Are you ripping your hair out trying to figure out what to write on the outer and inner envelopes of your wedding invitations?
We know how much goes into planning a wedding, in fact the lists of tasks a Bride to Be must accomplish may seem endless. We thought we would throw together a little cheat sheet to help you along the way of addressing your invitations.
One thing to remember, the inner envelope is your opportunity to list exactly who you wish to invite to your wedding. Enjoy!
| IF THE ADDRESSEES ARE: |
APPROPRIATE ADDRESSING STYLE(S): |
|
| Married |
Formal Outer Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Casual Outer John and Jane Smith |
Formal Inner Mr. and Mrs. Smith Casual Inner John and Jane |
| Married with Children |
Formal Outer Mr. and Mrs. John Smith Casual Outer John and Jane Smith |
Formal Inner Mr. and Mrs. Smith Miss Jill Smith Casual Inner John and Jane Jill |
| Married, with the Woman Retaining her Maiden Name or Hyphenating |
Formal Outer Ms. Jane Brown-Smith Mr. John Smith Casual Outer Jane Brown Smith John Smith |
Formal Inner Ms. Brown-Smith Mr. Smith Casual Inner John and Jane |
| Married, with Husband as a Doctor |
Outer Dr. and Mrs. John Smith |
Inner Dr. and Mrs. Smith |
| Married, with Wife as a Doctor |
Outer Dr. Jane Smith Mr. John Smith |
Inner Dr. Smith Mr. Smith |
| Married, with Both Spouses as Doctors |
Outer Dr. Jane Smith Dr. John Smith |
Inner The Doctors Smith |
| Married, with Husband as a Judge |
Outer The Honorable And Mrs. John Smith |
Inner Judge and Mrs. Smith |
| Married, with Wife as a Judge |
Outer The Honorable Jane Smith Mr. John Smith |
Inner Judge Smith Mr. Smith |
| Married, with Husband in the Military with an Officer’s Rank |
Outer Major and Mrs. John Smith |
Inner Major and Mrs. Smith |
| Married, with Wife in the Military with an Officer’s Rank |
Outer Captain Jane Smith, U.S. Army And Mr. John Smith |
Inner Captain Smith Mr. John Smith |
| Single, Female |
Formal Outer Ms. Jane Smith Casual Outer Jane Smith |
Formal Inner Ms. Smith Casual Inner Jane |
| Single, Female, with Guest |
Formal Outer Ms. Jane Smith Casual Outer Jane Smith |
Formal Inner Ms. Smith and Guest Casual Inner Jane and Guest |
| Single, Male |
Formal Outer Mr. John Smith Casual Outer John Smith |
Formal Inner Mr. Smith Casual Inner John |
| Single, Male, with Guest |
Formal Outer Mr. John Smith Casual Outer John Smith |
Formal Inner Mr. Smith and Guest Casual Inner John and Guest |
| Unmarried, Living Together |
Formal Outer Ms. Jane brown Mr. John Smith Casual Outer Jane Brown Ann Smith |
Formal Inner Ms. Brown Mr. Smith
Casual Inner Jane John |
| Same Gender, Living Together or Same Sex Couples |
Formal Outer Ms. First Alphabetically Ms. Second Alphabetically Casual Outer First Alphabetically Second Alphabetically |
Formal Inner Ms. First Ms. Second Casual Inner First Second |