Addressing Invites

MarjorieFrank Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:05 AM

Addressing Invites

When addressing the envelopes for your wedding, are you planning on using your guests' birth name or nickname? I feel like since it's a wedding and a very formal event I should be using their formal names, but then I feel a little weird because they don't really go by that name, they go by their nickname.

For example,
Nick vs. Nicholas
Connie vs. Concetta
Sal vs. Salvatore
Jay vs. Jason

christine2010 Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:06 AM

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i will be using birth names on the outer & inner envelopes.

RitasEngaged Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:10 AM

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I will be using there full name - i think it is more formal that way

GiannisWifey Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:13 AM

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I will be using their formal (birth) names....I don't like the way Val and Dan sound on wedding invitations.....

Jna2010 Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:41 AM

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birth name, its definitely more formal this way

blessed18 Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:43 AM

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definitely birth name!!

MarjorieFrank Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:47 AM

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OK great, I am glad you guys agree with me!!
I feel a little funny asking people what their real names are though lol, but I definitely want to do it this way.

Lsorrent Posted: Aug 27, 2009 09:52 AM

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Birth names definitely.......it's a formal event.

StaceYums81 Posted: Aug 27, 2009 10:55 AM

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you are definitely supposed to use their full name as far as I know...

stinenandy2010 Posted: Aug 27, 2009 10:57 AM

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Posted by Lsorrent

Birth names definitely.......it's a formal event.

ita

you could also just write 'Mr. & Mrs. J. Smith'

JAAMS Posted: Aug 27, 2009 03:11 PM

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I'm going to go with birth name too.. although I feel a little funny as well, because I have nEVER in my life called many of them by their birth names