
  The inner says: Mr. and Mrs. Smith
  
  
  As for guests, if you can't find out the name of the guest ahead of time, then you address the outer to Mr. John Smith and the inner to Mr. Smith and Guest
  

  

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• Kris0816

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  I had this big list of all the formality you are supposed to use when addressing them. After doing a few when my FI and I were writing them out we said forget it! We formally adressed the outer envelopes and them made the inside informal - us really I guess lol. I wrote Aunt ___ and Uncle ___. Also the names we call our friends like our best man we all call Flash (his name is really Anthony). I think you can do whatever you want and works for you! I don't have the patience for all the formal crap and frankly people tear it open and throw it out, but that's just me.

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• kinobeano member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  Thanks!  It's amazing how much I'm still learning about this whole process

  

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• ssage member

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  We were informal with the inner envelopes (not as informal as Kris0816).
  
  We did first and last names so:
  
  John and Cathy Smith
  John Smith and Cathy Jones
  John Smith and Guest
  
  didn't matter how they were related to us (or not related )
  
  but yes, you really should address the innver envelope

  

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• chrisnjay05212010

  

  March 2011 edited December 2011

  my mom was being super picky about etiquette and she was handwriting all the invites, so i let her do it.
  
  We did the same as Kristin
  

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