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Addressing Wedding Invitations Etiquette

Now that you have your unique wedding invitations and wedding programs – what is the proper way to address these invitations, otherwise known as wedding invitations etiquette? Here are traditional, formal guidelines to help you put your address list together for properly addressing invitations and envelopes. Although theses are the traditional guidelines in addressing and wording wedding invitations, they are just that - guidelines, so feel free to add your own style and flair.

(All names & surnames included in the list below are fictitious)

	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
Single Guests

Unmarried female	Miss (or Ms.) Susan Vassallo	Miss (or Ms.) Vassallo (and Guest)
Divorced female, uses married name	Mrs. Victoria Vella	Mrs. Vella (and Guest)
Divorced female, uses maiden name	Miss (or Ms.) Mariza Mizzi	Miss (or Ms.) Mizzi (and Guest)
Unmarried male	Mr. Thomas Grech	Mr. Grech (and Guest)

Couples

Married Couples	Mr. and Mrs. Paul Abela	Mr. and Mrs. Abela
Married Couple - woman kept maiden name	Mrs. Lisa Peresso Mr. Carl Mallia	Mrs. Peresso Mr. Mallia
Unmarried couples who do not live together - send to the closest friend	Miss (or Ms.) Michelle Gauchi	Miss (or Ms.) Gauchi Mr. Abela
Unmarried couples who live together - alphabetical by last name	Miss (or Ms.) Rose Caruana Mr. Manuel Borg	Miss (or Ms.) Caruana Mr. Borg
Same gender couples - alphabetical by last name	Mr. Robert Mifsud Mr. David Mifsud	Mr. Mifsud Mr. Mifsud

Children

Child under age 18	Nothing on outer envelope	David, Alexis, and Sarah (first names only, oldest to youngest)
Children over 18 - should receive their own invitation, even if still at home	Miss Abigail Formosa or Mr. Scheryl Zammit	Miss Formosa (and Guest) or Mr. Zammit (and Guest)

Miscellaneous

Judge	The Honorable and Mrs. Sammut	Judge and Mrs. Sammut
Clergy	The Reverend Donald Sultana	The Reverend Sultana
Doctor (medical)	Doctor Warren Demanuele	Doctor Demanuele (and Guest)
Doctor (PhD)	Dr. Warren Demanuele	Dr. Demanuele (and Guest)
Married Woman Doctor	Doctor Susan Falzon Mr. Albert Falzon	Doctor FalzonMr. Falzon
Married Couple, Both Doctors	Doctors Antoine and Vanessa Piscopo	The Doctors Piscopo
Officer - Man (active or retired)	Colonel and Mrs. Jeremy Abela	Colonel and Mrs. Abela
Officer - Woman	Lieutenant Ruth Mejlaq, U.S. Navy Mr. Christopher Mejlaq	Lieutenant MejlaqMr. Mejlaq