Tips and Advice For Wedding Invitations By Gabriel Stiller

Wedding invitations need to be handled with great care and a certain degree of etiquette when you are sending them out. Whether you are sending out the invitations yourself or getting your wedding planner to do them for you, you need to follow some basic rules for wedding invitations. Even of your wedding is not very formal, a basic level of etiquette is expected by your guests.

Start by addressing the envelopes. This is the first glimpse that your guests will have of the invitation so you need to make sure you get it absolutely right. If you are sending an invitation to a married couple, you should address the enveloped to Mr. and Mrs. X where X is the name of the husband. Therefore, if you sent an invitation to Thomas Smith and his wife, the envelope would be addressed to Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Smith. Since wedding invitations are generally formal, always use full names and not nicknames while addressing the envelopes. For example, the envelope should be addressed to Mr. Thomas Smith and not Mr. Tom Smith.
At the same time, invitations sent out to close family members need not be formal. You can address them in any way you choose. You can use nick names like Uncle Tom or Aunt Mabel.

You may also come across a situation where the couple live together but are not married. In such a scenario, a good option is to address the envelope to Mr. Thomas Smith and Miss Karen Green. Make sure your wedding planner is aware of what to do in such a situation.

If you are addressing an invitation to a guest who is single, you can address it just that person. However, if you would like them to bring along someone else, you could address the envelope by writing your single guest's name and adding the term "and guest". For example, you could address the envelope to Mr. Thomas Smith and Guest.

When you are inviting a married couple along with their children, just address the envelope to the couple on the outer envelope and add in the children's names on the inner envelope. Invitations sent out to a guest who has been divorced should use whatever name the person has decided to retain. In case they have gone back to using their maiden name, address the invitation accordingly.

If any of your guests are doctors, judges or belong to the defense forces, make sure you address the envelopes using their formal titles on the outer envelope at least. These simple rules can guarantee that all your guests will feel respected.

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