Invitation Wording - Helpful Chart!
SINGLES
Type of Guest : Single Guests Unmarried female
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Susan Walters
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Walters (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Divorced female, uses married name
Outer Envelope : Mrs. Victoria Franklin
Inner Envelope : Mrs. Franklin (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Divorced female, uses maiden name
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Shannon Ford
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Ford (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Unmarried male
Outer Envelope : Mr. Thomas Lynx
Inner Envelope : Mr. Lynx (and Guest)
COUPLES
Type of Guest : Married Couples
Outer Envelope : Mr. and Mrs. Paul Freedman
Inner Envelope : Mr. and Mrs. Freedman
Type of Guest : Married Couple - woman kept maiden name
Outer Envelope : Mrs. Lisa Morris
Mr. Greg Morgan
Inner Envelope : Mrs. Morris
Mr. Morgan
Type of Guest : Unmarried couples who do not live together - send to the closest friend
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Michelle Wright
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Wright
Mr. Lewis
Type of Guest : Unmarried couples who live together - alphabetical by last name
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Rose Abbott
Mr. Timothy Cochran
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Abbott
Mr. Cochran
Type of Guest : Same gender couples - alphabetical by last name
Outer Envelope : Mr. Bradley Davidson
Mr. David McDonald
Inner Envelope : Mr. Davidson
Mr. McDonald
CHILDREN
Type of Guest : Children Child under age 18
Outer Envelope : Nothing on outer envelope
Inner Envelope : David, Alexis, and Sarah (first names only, oldest to youngest)
Type of Guest : Children over 18 - should receive their own invitation, even if still at home
Outer Envelope : Miss Abigail Bishop or
Mr. Kyle Smith
Inner Envelope : Miss Bishop (and Guest) or
Mr. Smith (and Guest)
MISCELLANEOUS
Type of Guest : Judge
Outer Envelope : The Honorable and Mrs. Al Root
Inner Envelope : Judge and Mrs. Root
Type of Guest : Clergy
Outer Envelope : The Reverend Donald Pinker
Inner Envelope : The Reverend Pinker
Type of Guest : Doctor (medical)
Outer Envelope : Doctor Benjamin Fry
Inner Envelope : Doctor Fry (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Doctor (PhD)
Outer Envelope : Dr. Benjamin Fry
Inner Envelope : Dr. Fry (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Married Woman Doctor
Outer Envelope : Doctor Susan Goodman
Mr. Scott Goodman
Inner Envelope : Doctor Goodman
Mr. Goodman
Type of Guest : Married Couple, Both Doctors
Outer Envelope : Doctors Robert and Laurie Stephens
Inner Envelope : The Doctors Stephens
Type of Guest : Officer - Man (active or retired)
Outer Envelope : Colonel and Mrs. Jeremy Scott
Inner Envelope : Colonel and Mrs. Scott
Type of Guest : Officer - Woman
Outer Envelope : Lieutenant Beth Adams, U.S. Navy
Mr. Christopher Adams
Inner Envelope : Lieutenant Adams
Mr. Adams
Type of Guest : Single Guests Unmarried female
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Susan Walters
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Walters (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Divorced female, uses married name
Outer Envelope : Mrs. Victoria Franklin
Inner Envelope : Mrs. Franklin (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Divorced female, uses maiden name
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Shannon Ford
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Ford (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Unmarried male
Outer Envelope : Mr. Thomas Lynx
Inner Envelope : Mr. Lynx (and Guest)
COUPLES
Type of Guest : Married Couples
Outer Envelope : Mr. and Mrs. Paul Freedman
Inner Envelope : Mr. and Mrs. Freedman
Type of Guest : Married Couple - woman kept maiden name
Outer Envelope : Mrs. Lisa Morris
Mr. Greg Morgan
Inner Envelope : Mrs. Morris
Mr. Morgan
Type of Guest : Unmarried couples who do not live together - send to the closest friend
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Michelle Wright
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Wright
Mr. Lewis
Type of Guest : Unmarried couples who live together - alphabetical by last name
Outer Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Rose Abbott
Mr. Timothy Cochran
Inner Envelope : Miss (or Ms.) Abbott
Mr. Cochran
Type of Guest : Same gender couples - alphabetical by last name
Outer Envelope : Mr. Bradley Davidson
Mr. David McDonald
Inner Envelope : Mr. Davidson
Mr. McDonald
CHILDREN
Type of Guest : Children Child under age 18
Outer Envelope : Nothing on outer envelope
Inner Envelope : David, Alexis, and Sarah (first names only, oldest to youngest)
Type of Guest : Children over 18 - should receive their own invitation, even if still at home
Outer Envelope : Miss Abigail Bishop or
Mr. Kyle Smith
Inner Envelope : Miss Bishop (and Guest) or
Mr. Smith (and Guest)
MISCELLANEOUS
Type of Guest : Judge
Outer Envelope : The Honorable and Mrs. Al Root
Inner Envelope : Judge and Mrs. Root
Type of Guest : Clergy
Outer Envelope : The Reverend Donald Pinker
Inner Envelope : The Reverend Pinker
Type of Guest : Doctor (medical)
Outer Envelope : Doctor Benjamin Fry
Inner Envelope : Doctor Fry (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Doctor (PhD)
Outer Envelope : Dr. Benjamin Fry
Inner Envelope : Dr. Fry (and Guest)
Type of Guest : Married Woman Doctor
Outer Envelope : Doctor Susan Goodman
Mr. Scott Goodman
Inner Envelope : Doctor Goodman
Mr. Goodman
Type of Guest : Married Couple, Both Doctors
Outer Envelope : Doctors Robert and Laurie Stephens
Inner Envelope : The Doctors Stephens
Type of Guest : Officer - Man (active or retired)
Outer Envelope : Colonel and Mrs. Jeremy Scott
Inner Envelope : Colonel and Mrs. Scott
Type of Guest : Officer - Woman
Outer Envelope : Lieutenant Beth Adams, U.S. Navy
Mr. Christopher Adams
Inner Envelope : Lieutenant Adams
Mr. Adams
