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Addressing
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Instructions
for Addressing, Folding, and
Mailing Your Wedding Invitations
Addressing Your
Wedding Invitation Envelopes
When addressing your
wedding invitation envelopes, use your most elegant penman
ship or improve plain handwriting with special calligraphy pens. Address your envelopes
according to the following etiquette.
Inner Envelopes
Exclude the first names of the recipients.
Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
Write the first names of children to be invited below the parent's names in order of age.
Ex: Mr. and Mrs. Stevens
Lisa, Adam and Julia
Children over the age of 16 should receive a personal wedding invitation.
Omit children's names if you are planning an adult-only wedding celebration.
If a wedding invitation to a single guest extends to an unknown escort, address the inner
envelope with your guest's name followed by "and guest."
Ex: Miss Andrews and Guest
Outer Envelopes
Use full name and formal titles. Do not abbreviate.
Do not use symbols. Spell out the word "and."
Do not use initials. Spell out all names.
Do not write "and family" if children are to be included in the
wedding invitation. (See
Inner Envelopes)
Use figures only when writing house numbers and zip codes.
Ex: 1747 Second Avenue South
Write out the words "Street," "Boulevard," and "Avenue,"
etc.
Single Outer Envelopes
If you have selected
a wedding invitation that does not include an inner
envelope or choose not to use your inner envelope to reduce mailing costs, you may follow
traditional addressing rules for outer envelopes or create a new way that works best for
you.
For a traditional single outer envelope address, include the names of
children to be invited to the wedding below the parent's names as on a standard inner envelope.
Write "and guest" as it would have appeared on an inner envelope.
For a more creative way to address single outer envelopes, enclose a note with your
invitation welcoming an escort or telephone friends to obtain the names of their escorts
and send them personal invitations.
Assembling Your
Wedding Invitation
After the
wedding invitation is folded, the protective tissue is placed over the
printed invitation wording. The wedding reception card is always placed next to the
wedding invitation with other
enclosures in front of that. Insert all enclosures with the printed side up.
If the printed
invitation wording is on the inside of a single fold wedding invitation,
enclosure cards should be placed inside.
If the wedding invitation is folded once with the printed wording on the front,
enclosures are placed in front of the invitation.
If the wedding invitation is an accordion fold, french fold or tri-fold,
enclosures are placed inside the second fold. Before a response card is inserted, the card
should be tucked under the flap of the response envelope.
Stuffing Your Envelopes
The wedding invitation is inserted in the inner envelope with the folded edge
first and the printed invitation wording or cover design facing you.
Once enclosure cards are inserted, the inner envelope is placed, unsealed,
in the outer envelope with the front of the inner envelope facing you.
Mailing Your
Wedding Invitations
Mail all wedding invitations at the same time, four to six weeks before the
wedding date using first class postage. Eight weeks is usually suggested for out of town
guests. If you will be enclosing response cards in your wedding invitations, remember to include
stamps on the return envelopes as well.
Often, assembled
wedding invitations require additional postage. To avoid postal
delays and returned wedding invitations, take a completely assembled wedding invitation to your post
office to determine proper postage.
Be sure to include a return address on each outer envelope. Invitations
returned by the post office will allow you to invite those individuals personally.
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