ADDRESSING INVITATIONS (with poll)

DanaMZ Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:31 PM

ADDRESSING INVITATIONS (with poll)

Ok, again I'm sure this was posted before, but I coln't find the post, so - If an outer envelope is printed:

Mr. & Mrs. John Jones
555 Cross Road
New York, NY 12121

How would you write the inner envelope?

Mr. & Mrs. John Jones

or

John & Mary Jones

or something else?

Thanks

johnsae Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:33 PM

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well, first of all you should write out New York (not NY) and you shouldn't use &....it should be 'and'

so I voted for 'other' it should be John and Mary Jones

palebride Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:34 PM

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I tried to make the inner envelopes more personal and only wrote first names on them...so I wrote John & Mary on the inner

M&LSept1606 Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:35 PM

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I found this web site. They say you shouldn't write first names on the inner envelope.
addressing invites

GsCM4EVA Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:44 PM

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i voted the first way Da....
Are u sending out invites soon???????????????????????/!!!!!!!

DanaMZ Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:45 PM

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Posted by johnsae

well, first of all you should write out New York (not NY) and you shouldn't use &....it should be 'and'

so I voted for 'other' it should be John and Mary Jones

Thanks -Of course I would spell out the state and 'and', I was just being lazy....it was more for the names

DanaMZ Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:46 PM

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Posted by JeanineHubert

i voted the first way Da....
Are u sending out invites soon???????????????????????/!!!!!!!

Yes. Just picked them up yesterday!

SummerBride06 Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:50 PM

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it should be Mr. and Mrs. Jones--no first names. OR if you want to be more casual, use ONLY the first names

DanaMZ Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:50 PM

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Posted by M&LSept1606

I found this web site. They say you shouldn't write first names on the inner envelope.
addressing invites

Thank you. That is very helpful.

CLMon7906 Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:54 PM

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Posted by DanaMZ

Ok, again I'm sure this was posted before, but I coln't find the post, so - If an outer envelope is printed:

Mr. & Mrs. John Jones
555 Cross Road
New York, NY 12121

How would you write the inner envelope?

Mr. & Mrs. John Jones

or

John & Mary Jones

or something else?

Thanks

the real answer? ANY WAY YOU WANT TO.

If you are trying to be formal, then it's Mr. John and Mrs. Mary Jones on the inside......
If you are trying to be normal, then John and Mary Jones

I've heard a good rule of thumb is to be formal on the outside and casual on the inside....use nicknames, relationship titles (aunt mary)....anything goes on the inside...the outside is where you have to sweat it. hth

GsCM4EVA Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:55 PM

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Posted by DanaMZ

Posted by JeanineHubert

i voted the first way Da....
Are u sending out invites soon???????????????????????/!!!!!!!

Yes. Just picked them up yesterday!

OMG....I cant wait to open it!!!
LoL

DanaMZ Posted: Mar 20, 2006 08:58 PM

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OMG....I cant wait to open it!!!
LoL

Yay - I can't wait to mail them out!

camerakrazie Posted: Mar 20, 2006 09:07 PM

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i say the first way.....

sr081906 Posted: Mar 20, 2006 09:31 PM

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I always HATE when I see Mr. and Mrs John Smith. Although I believe this is the 'formal' way to do it. It's like the woman is now the 'property' of the husband and cease to have her own identity.

So, I would address to either:

Mr and Mrs Smith
Or
John and Mary Smith

IMO

evnme Posted: Mar 20, 2006 10:20 PM

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i voted for other

if the outer says Mr. and Mrs. John Jones
the inner should say
Mr. and Mrs. Jones

jenntony Posted: Mar 21, 2006 10:53 PM

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i am doing mine a little more personalized and informal and just doing their first names because it is formal on the outside with their last names already

CC59 Posted: Mar 22, 2006 03:09 PM

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Either one is fine...I did some Mr. and Mrs..... and others with just the first names

cindyandkevin Posted: Mar 22, 2006 03:16 PM

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Same as what's on the outer, Mr. & Mrs. John Jones

MissingTheBGene Posted: Mar 22, 2006 03:18 PM

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Posted by palebride

I tried to make the inner envelopes more personal and only wrote first names on them...so I wrote John & Mary on the inner

Same for us. We keep the inner more casual, but for those we really didn't know, or if we called them 'Mr. & Mrs.' in person (like ILs of siblings), we did 'Mr. & Mrs. Jones' on the inner envelope.

The outers were all 'Mr. and Mrs. John Jones'