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Okay with no inner envelope?

nebullamanebullama member
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This may be an outdated question so please bear with me. :)  We are on a rather tight budget, so I am trying to save as much money as possible on our invitation suite. Our wedding will be what I think of as semi-formal to formal (Saturday evening, church ceremony, dinner reception), but not black tie.  The invites themselves will be in a classic style, with thermographic printing.

Is it okay to skip the inner envelope, or is that tacky?  I was also considering a belly band in place of the inner envelope.
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  • manateehuggermanateehugger member
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    You don't need inner envelopes or a belly band.

    I would say only 5/10 invitations we receive have more fluff beyond the invitation, an enclosure card, and the RSVP card. 
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  • AddieCakeAddieCake member
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    We didn't use inner envelopes, and I have never received an invitation that had one. Don't worry about them if they are not in your budget.
    What did you think would happen if you walked up to a group of internet strangers and told them to get shoehorned by their lady doc?~StageManager14
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  • nebullamanebullama member
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    Thanks, everyone for snapping me out of that moment of bridal neurosis. :)

    The inner envelopes would not put me over budget (including the extra postage), but would be pushing the upper limit, which I would prefer to avoid if possible.  For some reason I got worried that people might think it looked cheap or tacky to get a formal-ish invitation suite with only one envelope.  From the sounds of it though, that was a pretty silly thing to think.
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  • photokittyphotokitty mod
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    Save the money. Save the trees. Save the postage. No inner envelope! :)
    :kiss: ~xoxo~ :kiss:

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  • Maggie0829Maggie0829 member
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    We didn't have inner envelopes. I really never got the point of them. You can easily list who is invited on the outer envelope just like you can on the inner one and save yourself some time and money.

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  • MrandMrsParksMrandMrsParks member
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    edited December 2013
    We ordered our invitations from Minted.com without an inner envelope (and we're having a very formal wedding)-- it's an old fashioned tradition dating back to when outer envelopes would arrive coated in mud/grime. Now that we're in the 21st century, I think one envelope is just fine. :)
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  • SP29SP29 member
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    We used inner envelopes because we were provided with them for "free" (well, part of the order we paid for :P). But you don't need them. I've never received any other invitation that had an inner envelope. 
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  • mimiphinmimiphin member
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    I have never gotten an inner envelope so I wouldn't side eye it at all

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  • BlergbotBlergbot member
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    The tradition of doing this comes from two reasons: 1) When postmen rode around on horses, the letters tended to get all dirty. 2) you would put the person's name of who you were mailing it to on the outer envelope, one the inner you would use their full name and include any +1s or children.
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  • KittyKaty20KittyKaty20 member
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    I am resurrecting this, as I did not order inner envelopes, and will soon begin addressing our invites...

    Fortunately, I am inviting children, so any family invites would go to "The Smith Family" on the outer (only) envelope, right?

    How would I address the outer envelope to include a single +1?

    How would I address the outer envelope for a non-married couple, not living together, if I only know one half of said couple? (ie, a cousin, recently engaged to a man I haven't met yet.)

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  • vt&dtvt&dt member
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    We didn't use inner envelopes either.

    For families, we wrote "Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Family"

    For couples (anyone that considers themselves in a relationship)

    Mr./Ms. John/Jane Smith
    Ms./Mr. Jane/John White
    (I listed the person who lives at the address we mailed it to if they don't live together first, if they do live together, listed the man first)

    If you're sending to a couple and don't the name of the SO, talk to the person you know to find their name.  It may take some time, but (especially family or close friends in serious relationships) it means a lot to be invited by name.

    For a single with a +1, it's really awkward to write "and guest" on the envelope.  I filled out their RSVP card with their name + "and" to leave room for a guest's name.
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