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Heather
Devoted May 2023

Addressing Invitations

Heather, on April 8, 2022 at 1:44 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 9
Maybe I'm overthinking this, but what is the etiquette for addressing invitations when there are different family groupings in the same household? For example, one family on my guest list is my aunt, cousin, cousin's husband, and their child. My aunt has a different last name than the other three but they all live together. Do I send separate invitations to the same address (for example, one to "Anne Smith" and one to "The Anderson Family") or do I send one invitation to the entire household (and in that case, how do I address it to all four of them)? Hope this makes sense. There are two households in our guest list that this scenario applies to.

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Latest activity by Erin, on April 14, 2022 at 2:12 PM
  • Stacey
    Super May 2021
    Stacey ·
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    Generally, all adults/family units should receive their own invitation. So, in this situation, your suggestion of sending one to your aunt individually, and then one to your cousin's family (i.e. The Anderson Family) is the right approach.

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  • Heather
    Devoted May 2023
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    Okay, that is what I was leaning towards. Thank you!
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  • Lisa
    Rockstar July 2022
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    I agree with this! This is how I would handle this situation as well.
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  • Michelle
    Rockstar December 2022
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    Typically all adults 18+ receive their own invitations. If mom and dad are together it will be addressed jointly to them. “The Smith Family” is only for those where all children are 17 and under.
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  • Orianna
    Devoted December 2022
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    Yup! That's how I'm doing it. We have adult cousins (18+) who are living at home still, and they are receiving their own individual invitations. The only ones that are being grouped with "and family" are for young children, who are all in our wedding party anyways.

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  • Mrs.evans
    VIP October 2022
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    I had this situation you have I just addressed the invitations with both of there last name and not first. Just have them put the number of ppl attending
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  • Ashlee
    Super September 2022
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    For save the dates we just sent one to each address. But for invites we're giving each adult child their own within the same address.

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  • Paige
    VIP October 2022
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    We ran into this too. Both FH and I have aunts and uncles with adult children (our cousins) who are either in college or live at home, and the cousins' significant others are being invited or they're getting +1s. We addressed those separately as "Mr. and Mrs. X," "Cousin X and Date," and/ or "Cousin X and Guest." I think that's the "proper" way to do it, and logistically, it works better than trying to fit "Aunt X, Uncle X, Cousin X, and Date of Cousin X" all on one envelope.

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  • Erin
    Dedicated November 2022
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    Came here to day this haha! I have several adult cousins who still live at home who will be receiving their own invitations. I decided to send one save the date to the family household but invites will be sent to all guests over 18.

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