For brides not doing inner envelopes..

How did you address your outer envelopes? I am not using an inner envelope and I am stuck on how to address the outer envelopes for families and for single people with guests. Did you put for example Mr. John Doe and Guest on the outer envelope? What about families that are being invited with kids? I did not plan to send each child their own invitation. Did you write their names as well on the outer envelope?

Thanks!

I was planning on doing it like this..

Mr. Jack Johnson & Guest

or

Mr. & Mrs. J. Johnson & Family

or

Mr. & Mrs. J. Johnson,
Emme & Max

My invitation lady told me:

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith

Mr. John Smith & Guest

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
Jane & Joe

Are we supposed to address the inner envelopes too? There are so many little details that needs to be done.

i did mr. & mrs. smith & family on my STD's i think i will do the same on the invites.

the inner envelope should have your address on it

so if there is a guest you put it on the outer envelope?
You don't write the kids last names? Just the first?
what if it is just one kid?

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
Jane

????

---

Posted by shell1879

i did mr. & mrs. smith & family on my STD's i think i will do the same on the invites.

the inner envelope should have your address on it

---

But if you say 'Mr & Mrs. Family' they wont take it as meaning thheir whole family husband, wife, kids, etc...Thats what Im scared of, what about 'Mr.John Doe & Wife'?

I am putting everyone's name on the envelope. that's how i've gotten invitations in the past when I was invited with my parents.

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
Mr. Joe Smith
Ms. Jane Smith

or

Mr. John Smith and Guest

and i have a few families that have 3 kids invited with them!!!

First off just my opinion but I DON'T think you should write on any envelope and Guest unless you absolutely have to. I would find out the names of the people they are bringing with the last name included.

I did no inner envelope and I addressed First names on the outer envelope (Ladies first) MISS, MS & MRS.

I didn't have children so I can't help you there. sorry

---

Posted by shcole08

so if there is a guest you put it on the outer envelope?
You don't write the kids last names? Just the first?
what if it is just one kid?

Mr. & Mrs. John Smith
Jane

????

---

4 lines if kids they go underneath the first names.

---

Posted by gemmifer

First off just my opinion but I DON'T think you should write on any envelope and Guest unless you absolutely have to. I would find out the names of the people they are bringing with the last name included.

---

I agree 100%. I did inner envelopes and still found out all the guests names so I could write their names on the inner instead of & Guest.

I hated getting & Guest on invites when DH and I were dating. All they had to was pick up the phone and call him and ask my name or shoot him an email if they really didn't know it.

---

Posted by missliss

---

Posted by gemmifer

First off just my opinion but I DON'T think you should write on any envelope and Guest unless you absolutely have to. I would find out the names of the people they are bringing with the last name included.

---

I agree 100%. I did inner envelopes and still found out all the guests names so I could write their names on the inner instead of & Guest.

I hated getting & Guest on invites when DH and I were dating. All they had to was pick up the phone and call him and ask my name or shoot him an email if they really didn't know it.

---

Very true. MY FSIL had a situation where her cousin wrote her name and guest...and FSIL was ENGAGED!! She was pretty ticked!

---

Posted by gemmifer

First off just my opinion but I DON'T think you should write on any envelope and Guest unless you absolutely have to. I would find out the names of the people they are bringing with the last name included.

I did no inner envelope and I addressed First names on the outer envelope (Ladies first) MISS, MS & MRS.

I didn't have children so I can't help you there. sorry

---

thats true. i only did 'and guest' if i let them bring someone i didnt know. for the others i wrote the guests name on the envelope.

---

Posted by gemmifer

First off just my opinion but I DON'T think you should write on any envelope and Guest unless you absolutely have to. I would find out the names of the people they are bringing with the last name included.

I did no inner envelope and I addressed First names on the outer envelope (Ladies first) MISS, MS & MRS.

I didn't have children so I can't help you there. sorry

---

Just make sure you get the correct name..

For my cousins wedding my invite was addressed to Miss Jessica Lastname and Jason...

My Fh name is Jashua. We had been together for 4 years at that time, so we had a good laugh about it.. But even when we got to the wedding, guess what his seating card said.... Thats right.. JASON.. lol i kept it..

---

Posted by escobooker

---

Posted by shell1879

i did mr. & mrs. smith & family on my STD's i think i will do the same on the invites.

the inner envelope should have your address on it

---

But if you say 'Mr & Mrs. Family' they wont take it as meaning thheir whole family husband, wife, kids, etc...Thats what Im scared of, what about 'Mr.John Doe & Wife'?

---

if you don't wish to invite kids just do mr. & mrs.

if kids are invited & family