Invitation etiquette question..

jaygeejay · August 2014

Hey ladies! My wedding is in March next year. Although I'm not sending out invitations for a few months, I was working on the guest list last night and started thinking about how they should be addressed. My situation is this:

My aunt and uncle have two adult children living in their home still and of course I intend to invite all of them: My aunt and uncle, my two cousins and also my cousin's significant others. I'm just not sure how to write that on an envelope. I know I need to address everyone that is invited by name, but that would have six people's names on the envelope. Maybe I am over thinking this... Suggestions please!

Thanks!

ctr24 · August 2014

I would send 3:

Aunt and Uncle

Cousin 1 and SO

Cousin 2 and SO

misshart00 · August 2014

Everyone over 18 gets their own invitation so you would be sending 3 to this house.

Edit: and even if they're not over 18, go ahead and send separate invitations since you're inviting SOs.

jaygeejay · August 2014

Haha ok! Thats what I thought originally, but my fiance said that sounded wrong. I'm glad I checked on here! Thanks!

RebeccaFlower · August 2014

You shouldn't be sending out invites until 8 weeks before you wedding. Do you mean save the dates?

Whatever it is, send three. Each adult should get their own.

jaygeejay · August 2014

As I said in my original post, I will not be sending these for a few months. Just getting prepared.

RebeccaFlower · August 2014

When you say few, I hope you mean like four.

jaygeejay · August 2014

Save the dates by Sept 30 and invitations out by Jan 15 is my timeline.

RebeccaFlower · August 2014

That sounds good. In my world, a few is three or less.

doeydo · August 2014

RebeccaFlower said:

That sounds good. In my world, a few is three or less.

To me, a few is 3 or maybe more and a couple is two.

huskypuppy14 · August 2014

sjlammert said:

Save the dates by Sept 30 and invitations out by Jan 15 is my timeline.

Perfect timeline.

For save the dates, you don't have to send them to everyone, and you can send one per household.

I actually sent save the dates to all adults, so some households got multiple, but it's not a requirement.

Make sure each couple gets their own separate invitation when they go out.

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