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Wedding
Invitation Etiquette
Addressing Envelopes
Outer
Envelopes:
1.
Use full names and formal titles. Do not
abbreviate.
2. Do not use symbols. Spell out the
word "and".
3. Do not use initials. Spell out all
names.
4. Do not write "and family" if children
are to be included in the invitation
(See #2 of Inner Envelopes).
5. Use figures only when writing house
numbers and zip codes. Ex: 1747
Second Avenue South
6. Write out the words "Street",
"Boulevard", "Avenue", etc.
7. Do not abbreviate state names.
Inner
Envelopes:
1.
Use full names and formal titles. Do not
abbreviate. Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Steven
Johnson
2. Type the first names of children to
be invited below the parents' names in
order of age. Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
Lisa, Adam, and Julia
3. Omit children's names if you are
planning an adult-only celebration.
4. If an invitation to a single guest
extends to an unknown
escort, address the inner envelope with
your guest's name followed by "and
Guest". Ex: Miss Andrews and Guest
Single
Outer Envelopes:
If
you have selected an invitation that
does not include an inner envelope or
choose not to use your inner envelope,
you may follow traditional addressing
rules for outer envelopes or create a
new way that works best for you.
1. For a traditional single outer
envelope address, include the names of
the children to be invited below the
parents’ names as on a standard inner
envelope.
2. Write “and guest” as it would have
appeared on an inner envelope.
Mailing Your Invitations:
1.
Mail all invitations at the same time,
six to eight weeks before the wedding
date, using first class postage. If you
are enclosing response cards in your
invitations, remember to include stamps
on the return envelopes.
2. Assembled invitations often require
additional postage. To avoid postage
delays and returned invitations, take a
completely assembled invitation to your
post office to determine proper postage.
3. Be sure to include a return address
on each outer envelope. Invitations
returned by the post office will allow
you to invite those individuals
personally.
4. You have mailed in time to get a RSVP
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