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Printing my own
wedding invitations
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Q. I
am printing my own wedding invitations. There is only an
outer envelope. How is that handled? How do I address the
envelope when a friend is invited to bring a guest?
A. I
looked in several references for this, but found nothing
strict.
Formal invitations normally have inners, and informal do not.
However, informal sometimes mention the guests' names inside,
like a letter would (i.e., "Dear Mr. and Mrs. Johnson, You
are invited..."), which would eliminate the need for specific
addressing on the outer.
Because it has only been relatively recently that brides and
their families had the in-home capability to print a formal
invitation, there probably is still some lee-way in the
etiquette on this subject.
I can think of two basic ways to handle the situation.
Perhaps one will seem more appropriate for your specific
circumstances.
~ You could address the outer with the name and notation: Mr.
Thomas Johnson and guest
However, though practical, in some areas "and guest" is not
considered polite, even on the inner envelope. The strict
etiquette answer to that seems to be to try and find out the
name of the guest first and use that instead. Mr. Thomas
Johnson and Miss Jennifer Smith (even if they do not reside
at the same address)
That would be practical with someone who is steadily involved
with a particular person, but less so for a truly "single"
guest who might have a few different guest choices. So, you
would need to think about how this would work with the
particular single guests you are inviting.
~ You could address the invitation to the person: Mr. Thomas
Johnson
then contact them personally to make sure they know they are
welcome to bring a guest. This might work better for a guest
who has no steady relationship, and/or if your local social
climate and guest list are
more casual.
Best wishes--
Foreverwed.com expert-- Sara L. Ambarian
author of "A Bride's Touch: A Handbook of Wedding Personality
and
Inspiration"/ creative consultant/ custom bridal designer
mailto:sara@www.foreverwed.com
For more wedding information:
http://www.foreverwed.com/~sara
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