Inner envelopes for invites

HappyEverAfter Posted: May 19, 2003 05:29 PM

Inner envelopes for invites

I am getting our invites ready to send to the calligrapher, and am wondering how to address my inner envelopes to married couples. Do I put the first names on the inner envelopes, ie the outter is to Mr. & Mrs. John Smith, and the inner envelope says John and Sue? Or do both say Mr and Mrs? I am confused

LisaT Posted: May 19, 2003 05:32 PM

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I would address them by what you normally call the couple, though Mr&Mrs is the formal way.

ssdare Posted: May 19, 2003 05:34 PM

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For more formal occassions you address the inner envelope: Mr. and Mrs. Smith and for more personal feel you can do first names: John and Sue or Aunt Sue.

littlecat Posted: May 19, 2003 05:51 PM

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I did Mr. & Mrs. with only the last name. No first name even for the single people with guest.

example

Outer: Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
Inner: Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Outer: Mr. John Smith and Guest
Inner: Mr. Smith and Guest

Outer: Dr. and Mrs. John Smith
Inner: Doctor and Mrs. Smith

yabbobay Posted: May 19, 2003 06:08 PM

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I opted for the more formal Mr and Mrs

Helene718 Posted: May 19, 2003 07:37 PM

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I addressed the inner ones using the names that I normally call them.

eternityawaits Posted: May 19, 2003 09:19 PM

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I think I'm going to use 'Aunt' and 'uncle' and such for the very close family, but everyone else is Mr. & Mrs.

weddingbelle Posted: May 19, 2003 11:31 PM

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I used Mr. & Mrs. on the inners too!

HappyEverAfter Posted: May 20, 2003 09:42 AM

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Thanks ladies, I was wondering what to do about the Aunt/Uncle invites. It feels too formal to me to address the inners to them as Mr and Mrs, good to know some of you did more informal names on the inner invites