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lovetruly06 · August 2011

Print the address on your invites? FI's mom says I should hand write them but I don't think my wrighting is that nice.

Also did you address them as MR. or MS. because I sarted the invites and I was chosing not to do that, but was wondering if it was "bad mannors".

beterrel · August 2011

Yes, I printed the address on my invites. I don't think my writing's all that either.

I addressed them as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith for a married couple and Mr. Smith and Ms. Doe for an unmrried couple.

lmalear01 · August 2011

I used clear labels. I did seal and send invites and they would not work going through the printer. I also addressed my Married couples as Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and my unmarried couples as Mr. John Smith and Ms. Jane Doe.

rcj2rcd · August 2011

I handwrote them. For married couples: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith For unmarried couples: Ms. Jane Brown Mr. John Smith For married couples with different last names: Mrs. Jane Brown and Mr. John Smith Do a search on the Etiquette board for more examples.

Sue-n-Kevin · August 2011

I printed them on my printer using the Chopin Script, which is the same script I used for all the rest of my printed items.

It's not hard to do on the envelopes themselves. You have to use Microsoft Word to change your paper size, then limit the area it prints on by setting top, left and right borders. I ran the print on plain paper before changing my printer feeding tray width to make sure it would appear where I wanted on the envelopes. I also printed my return address on the back flap and my own address on the RSVP envelopes.

- Measure your envelope width and top to bottom height
- go to Microsoft word and click on File, then Page Setup
- The page that comes up has 3 tabs, click on "paper" tab first
- the drop down box at the top is pre-filled with "letter". Click the arrow and scroll down to the "custom" size
- Then enter the exact width and height of your envelopes with the flap down
- Click OK
- go to File then Page set up again. This time use the "margins" tab
- set the top margin so the print will appear roughly 1/3 to 1/2 of the way down the envelope front
- set the left tab for about about 1/3 of the way from the left side of the envelop
- you don't really need to set a right tab, but I set about 1/2 inch
- set the bottom to about 1/2 inch
- before clicking OK you should see in the inset box an example of your enevelope and where the print will be
- run a test on a plain sheet of paper before changing the width on your document feeder of your printer. Hold that up to the envelope to make sure the print is on the part of the envelope you want to print on.
- change your printer feeder width to that of your envelopes
- each envelope has to be fed one at a time, so yes, it takes a while. But I was very pleased with the results.

You have to repeat this with your RSVP envelopes and the back flap of the inivitation envelope (if you don't want to use labels for that)

I checked with Martha Stewart Weddings website first. Martha said it was OK to do this if your handwriting is not up to your own standards.

Hope this helps.

Good luck.

emarston1 · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_did-this?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:cf6ccea7-507a-4d31-a7eb-561859f9b005Post:445181b5-841d-4fc1-bb31-9fcbe10a4557">Re: Did you do this?</a>:
[QUOTE]For married couples: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith For unmarried couples: Ms. Jane Brown Mr. John Smith For married couples with different last names: Mrs. Jane Brown and Mr. John Smith Do a search on the Etiquette board for more examples.
Posted by rcj2rcd[/QUOTE]
This. But I did wrap around labels instead of handwriting them.

abbeylynne06 · August 2011

I just wrote them myself. I don't have great handwriting, but it's legible and I figured no one would really care.

It's not proper etiquette, but I did not address to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, mostly because I cannot stand that the woman's name is completely gone from the title, and she assumes all of her husband's name, with her own replaced just by 'Mrs'. But I might be a crazy feminist like that : ) I think I usually just put Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith... or skipped the Mr./Mrs. altogether

cmusmiles85 · August 2011

I used clear labels as well.

Jashley05 · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_did-this?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local Wedding BoardsForum:88Discussion:cf6ccea7-507a-4d31-a7eb-561859f9b005Post:06e9e89a-f19b-4d8c-8057-70910f291271">Re: Did you do this?</a>:
[QUOTE]I printed them on my printer using the Chopin Script, which is the same script I used for all the rest of my printed items."

I used Chopin Script too!

I printed directly on the envelopes, because my handwriting is not that great. I never really gave it much thought if someone would be care whether it's hand written or not. If someone is offended over an envelope, they have bigger fish to fry. As long as you go with what you want, that is all that matters!

zulamay · August 2011

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/local-wedding-boards_michigan-detroit_did-this?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Local%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:88Discussion:cf6ccea7-507a-4d31-a7eb-561859f9b005Post:2cf057cc-2a71-4ebc-a000-1643e19005d2">Re: Did you do this?</a>:
[QUOTE]I just wrote them myself. I don't have great handwriting, but it's legible and I figured no one would really care. It's not proper etiquette, but I did not address to Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, mostly because I cannot stand that the woman's name is completely gone from the title, and she assumes all of her husband's name, with her own replaced just by 'Mrs'. But I might be a crazy feminist like that : ) I think I usually just put Mr. and Mrs. John and Jane Smith... or skipped the Mr./Mrs. altogether
Posted by abbeylynne06[/QUOTE]

<div>I'm glad to know I'm not the only one who thought this. Although I confess to having written "Mr. & Mrs. John Doe" The ladies who didn't change my name confused the heck out of me though....so it ended up being Mr. John Doe & Ms. Jane Deer! </div>

jolla92126 · August 2011

I printed labels; doing so is not proper etiquitte. I'm okay with that.

I also did not address people as Mr. & Mrs. John Doe. It's sexist, so I didn't do it that way. I did alphbetical by last name, then first.

Mrs. Jane Doe and Mr. John Doe

Mr. John Doe and Ms. Jane Smith

larzhope · August 2011

printed directly on the envelopes, mr. and mrs. john smith

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