I learned something new today about invitation addressing.

I brought my envelopes for calligraphy today and I have to email them my guest list this week. The sales person told me somethings I didnt know:

There is a distinction between how you address the 'guests' of single people:

A single WOMAN invited with a guest is invited as:
Ms. Jane Doe and Escort

A single MAN invited with a guest is invited as:
Mr. John Doe and Guest

All MALES UNDER 16 are invited as:
Master John Doe

All FEMALES UNDER 16 are invited as:
Miss Jane Doe

The word 'Escort' is rather formal and almost sounds like a female guest has to hire someone to go with her to a wedding but I sort of like it!

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I knew the part about the kids, but I didn't know about 'and escort'

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where was this post a few hours ago when I was doing our placecards...I finally gave the cut off age for Master at 13.
This is great!

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Sorry I couldn't help you sooner!

Lemme tell you something. I have had Crane's Wedding Blue Book next to me for the past 3 months and I still hear different things from different people.

My issue is that I love and appreciate formality to a fault. People think I am nuts to worry and concern myself with this kind of thing. I don't want cute. I don't want 'It's OK.' I want formal. I am asked why I care about hand versus computer if people throw out the envelopes. I tell them 'Because I am the bride and I said so and if YOU aren't paying, keep your big trap SHUT.'

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i like the 'escort' thing as well - it sounds cool to me.

this is something i learned today as well....

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Ew, I think escort sounds scary. I wouldn't want that if I was single!!

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Yeah, unfortunately, 'escort' has a negative connotation due to the classy way we like to call prostitutes, but apparently it is proper.

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I didn't know about the escort title. If I had a friendwho brought a guest I just put the guests name on the card as well.

My nephew got a kick out of being called Master Connor B...!

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We are really trying to find out the name of the guests who we are inviting with guests. There are very few. If we cannot touch base with them by the time I email the list to the calligrapher, then we will do the above option.

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Escort sounds sexist to me!

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I did a little research. According to the dictionary, an ESCORT is:

1 a (1) : a person or group of persons accompanying another to give protection or as a courtesy

(2) : the man who goes on a date with a woman

Doesn't sound sexist to me. I just think we all associate escorts with hookers and male prostitutes.

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I've never heard of that, interesting....

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Very intersting. Will have to book mark this for when it is my turn!!!!

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wow! interesting

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IMHO if i received an invitation with escort I would think it's alittle weird. But it probably is the proper way. I put guest on all my invites.

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I didn't know any of those. Great tip though so thanks!!

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Escort does sound funny to me (because of the prostitute and hooker titles) but if i got one that said that I would assume I wasnt up on etiquette and it was the proper way...THanks for the info!

PS-love the Master part