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Five Steps To Follow When Addressing A Wedding Invitation
Although I make my own invitations for almost everything, I have seen some that I love.
What is upsetting is those beautiful wedding invitations are sent with labels on them.
YUK! When you receive a wedding invitation you subconsciously determine what the event will be like.
A nice announcement puts you in the frame of mind for a nice wedding or wedding reception.
So how do you address these beautiful invites.
Here are 5 basic points when addressing a wedding invitation.
- Put the return address on the flap or left hand corner.
Either will work.
I usually put the name on too.
Some will just use the address.
Both are proper etiquette.
But an address must be on the envelope. - If you are using two envelopes, the outside is the formal.
Inside will list guest, or children's names.
If you are sending to aunt and uncles it would read: Uncle John and Aunt Ruth.
If they have children at home the children's names go on the envelope.
Names are placed oldest to youngest.
Any child over 18 can receive their own invitation.
If you don't want children at the wedding or reception do not put names on the envelope.
This tells your guests that it is an adult event. - You don't have to use two envelopes, The tradition of two envelopes started years ago.
A horseman delivered the announcements and the outside would get dirty so they used two envelopes.
Today it is more environmentally friendly to just use one.
You may even choose a seal and send wedding invitation.
These don't use any envelopes and you have a post card for the RSVP. - When using one envelope the outside envelope will have all names.
You will put the Mr.
and Mrs.
On the first line.
Children are put on the second.
The children are listed oldest to youngest with a comma between names.
If there are too many children you can say family.
It is best to put the names on the envelope. - The proper etiquette when using informal first names is to put the woman's name first.
This allows the man's first and surname to remain together.
For example Ruth and Tom Baker, this keeps Tom Baker together without separating his surname.
I have addressed my invitations on my printer for years and have found it to work beautifully.
The use of labels on invites should be avoided.
Find someone will good penmanship if you are not going to match them to your invitation on the printer.