Addressing Save the Dates

The first if you want Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith and their kids to come. And just Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith if you want only the couple to come.

Single person:

Mr. Chris Smith

Married couple:

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith

Family:

The Smith Family

What if we have a single friend and their guest?

Mr. Chris Smith

Ms. Rachel Jones

I would address them the way you would address the invites, with the exact names of the people invited.

So, I choose the lasat option.

And yes, as Abigail said, if you want to invite the family then put family on the invitation. If you're having an adults only wedding, then just put the names of the people invited on the invitation.

All of the above work, unless your single friend can bring a guest-

Mr. Chris Smith and Guest

Oh and don't forget to use "Dr" if a man or woman has earned a doctorate of anything... If the wife earned it I believe it is Dr. and Mr. Smith but it may be Mr. and Dr. Smith... can't remember that one and would have to google it.

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith

Jack Smith

Jill Smith

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith

and family

so which one is better?

"The Smith Family" would be more efficient. If you want to invite everyone in the family, then just write that instead of writing all of the names out individually.

All of the kids that were invited to our wedding were younger, so I included their names because what kid doesn't like to get mail. I also used names incase someones interpertation of 'Family' was different than mine.

I'm working on addressing my save the dates right now and it is becoming a major pain. We have single guests, widows, married guests, unmarried living together, married with kids, umarried & living together with kids, unmarried in a serious relationship which we are friends with both the guy and girl but they don't live together, phds, medical doctors, ...

As far as the doctor thing, I've looked this up last night.... If the guy is a medical doctor, write out the word doctor (e.g. Doctor and Mrs. Smith). If the person has a phd, then use Dr. (e.g. Dr. and Mrs. Smith). If the female is the doctor, then she is addressed first (e.g. Dr./Doctor and Mr. Smith). If both are phds or medical doctors, then write "Doctors John & Jane Smith." Obviously this assumes they share the same last name.

I have been wondering the same thing about the "and family" vs. listing the kids' names. I have been unable to find anything about proper etiquette for addressing save the dates. (I have read that they are allowed to be casual than the invitations but that you are kind of setting the tone for everything to come.) The problem with just using the info for addressing the invites is this: It says that for a family write "Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith" only on the outer envelope regardless of whether the kids are invited. On the inner envelope, you then write "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" if only the parents are invited or "Mr. and Mrs. Smith (newline)Jill and Jack" if the kids are also invited. Well, with save the dates there is no inner envelope!

I personally don't like "The Smith Family" as much. I kinda like listing the individual names (as FMS said what kids doesn't like getting mail), but it can be excessive if the couple has 3 children. It will take 4 lines of the address to just give the names. I have also seen this done before:

Mr. and Mrs. Smith

Jill and Jack Smith OR Jill and Jack

Always list the kids' names in birth order.

Wow! Alot goes into addressing the STD's I might wanna get busy so I can send mine out by the end of next week

According to the etiquette books it shoul be

Mr. and Mrs. Chris Smith

Jill, Jack (in order of age)

I agree with Andrene P. The proper format for is Mr. and Mrs. Joe Doe on the first line and the names of the children in rank by age. If you are sending a Save the Date to a couple how reside together, but are not married you write the names alphabetically by surname: Miss Jill Banks and Mr. Mike Long. Lol

Hello I am trying to figure out how to address the save the date envelopes for a divorced friend with children and a guest. and I am not sure of the childrens names or the guest.