| Depending on who you are sending a wedding | | | | above but you would also add the first name of |
| invitation to, there are various etiquette rules for | | | | the children under the names of the parents on |
| addressing the inner and outer envelope. The | | | | the inside envelope. Remember that the proper |
| outside of the envelope is usually more formal | | | | etiquette is to use only the first names of the |
| than the inner envelope. The outer envelope uses | | | | children on the wedding invitations. |
| the tile and full name of the invitee. Since the | | | | If you are inviting a single female, use Miss |
| outer envelope is usually formal, how should you | | | | Daphne Horten and if you are inviting a single male |
| address this envelope to various guests? | | | | friend, use Mr. Alex Doe. On the inside envelope |
| Usually, when you address an outer envelope to a | | | | you can indicate whether they can bring a date |
| couple that is married, use the husband's full name | | | | by writing their name and adding "and Guest." If |
| and use Mr. and Mrs. For example, you would | | | | you do not want to have an extra person at the |
| address an envelope to a married couple: Mr. and | | | | wedding that you might not know, leave the "and |
| Mrs. Vincent Chandler. However, you would not | | | | Guest" part off of the inner envelope. If you have |
| use such formal etiquette on an invitation that | | | | a single friend that is divorced, use the name that |
| you send to your close relatives. If this is the | | | | she kept. If she decided to go by her maiden |
| case, on the invitation you send to a close loved | | | | name, you may put Miss and not Ms. in front of |
| ones by the name you typically call them such as | | | | her name. |
| Aunt Katie and Uncle Vincent. | | | | If one of your guests has a title such as judge, |
| What if you want to invite a couple that is not | | | | doctor or any military title, use the proper title in |
| married but they are living together? There is still | | | | front of the individual's name on the outside |
| etiquette that you can use in order to address | | | | envelope. Etiquette states that only the title and |
| the inner and outer envelopes of the wedding | | | | last name should be on the inside envelope. |
| invitation. On the outside of the envelope, use | | | | Wedding envelope etiquette may seem confusing |
| Miss for the female instead of Mrs. On the outer | | | | in the beginning but writing addresses on wedding |
| envelope you can write Miss Daphne Horten and | | | | envelopes is actually not that hard. It might help |
| Mr. Alex Doe. | | | | you to list your guests according to who is |
| If you would like to address the invitation to your | | | | married, who is living together, those with a title |
| wedding to the couple as well as their children, | | | | and so on so you do not have to switch formats |
| there is another format that you can use. You | | | | too often. |
| would address the outer envelope as described | | | | |