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How to Address Your Envelopes
When addressing your invitation envelopes use your most elegant penmanship and use the following etiquette:
Outer Envelope
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Titles such as Doctor, Reverend, Captain, etc.
are not abbreviated unless lack of space
necessitates it -
Mister and Misses should be
abbreviated (Mr. and Mrs.) -
Do not use initials or nicknames; use full
names -
If an unmarried couple is living in the same
house their names should be on separate lines,
woman are always listed first -
Do not add "and family"; children's names are
listed on the inner envelope -
Write out the word "and"; do not use
symbols -
Suffixes are all properly proceeded by a
comma, including Roman numerals -
Junior and senior can be spelled out
(junior or senior - not capitalized) or
abbreviated (Jr. or Sr. - capitalized) use
whichever style you prefer -
When addressing the outer envelope write out
Street, Avenue, or Boulevard -
Completely spell out the state
name -
North
and South is written in full if it
proceeds the street name (123 South Main
Street); a comma is added after the street
name and an abbreviation is used if it comes
after the address (123 Cherry Street,
N.W.)
Inner Envelope
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Exclude the first names of the
recipients -
Children over the age of 18 should receive
their own invitation -
Omit children's names if they are not on
the guest list -
If an invitation to a single guest extends
to an unknown escort, address the inner
envelope with your friend's name followed
by "and guest" (guest should not be
capitalized, it is not a proper
noun) -
Write the first names of children to be invited below in order of age, oldest
first
See examples in our Invitation Guide - register to receive.
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