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Etiquette for
Addressing Wedding Invitations |
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| COUPLES |
OUTER ENVELOPE |
INNER ENVELOPE |
| Married Couples | Mr & Mrs. Neil Baxter |
Mr. and Mrs. Baxter
or informally Amanda and Neil |
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Unmarried couples
- who don't live together |
Miss Mary Baxter
The only name on outer envelope should be the person who lives at the address |
Miss Baxter
Mr. Olson |
|
Unmarried couples
- who do live together |
Miss Mary Wei
Mr. Randy O'Grady |
Miss Wei
Mr. O'Grady |
|
Married Couple
- she has hyphenated last name |
Mrs. Mary Wei-O'Grady
and Mr. Randy O'Grady |
Mrs. Wei-O'Grady and Mr. O'Grady |
|
Married Couple
- She kept maiden name |
Mrs. Mary Wei
and Mr. Randy O'Grady |
Mr. O'Grady
and Mrs. Wei |
|
Married Couple
- She has a professional title, he does not |
Doctor Mary Wei
and Mr. Randy O'Grady |
Doctor Wei and Mr. O'Grady |
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Married Couple
- Both have professional titles |
Doctor Mary Wei
and Doctor Randy O'Grady or The Doctors O'Grady |
The Doctors O'Grady |
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Married Couple
- Both have professional titles but with different last names |
Doctor Mary Wei and Doctor Randy O'Grady | Doctor Wei and Doctor O'Grady |
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Same sex couples (male)
- list them in alphabetical order by last name |
Mr. Sean Arnold
Mr. Les Taylor |
Mr. Arnold
Mr. Taylor |
|
Same sex couples (female)
- list them in alphabetical order by last name |
Mrs. Bonnie Messner
and Mrs. Trina Winter |
Mrs. Messner and Mrs Winter |
|
Same sex couples (male)
- with same last name |
The Messrs. Sean and Les Taylor | The Messrs. Taylor |
|
Same sex couples (female)
- with same last name |
The Mesdames Bonnie and Trina Messner | The Mesdames Messner |
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"and Guest"
Address invite to a single friend He/She doesn't know who he/she is bringing |
Ms. Thomasina Wolff | Ms. Wolff and Guest |
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"and Family"
No need to mention children on the outer envelpe only on the inner |
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wirth |
Mr. and Mrs. Wirth
Brad, Tammy and Sunshine |
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Adult Brothers
- living at the same address |
The Messrs. James and Mark Black | The Messrs. Black |
|
Adult Sisters
- living at the same address |
The Misses Susan and Elaine White | The Misses White |
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Adult Brother and Sister
- living at the same address |
Mr. Wayne Wong & Miss Natalie Wong | Mr. Wong & Miss Wong |
| Single Woman | Miss Jane Seaton | Miss Seaton |
| Single Man | Mr. Don Scissons | Mr. Scissons |
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Divorced or Widowed Woman
- with children |
Mrs. or MS. Linda Okito |
Mrs. or MS. Okito
Ryan and Brayden |
|
Children
- under age 18 |
Do not put on outer envelope.
Only list the parents |
1 child
- Nicole 2+ kids - Kevin and Hannah List by age, oldest first |
|
Child age 18+
- should receive own invitation |
Miss Andrea Mah | Miss Mah and Guest |
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Relatives
- Outer is formal - Inner is what you call them |
Mr. and Mrs. Christopher Wirth | Uncle Chris and Aunt Matilda |
| Reverend | Reverend and Mrs. Keith Fleming | Reverend and Mrs. Fleming |
| Priest | Father Patrick Ogilvie | Father Ogilvie |
| Rabbi | Rabbi and Mrs. David Mahlberg | Rabbi and Mrs. Mahlberg |
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Elected Officials
- Governor, Mayor, Judge, etc |
The Honourable and Mrs. Samuel Magill | Judge and Mrs. Magill |
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