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Anyone know the correct way to address the invitation to a judge?

RB23 Posted:

Anyone know the correct way to address the invitation to a judge?

Is it Judge and Mrs. Edward Smith..
or

Mr. and Mrs. Judge Edward Smith..

????
Suzannebride Posted:

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Maybe you can throw an Honorable in there too!

hmpena Posted:

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I think it is Honorable Judge ___ ____

LisaJill Posted:

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Perhaps The Honorable John Smith and Mrs. Jane Smith?

BHW Posted:

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I would use Honorable (or Hon.-not sure if it gets abbreviated) instead of Judge. I'm pretty sure that's what we did.

SomethingBlu Posted:

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Wedding INVITATION ENVELOPE WORDING

Unsure of how to address wedding invitations? Below are various examples of the wording for formal wedding invitation outer and inner envelopes.

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

BlondeJD Posted:

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When I address things to the court, it's always The Honorable John Smith but I'm not sure if that's correct for invitations though
akaMrsT Posted:

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We had to do this

The Honorable and Mrs. Sterling Johnson, Jr.

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