Envelope Wording for Wedding Invitations By Melissa Creed

	OUTER ENVELOPES	INNER ENVELOPES
	Single Guests
Unmarried Female	Miss Janet Smith or Ms. Janet Smith	Miss Smith and Guest or Ms. Smith and Guest
Divorced Female-kept married name (Smith)	Mrs. Beth Smith or Ms. Beth Smith	Mrs. Smith and Guest or Ms. Smith and Guest
Divorced Female-back to married name (Jones)	Ms. Amy Lee	Ms. Lee and Guest
Widowed Female	Mrs. Jane Smith or Mrs. John Smith	Mrs. Smith (and Guest) *never use ‘and guest’ if recently widowed.
	CHILDREN
Children under 18	*Do not put on outer envelope Only list parents.	And Emily (1 child) Emily and Tyler (2+children) *List by age-oldest first.
Child 18 and over	Miss Megan Willis	Miss Willis and Guest
	COUPLES
Unmarried couples who do not live together	Miss Lisa Owens *the only name on the outer should be the person who lives at the address.	Miss Owens Mr. Davis
Unmarried couples who live together	Miss Anna Davis Mr. Dave Jones	Miss Davis Mr. Jones
Married couples-*notice the use of ‘and’ to signify marriage in the following:	Mr. And Mrs. Carl Davis	Mr. And Mrs. Davis
Married Couple-She kept maiden name	Mrs. Beth Handy and Mr. Carl Davis	Mrs. Handy and Mr. Davis
Married Couple-She has hyphenated last name	Mrs. Beth Handy-Davis and Mr. Carl Davis	Mrs. Handy-Davis and Mr. Davis
Married Couple-She has a professional title and he does not.	Doctor Jill Owens and Mr. Bert Davis	Doctor Owens and Mr. Davis
Married Couple-both are doctors	Doctor Beth Davis and Doctor Bert Davis or The Doctors Davis	The Doctors Davis
Married Couple-both are doctors with different last names	Doctor Jill Owens and Doctor Bert Davis	Doctor Ownes and Doctor Davis
Same sex Couples-list in alphabetical order by last name	Mr. Adam Lewis Mr. Mark Smith	Mr. Lewis and Mr. Smith
	MILITARY
He is a commissioned officer	Colonel and Mrs. Bert Owens	Colonel and Mrs. Owens
He is a non-commissioned officer or enlisted man	Mr. And Mrs. Jim Walker	Mr. and Mrs. Walker
He is a retired commissioned officer	Colonel and Mrs. James Wilks	Mr. and Mrs. Wilks
She is a commissioned officer, he is not	Mr. and Mrs. Adam Owens or Captain Jane Owens and Mr. Adam Owens	Mr. and Mrs. Owens or Captain Owens and Mr. Owens
	MISCELLANEOUS
Judge	The Honorable and Mrs. Bill Davis	Judge and Mrs. Davis
Reverend	Reverend and Mrs. William Smith	Reverend and Mrs. Smith

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