Etiquette For Mailing Wedding Invitations

For example your guests names should be written in full on outer envelopes.

Etiquette for mailing wedding invitations. Casual invitations for kids simple birthday party casual dinner party can be mailed 2-3 weeks ahead of the party date. 7 Etiquette Tips for Addressing Invitations Tip 1. Most new to tradition insist that wedding invitations be addressed in the most formal way possible Mr.

1552008 Traditional etiquette indicates the outer envelope of your wedding invitation should be more formal with titles andor full names while the inner envelope is more informal leaving out first names titles or last names. 772015 The following guidelines arent set in stone but will give you an idea of when to mail various types of invitations. Standard etiquette here is to send wedding invites 8-12 weeks in advance and even earlier if youre trying to get people to attend your destination wedding which may require four to six months or more advanced notice.

Traditionally it was used to keep the ink from smudging. Who is paying for the wedding. While most inks used these days wont smudge the tradition has continued.

Wedding etiquette on wedding invitations name order dictates that whoever is the host of the wedding -- he she or they -- should be on the top of the billing and is or are the person requesting for the presence of the guests. To a Married Couple This is the most traditional form of addressing an invitation. When you factor in response cards enclosure cards and reception cards some invitations are heavier than others.

Isnt included on the invite. Wedding invitations should include the full names of the couple marrying and those of the hosts if theyre different the place and time and thats it. Hand delivering wedding invitations used to be an etiquette no-no.

If you want to keep the tissue in the invitation suite place. A general rule of thumb is to mail wedding or formal event invitations 6-8 weeks in advance. 862020 A married couple same last name woman is a judge List both names on the same line.