Anyone NOT having inner envelopes for their invitations?

Original post by cluelessbride

Jul 13, 2004 08:58 AM

I'm not, is that weird? No tissue paper either.

christy Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:13 PM

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I didnt have one, and it was fine.

Shea Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:14 PM

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no inner envelopes, no tissue paper!

dkwife Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:19 PM

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Posted by laudipop

My invitations don't come with inner envelopes. I'm still trying to figure out the 'and guest' thing. I'm afraid it will look really strange on the outside.

OK, so everyone is wondering about the addressing on the outer envelope...
Actually, the 'and guest' thing looked great, the calligraphy was so beautiful, I don't see the big deal.
I had a few people that are engaged or in serious relationships who don't live together, their invitation was sent with both names to one address, I have received invitations this way as well (FH and I don't live together) and it's fine.
As for families, we put The Smith Family.
I hope this helps.

thiadora Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:38 PM

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No inner envelope or tissue for me either.

My mother and I are addresses the invites ourselves. She looked up on the internet what to do for families.

It said to address it this way for families with children under 18-

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
Josephine, Margaret, Samuel
123 Main Street
Anytown, USA 12345

Children 18 and older should get their own invitation (even if they live with their parents) (but can also all be on the same one- which I didn't know). If there are more than one at an address this is how they said to do it.

Misses Josephine and Margaret Smith
...

We didn't put 'family' only because we were afraid that some people might interpret that to mean anyone that it related to them. We also put 'and guest' on the outer envelope.

That said, we didn't completely follow 'the way it should be done,' because we're using brown ink.

Basically- do what feel right to you.

anjerandunder Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:46 PM

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Posted by cluelessbride

Good question - what to do about 'and guest' people?

i just received an invite and me and fh's names were on the outer envelope but she sent it to my address..i think that is fine..i've received outer envelopes with 'and Guest' on them..and what's with the tissue paper anyway..i am not going to have either..

sophie78 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:47 PM

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I am not using them. The owner of Mrs. John Strong, a really fancy invitation company said that she never uses them.

jvs77 Posted: Jul 13, 2004 12:50 PM

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Mine are envelopments (it opens up like a card with a little pocket for the response card, reception card, and map) - no inner envelope, no tissue paper. In my opinion, they are different, but not weird.

Annette Posted: Sep 17, 2004 12:44 PM

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Wow - so many ways to do one thing - mail invites. I designed my own invitations to an extent and my friend, who's a graphic artist, made them up and is working through a printer. We're using an inner envelope just for added protection and b/c we thought it was the norm, but never realized anything was printed on the inner envelope until last weekend when my mother showed me an invite that had her and my father's first names on the inner envelope. I'd never seen anything printed on an inner envelope before, believe it or not, and I thought this one she showed me was unique. Oh vell. We're not printing our inner envelopes & never thought of tissue paper so we're not using that, either. It's so much work to make/print/mail invitations ALONE, I feel we deserve a medal for getting it done at all.

angelbear217 Posted: Sep 17, 2004 12:50 PM

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Posted by jvs77

Mine are envelopments (it opens up like a card with a little pocket for the response card, reception card, and map) - no inner envelope, no tissue paper. In my opinion, they are different, but not weird.

Thats the type of invitation we're using too.

dpli Posted: Sep 17, 2004 12:52 PM

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I might have missed someone else answering this question, but the tissue goes over the print on the invitation itself. It is more of a traditional thing- it was used to sort of blot the ink if it wasn't 100% dry, so it wouldn't smudge everything else. Now, the printing techniques are so different that you don't really need it, but some people still use it because it is sort of a tradition.

I am using both tissue and inner envelopes, but mainly because they came with the invitations free of charge If I had to pay extra or made them myself with those kits, I would have omitted them. Also, you might get away with just one stamp if you don't use them- that postage adds up!

WinterBride2005 Posted: Sep 17, 2004 12:53 PM

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Mine do not come with the inner envelope- they are the 'french style' invite, so there really is no room for an inner envelope.

jrl0223 Posted: Sep 17, 2004 12:57 PM

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Posted by NYC04

mine do not come with inner envelopes or tissue paper. Supposedly it is not as common anymore, especially with higher end invitations.

That is exactly what the lady from Have You Heard told me. I was surprised because mine were higher end (which I didn't know until I already fell in love).