Couples Outer envelope Inner Envelope
Married Mr. And Mrs. Jones Mr. And Mrs. Jones
Or
John And Mary*
Unmarried , who Miss Mary Jones
do not live together Only the name of the person Miss Jones
who lives at the address Mr. Smith
Or
Mary Jones
John Smith
Unmarried, who Miss Mary Jones Miss Jones
live together Mr. John Smith Mr. Smith
Married, And the Mrs. Mary Jones And Mrs. Jones And Mr. Smith
wife kept her Mr. John Smith
madden name
Married, And the Doctor May Smith And Doctor Smith And Mr. Smith
wife has a Mr. John Smith
professional title;
he does not
Married, And both Doctor Mary Smith And The Doctors Smith
have professional Doctor John Smith
titles Or
The Doctors Smith
Single Guests
Unmarried or Miss Mary Jones Miss Mary Jones
divorced women Or And Guest
Ms. Mary Jones Or
Ms. Mary Jones
And Guest
Divorced woman Mrs. Mary Jones Mrs. Mary Jones
that kept her Or And Guest
married name Ms. Mary Jones Or
Ms. Mary Jones
And Guest
Widowed woman Mrs. Mary Jones Mrs. Mary Jones
And Guest
(use personal judgment
on whether to add “And
guest”)
Children
Under the age of Mary
18 (children over (the child's name goes on
the age of 18 the line below the parents.)
should have their Or
own invitation.) Mary And John
(list children in age order)
Military
Commissioned Officer Colonel And Mrs. John Smith Colonel And Mrs. Smith
Colonel And Mary
Non-Commissioned Mr. And Mrs. John Smith Mr. And Mrs. John Smith
Officer/ Enlisted person
Retired Commissioned Colonel And Mrs. John Smith Colonel And Mrs, John Smith
Officer Colonel And Mary
Other
Judge The Honorable And Mrs. John Smith Judge And Mrs. Smith
Clergy Reverend And Mrs. John Smith Reverend And Mrs. John
Smith
* John And Mary can always be used in the inner envelope, it depends on how casual you would like
to be.
Married Mr. And Mrs. Jones Mr. And Mrs. Jones
Or
John And Mary*
Unmarried , who Miss Mary Jones
do not live together Only the name of the person Miss Jones
who lives at the address Mr. Smith
Or
Mary Jones
John Smith
Unmarried, who Miss Mary Jones Miss Jones
live together Mr. John Smith Mr. Smith
Married, And the Mrs. Mary Jones And Mrs. Jones And Mr. Smith
wife kept her Mr. John Smith
madden name
Married, And the Doctor May Smith And Doctor Smith And Mr. Smith
wife has a Mr. John Smith
professional title;
he does not
Married, And both Doctor Mary Smith And The Doctors Smith
have professional Doctor John Smith
titles Or
The Doctors Smith
Single Guests
Unmarried or Miss Mary Jones Miss Mary Jones
divorced women Or And Guest
Ms. Mary Jones Or
Ms. Mary Jones
And Guest
Divorced woman Mrs. Mary Jones Mrs. Mary Jones
that kept her Or And Guest
married name Ms. Mary Jones Or
Ms. Mary Jones
And Guest
Widowed woman Mrs. Mary Jones Mrs. Mary Jones
And Guest
(use personal judgment
on whether to add “And
guest”)
Children
Under the age of Mary
18 (children over (the child's name goes on
the age of 18 the line below the parents.)
should have their Or
own invitation.) Mary And John
(list children in age order)
Military
Commissioned Officer Colonel And Mrs. John Smith Colonel And Mrs. Smith
Colonel And Mary
Non-Commissioned Mr. And Mrs. John Smith Mr. And Mrs. John Smith
Officer/ Enlisted person
Retired Commissioned Colonel And Mrs. John Smith Colonel And Mrs, John Smith
Officer Colonel And Mary
Other
Judge The Honorable And Mrs. John Smith Judge And Mrs. Smith
Clergy Reverend And Mrs. John Smith Reverend And Mrs. John
Smith
* John And Mary can always be used in the inner envelope, it depends on how casual you would like
to be.
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