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Most wedding invitations have two separate envelopes, the outer envelope and the inner envelope, which contains the actual invitations.  The following guidelines apply to addressing them:

• To a married couple

Outer: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart Brown

Inner: Mr.and Mrs. Brown

• To a married couple with children under eighteen

Outer: Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stuart Brown

Inner: Mr. and Mrs. Brown
            Jane and Paul

• To an unmarried couple at the same address(on formal invitation,Ms. is accepted, but not preferred)

Outer: Miss (or Ms.) Emily Jones

Inner: Miss (or Ms.) Jones
            Mr. Williams

• To a single woman(on a formal invitation, Ms. is accepted, but not preferred)

Outer: Miss (or Ms.) Emily Jones

Inner: Miss (or Ms.) Jones

 

• To a single man

Outer: Mr. John Williams

Inner: Mr. Williams
           

• To a widow, or a separate woman

Outer: Mrs. Walter Stuart Brown

Inner: Mrs. Brown
           

• To a divorcee who is still using her former husband's name (on a formal invitation, Ms. is accepted, but not preferred)

Outer: Mrs. (or Ms.) Smith Robertson or Mrs. (or Ms.) Barbara Smith Robertson (Smith being her maiden name)

Inner: Mrs.(or Ms.) Robertson
           

• To a married couple when the wife uses her maiden name

Outer: Ms. Emily Jones and Mr. John Williams (Both names are on the same line)

Inner: Ms. Jones
            Mr. Williams
            Mr. Williams

Outer: Dr. Julia  Trainer and Dr. Thomas McCray

Inner: Dr. Trainer
            Dr. McCray

• To a single man or woman and guest

Outer: Mr. John Williams

Inner: Mr.Williams and Guest

• To a married couple, both doctors

Outer: The Doctors Williams

Inner: The Doctors Williams