address wedding invitations..

Outer Envelope
Inner Envelope

Single Guests

Unmarried Woman over 18 or a

Divorced Woman who retains her maiden name
Miss (or Ms.) Amy Smithers
Miss (or Ms.) Smithers and Guest

Divorced Woman who uses her married name
Mrs. Amy Carter
Mrs. Carter and Guest

Unmarried or Divorced Man
Mr. Howard Croft
Mr. Croft and Guest

Couples

Married Couples
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Caldwell
Mr. and Mrs. Caldwell

Married Couple - when the woman kept maiden name
Mrs. Carol Thompson

Mr. John Sigenthaler
Mrs. Thompson

Mr. Sigenthaler

Unmarried couples who do not share the same residence. You should send the invitation to the closest friend
Miss (or Ms.) Amy Carter
Miss (or Ms.) Carter

Mr. Stevenson

Unmarried couples who live together address alphabetically by last name
Miss (or Ms.) Amy Carter

Mr. John Stevenson
Miss (or Ms.) Carter

Mr. Stevenson

Same gender couples - alphabetically by last name
Miss (or Ms.) Melissa Franklyn

Miss (or Ms.) Stella Ziegler
Miss (or Ms.) Franklyn

Miss (or Ms.) Ziegler

Children over 18 years old should be considered adults and receive their own invitation, even if still at the home of their parents who will also be invited to your wedding
Miss Amy Carter

or

Mr. Brian Atwater
Miss Carter and Guest

or

Mr. Atwater and Guest

Other

Judge
The Honorable Thurgood Thompson (If Single)

The Honorable and Mrs. Thurgood Thompson (If married)
Judge Thurgood

Judge Thurgood and Mrs. Thompson

Doctor (Medical)
Doctor Michael Stokes (If Single)

Doctor and Mrs. Michael Stokes (If married)
Doctor Stokes and Guest

Doctor and Mrs. Stokes

Doctor (Ph.D.)
Dr. Harry Keller
Dr. Keller and Guest

Married Woman Doctor
Doctor Patricia Neddles

Mr. Charles Lyons
Doctor Neddles

Mr. Lyons

Married Couple, Both Doctors
Doctors Sam and

Mary Hepler
The Doctors Hepler

Clergy
The Reverend Jeremiah Whetheral
The Reverend Whetheral

Officer - Male who is active duty or retired from the service
General and Mrs. Barry Lynch
General and Mrs. Lynch

Officer - Female who is active duty or retired from the service
Captain Sandra Kellerman, U.S. Army

Mr. Anthony Giminiani
Lieutenant Kellerman

Mr. Giminiani