Invitation Question

You would put Mr. John Doe on the outside and the inner would read, John Doe and Guest.

The outside envelope is traditionally a formal invite by using Mr or Mrs. The inner envelope usually is for their first names and this is where you would put guest.

The only time you would put guest on the outside address is when you may use a box and are not using inner and out envelopes. I hope this helps

thanks for the input, it helped a lot!

I know etiquette dictates that just the individual name goes on the outer envelope, with the 'and guest' on the inner; however, I'm putting the 'and guest' on both.

I was invited to a wedding a few years ago. The invitation was addressed just to me and I thought I'd been invited without a guest. I never looked at the inner envelope and didn't realize the 'and guest' was on that.

Tecnically, you're supposed to have Mr. John Smith on the outer and John Smith and Guest on the inner.

Edited for typos.

My calligrapher has a really helpful section on her website: Addresses

What we're doing is having Mr. John Doe on the outside envelope and then Mr. Doe and Guest on the inside.

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Posted by jenniesunshine

My calligrapher has a really helpful section on her website: Addresses

What we're doing is having Mr. John Doe on the outside envelope and then Mr. Doe and Guest on the inside.

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ditto

that site is really helpful - the instructions are clear and to the point.