| Invitation Etiquette Questions Helpful Hints for the Bride and Groom |
- ETIQUETTE QUESTIONS
Other than friends, the groom's family and my family, who should
receive wedding invitations?
- Send invitations to the members of the wedding party and their
parents. It is also appropriate to include the officiant and his/her
spouse. All children over the age of sixteen should receive their
own invitation. Plan to order an additional twenty-five invitations to
allow for the unexpected. It is less expensive to buy extras now.
- Should I have a return address printed on the back flap of the
invitation's outer envelope?
- Yes! The U.S. Postal Service suggests that all first-class mail have a return address. It gives the
wedding guest an address to which to send a reply (if you don't use reply cards) or a gift. Also, it
ensures that you will know if the invitation does not reach its destination as it will be returned to the
sender.
- It is not proper to include with your wedding invitation any card that mentions gifts you expect to
receive. Let friends and family spread the word on where you are registered.
My fiancé and I have had several showers and other parties given in our honor. Therefore, some
friends have given us more than one gift. Can we write one thank you note to cover both gifts, or
does each gift require a separate note?
- Gifts given at separate parties require separate thank you notes. If you use preprinted thank you notes
to immediately acknowledge that a gift was received, always follow up with a hand written note to the
gift giver. These notes should be written no later than two months after the wedding.
How do you address the outer envelope of an invitation to a married couple if the woman has
kept her maiden name?
- If the woman kept her name, address the envelope with both names on the same line if space permits:
Mr. William Greenberg and Ms. Laura Vargas
28 Brookview Avenue
- For an invitation to an unmarried couple living together, list their names alphabetically on separate
lines without "and":
Mr. William Greenberg
Ms. Laura Vargas
28 Brookview Avenue
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