Envelope Addressing
Tips
Save the date addressing is the same as invitation addressing
Add your return address on the back of the envelope close to top on flap, small and on as few lines as possible
Addressing style should match well with the formality of your event
Man's first name should never be separated from his last name.
Writing guests names on the same line means they are romantically involved
Writing guests names on separate line means they are NOT romantically involved
Children still living at home – if they’re over 18, should receive their own wedding invitation
Titles
Men
Mr - If over 18
Name only - If under 18
Women
Ms - If over 18
Name only - If under 18
Mrs - If married
Guest Names Guide
MARRIED COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Gemmell
MARRIED COUPLE WITH CHILDREN
Mr. and Mrs. Robin Gemmell
Eve and David (children on second line)
MARRIED BUT WOMAN KEPT MAIDEN NAME
Mr. Robin Gemmell and Mrs. Hayley Smith
UNMARRIED COUPLE
Mr. Robin Gemmell and Ms. Hayley Smith
SAME-SEX COUPLE
Address either person first
UNMARRIED - Mr. Robin Gemmell and Mr. Charles Smith
MARRIED - Mr. Robin Gemmell and Mr. Charles Gemmell
UNMARRIED PERSON AND PLUS ONE
Ms. Hayley Smith and guest
SINGLE MAN
Mr. Robin Gemmell
SINGLE WOMAN
Ms. Hayley Smith
DIVORCED WOMAN
Referred to as “Ms.” and by whichever last name she decided to keep after the divorce.
Ms. Hayley Smith
WIDOW
Retains her husband’s last name, and a “Mrs.” title.
Mrs. Hayley Gemmell
NONBINARY
Ask guests how they identify and what title they’d like to use. You can also always just use a first and last name for someone if you're not sure of their title.
Hayley Smith
IF ONE SPOUSE A DOCTOR
Doctor Hayley Gemmell and Mr. Robin Gemmell
IF BOTH SPOUSES ARE DOCTORS
The Doctors Gemmell
DISTINGUISHED TITLES
Titles should not be abbreviated.
If a couple has different titles, you list the one that “outranks” the other first.
If either person in a couple has a distinguished title, but their spouse does not have a distinguished title, then the person with the title is listed first.
Honourable Judge Hayley Gemmell and Captain Robin Gemmell, Royal Marines.