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Your invitation should reflect the type and formality of your wedding.
Invitations should be mailed 6-8 weeks before your wedding. For out-of-town guests, it is a good idea to send a “save-the-date card” three to four months before the wedding. Include any special accommodations you have made for them.
For last minute name additions, order 25 extra invitations. It’s cheaper than ordering at a later date. Also, order extra envelopes for mistakes.
Hand write invitations and announcements in black or blue ink. Both envelopes should be in the same handwriting. For a very elegant look, consider calligraphy.
Inserting and Addressing Envelopes for Wedding Invitations
Traditionally wedding invitations and announcement come with two envelopes, an inner and outer.
Most Inside Inner Envelope Flaps are not gummed and are often ordered with a colored lining. Inner envelopes for the contemporary square size invitations are gummed and can also be ordered with a colored lining. The Inside Inner Envelope is smaller than the Outside Envelope. Address It with names only, without the street address (e.g., "Mr. and Mrs. Brown"). Omit the first names except when you want to include underage children (e.g., "Mr. and Mrs. Brown, Susan and John").
The slightly larger Outside Envelope has gumming on the inside flap and is often ordered with a return address printed on the outside flap.
A plain or paneled invitation is folded once with the printing on the outside. Invitations with both the printing and design on the front are also folded this way. If the invitation has only a disgn on the front, the printing should be on the inside. large deckle-edged sheets require a second fold. Tissues may be placed over the printing, if desired.
All enclosures are placed on top of the invitations or, if you prefer, placed inside the fold. Response enclosures should be placed under the flap of the response envelopes.
The Invitation and Enclosures are then inserted into the Inside Envelope folded edge forst with the front of the invitation facing the back of the envelope.
Insert the Inside Envelope into the Outside Envelope with the names facing the back of the envelope and seal.
Check postage before mailing
Depending the the number of enclosures, the size and the wieght of your invitiona, extra postage may be needed. Bring one of your invitation ensembles (including all enclosures) to your local Post Office so they can tell you how much postage is requires. Be sure to ask to see their selection of decorative stamps for your invitation and response envelopes.
Socially Correct Addressing
When Ttles are used, the husband's title comes first: Doctor and Mrs. Alan Brown Judge and Mrs. Alan Brown Colonel and Mrs. Alan Brown Mr. and Mrs. Alan Brown
Without title, either name can come first: Susan and Alan Brown Alan and Susan Brown
With children's names added, the father's name comes first: Alan, Susan and the Children Alan, Susan and the Baby The Alan Browns The Browns - Alan, Susan, Tommy and Judy The Alan Brown Family Mr. & Mrs. Alan Brown and Family The rule is, if children are not listed on the invitation, they are not invited. Children over the age of 18 should receive their own invitations.
Widow or married woman: Mrs. Edward Cook or Alice Cook Note: Never use "Mrs Alice Cook" unless the sender is divorced.
Business Organizations: John T. Burns Co., Inc. Smith & Buns Company Note: In a company name, the symbol "&" is correct if that is the way it appears on the firm's letterhead.
