 Invitations are an art of their own. The take a
lot of thought and talent in their design. After you have chosen
your Invitations according to the theme of your event, you them must
chose the message that you wish to express. Let us help you choose
your party or event themed invitation from our various sources. The
first impression a potential guest has of the event is the
invitation. The chart below is of the standard addressing etiquette
that has been in practice for most social occasions. |
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Addressing
Etiquette
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Outer Envelopes |
Inner
Envelopes
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Single Guests
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| Unmarried
Female |
Miss Jane Jones
or
Ms. Jane Jones
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Miss Jones and Guest
or
Ms. Jones and Guest
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Divorced Female-kept married name
(Smith) |
Mrs. Jane Smith
or
Ms. Jane Smith
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Mrs. Smith and Guest
or
Ms. Smith and Guest
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Divorced Female-back to married
name (Jones) |
Ms. Jane Jones |
Ms. Jones and Guest
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Widowed Female |
Mrs. Jane Smith
or
Mrs. John Smith
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Mrs. Smith (and Guest)
*never use ‘and guest’ if
recently widowed.
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CHILDREN
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Children under 18
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*Do not put on outer envelope Only list parents. |
And Kayla (1 child)
Kayla and Johnny (2+children)
*List by age-oldest first.
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Child 18 and over |
Miss Kayla Jones |
Miss Jones and Guest
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COUPLES
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Unmarried couples who do not live
together
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Miss Jane Jones
*the only name on the outer should
be the person who lives at the address.
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Miss Jones
Mr. Davis
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Unmarried couples who live together |
Miss Jane Jones
Mr. Carl Davis
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Miss Jones
Mr. Davis
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Married couples-*notice the use of
‘and’ to signify marriage in the following: |
Mr. And Mrs. Carl Davis |
Mr. And Mrs. Davis |
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Married Couple-She kept maiden name |
Mrs. Jane Jones
and Mr. Carl Davis
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Mrs. Jones and Mr. Davis |
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Married Couple-She has hyphenated
last name |
Mrs. Jane
Jones-Davis
and Mr. Carl Davis
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Mrs. Jones-Davis and Mr. Davis |
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Married Couple-She has a
professional title and he does not. |
Doctor Jane Davis
and Mr. Carl Davis
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Doctor Davis and Mr. Davis
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Married Couple-both are doctors |
Doctor Jane Davis
and Doctor Carl
Davis
or
The Doctors Davis
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The Doctors Davis |
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Married Couple-both are doctors
with different last names |
Doctor Jane Jones
and Doctor Carl Davis
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Doctor Jones
and
Doctor Davis
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Same sex Couples-list in
alphabetical order by last name |
Mr. Fred Smith
Mr. Mark Jones
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Mr. Smith
and
Mr. Jones
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MILITARY
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| He
is a commissioned officer |
Colonel and Mrs. Carl Davis |
Colonel and Mrs. Davis |
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He is a non-commissioned officer or
enlisted man |
Mr. And Mrs. Carl Davis |
Mr. and Mrs. Davis |
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He is a retired commissioned
officer |
Colonel and Mrs. Carl Davis |
Mr. and Mrs. Davis |
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She is a commissioned officer, he
is not |
Mr. and Mrs. Carl
Davis
or
Captain Jane Davis
and Mr. Carl Davis
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Mr. and Mrs. Davis
or
Captain Davis and Mr. Davis
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MISCELLANEOUS
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Judge
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The Honorable and Mrs. Carl Davis |
Judge and Mrs. Davis |
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Reverend |
Reverend and Mrs. Carl Davis |
Reverend and Mrs. Davis |
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