what does 'alphabetical order' mean...

i mean, i'm not stupid - i know what alphabetical order is .... but when you have a place card for an unmarried couple, you put the two names on one card:

Mr. A
Ms. B

..... who goes on top, the guy, the girl, or whoever was actually invited (ie: our actual friend as opposed to their date)

... also, how do we alphabetize it?

Thanks

but say you invited a couple who aren't married...

and it's John Smith and Sally Brown...

you want to place it with the S's not B's.

that's what i thought

Thanks everyone

Formal etiquette actually says that the girl's name should be listed first if they're not Mr. & Mrs. So that's what I did

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Posted by Lsorrent

Formal etiquette actually says that the girl's name should be listed first if they're not Mr. & Mrs. So that's what I did

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so who would you alphabetize it by? his or her name (assuming he was invited and she is a guest)?

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
and i can do it backwards
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
(like honestly, i can recite it backwards.. my mother thinks its awesome and the 50 states in alphabetical order)



okay i'm being a smartass...


i'd do it by the last name or the person you invited. but if you invited a couple (like i did our neighbors)

mr bob smith and jane johnson
go by his name.. the mans name usually comes first.

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Posted by Im_My_Own_Princess

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
and i can do it backwards
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
(like honestly, i can recite it backwards.. my mother thinks its awesome and the 50 states in alphabetical order)



okay i'm being a smartass...

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seriously! smart@ss!!!!





thanks for the answer ... i guess i'll do something like that .... i'm sure the guests will suck it up and deal if it's not 100% proper

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

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Posted by Lsorrent

Formal etiquette actually says that the girl's name should be listed first if they're not Mr. & Mrs. So that's what I did

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so who would you alphabetize it by? his or her name (assuming he was invited and she is a guest)?

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Laura is right. And you alphabetize by girls last name. When FH and I go to events our card is always where my name would be, not his.

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

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Posted by Im_My_Own_Princess

abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz
and i can do it backwards
zyxwvutsrqponmlkjihgfedcba
(like honestly, i can recite it backwards.. my mother thinks its awesome and the 50 states in alphabetical order)



okay i'm being a smartass...

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seriously! smart@ss!!!!





thanks for the answer ... i guess i'll do something like that .... i'm sure the guests will suck it up and deal if it's not 100% proper

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ive never noticed how it was done before... if i didnt see it under Shauns name i would look under mine...

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Posted by runnerbride1023

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Posted by AwaitingAugust

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Posted by Lsorrent

Formal etiquette actually says that the girl's name should be listed first if they're not Mr. & Mrs. So that's what I did

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so who would you alphabetize it by? his or her name (assuming he was invited and she is a guest)?

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Laura is right. And you alphabetize by girls last name. When FH and I go to events our card is always where my name would be, not his.

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I alphabetized by the girl's name. Honestly, I wouldn't have known better had I not looked it up.....and I'm sure most people don't know.