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Addressing
Your Wedding Invitation Envelopes
Single
Guests
Outer
Envelope
Inner
Envelope
Single
Woman over 18
(or Ms.) Jill Murray
Miss (or Ms.)
Murray and Guest
or a Divorced Woman who
retains her maiden name Miss
Divorced
Woman who uses her
Mrs.
Jill Samson
Mrs.
Samson and Guest
married name
Couples
Outer
Envelope
Inner
Envelope
Married
Couples
Mr. and Mrs. George
Crandle
Mr. and Mrs.
Crandle
Married
Couple - when the
Mrs. Carol Smith
Mrs.
Smith
woman kept maiden name
Mr. John
Jackson
Mr.
Jackson
Unmarried
couples who live
Miss (or Ms.) Jill Gamble
Miss (or Ms.) Gamble
together address alphabetically Mr.
Josh Howard
Mr. Howard
by last name
Same gender couples
Miss
(or Ms.) Jane Aldridge
Miss
(or Ms.) Aldridge
alphabetically by last name
Miss (or Ms.) Cindy Clearwater
Miss (or Ms.) Clearwater
Children over 18 years of age should
be considered adults, and will thus receive their own invitation, even
if they
are residing at the home of their parents who will are also invited to
your
wedding.
Children
under 18 years of age may
receive their own invitation or be added to their parents invitation. Addressing a child should be “Miss” for girls
and “Master” for boys.