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When you are inviting a couple but do not know the spouses name? Can you say John Smith and wife or jane Smith and husband?
And when you are inviting the entire family…is it proper to say The Smith family.
when i was filling out my wedding invites and came across the same situtation i would write mr and mrs smith and when it came to the whole family i would write mr and mrs smith and family
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5 Responses to “In wedding invitations what is the etiquette for addressing envelopes?”
If it is the wife’s name you don’t know, address it to
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
If you don’t know the husband’s name, call someone and find out.
If you are inviting small children, address it to
Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and then write their names and the children’s name on the inner envelope.
If the children are teens or adults, it’s nice to send them their own invitations, adding "and guest" if you want to.
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By HorB on Oct 31, 2009
i think it would be Mr. and Mrs. Smith, or Mr. and Mrs. John Smith, and yes it would be The Smith Family, or John Smith and Family
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By danielle_belle_l on Oct 31, 2009
when i was filling out my wedding invites and came across the same situtation i would write mr and mrs smith and when it came to the whole family i would write mr and mrs smith and family
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By tinaharris28 on Oct 31, 2009
you can use this site
http://www.topweddingsites.com/wedding_invitations.html
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By butterbeer on Oct 31, 2009
Call the spouse you know well and ask "How does your wife/husband spell their name?" If it turns out that the first name is a really obvious one, you can claim to be double checking because so many people have unusual spellings these days…in general, the invitations are sent to:
Mr. and Mrs John Smith.
If he happens to be a doctor
Dr. and Mrs. John Smith
If SHE’S the sawbones,
Dr. and Mr. Smith
If both are Doctor Somethingorother
The Doctors Smith
Doctors John and Susan Smith
or
Doctor John Smith
Doctor Susan Goodwin-Smith
To include the whole family, the outer envelope would be addressed to the parents and the inner envelope would read
John and Susan Smith
John, Jr., Cassandra and Sarah
You list the children by age, oldest to youngest.
Saying "And Family" can present problems unless you are truly prepared for Susan’s Grandmother and John’s second cousin to show up….invite everyone by name. Adult children of the couple must be invited seperately, even if they are living at the same home.
If you really want to make children (especially girls) under about 12 feel special, send them their own invitation…and don’t be surprised if 10 or 15 years from now, you recieve a wedding invitation from one of those kids that looks remarkably like your own.
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Miss Manners’ Guide to Perfectly Proper Weddings
Miss Manners’ Guide to Excruciatingly Correct Behavior
By UppityBroad68 on Oct 31, 2009