Addressing wedding invites for family, wife has hyphenated name

Mr. John Doe and Mrs. Jane Smith-Doe.

Billy, John and Greta?

how old are the kids? I don't think they need a last name on the invite.

I think for the outer envelope, I'd just put "Maersk-Martin Family" and then put names on the inner one, with each name separate.

My aunt has a hyphenated name. I just sent it to Mr. & Ms. Smith. She didn't care and said whatever is easier for you. I plan on hyphenating my last names and wouldn't care if I got invited to a family party just under with mr and mrs smith.

If the wife is particular about her hyphenated name (so "Mr. & Mrs. Martin" or "The Martin Family" aren't options), then Raelyn is right: Mr. Billy Martin and Ms. Jolie Maersk-Martin, with the kids on the next line.

Depending on how formal your wedding, the kids should also get last names and honorifics (Miss Greta Martin, Master John Martin for a young boy, Mr. if older).

Thanks! Kids are 16 and 14. We aren't doing inner envelopes to save $.

I think this depends on her attitude about it. If she is laid back about it and doesn't mind being referred to as just her husband's name, I wouldn't worry about it. If she is pretty formal about it, I would separate the names either on different lines or do Mr. Joe Smith and Mrs. Jane Doe-Smith to make sure it is clear that you respected her wishes.

It really just depends on the person.

I have one very awkward family situation and they were my VERY close aunt/uncle/cousins and I just ended up putting first names.

We had one last name like this but it wasn't hyphenated. We treated the first last name as like a middle name.

So Joe, Jane Doe, Billy, John, and Greta Smith.

I sill used "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith". I have friends that kept their name but just because she kept her name doesn't mean shes not the Mrs. of John Smith. For listing names, maybe just use first names? We did online RSVPs so there was no inside envelope.

As someone who is hyphenating her name - I've already said to people that I have no objections to being called Mrs Morse - I just don't want to officially lose my (certainly in the US) fairly unique last name. But I think everyone has different views on this - so I think it's worth checking with the person. Some women aren't bothered, some see it as a bigger deal.

As someone who is hyphenating her name - I've already said to people that I have no objections to being called Mrs Morse - I just don't want to officially lose my (certainly in the US) fairly unique last name. But I think everyone has different views on this - so I think it's worth checking with the person. Some women aren't bothered, some see it as a bigger deal.

I'm going to be super picky about my hyphenation so I'd be the one who would want

Mrs. Jane Huffman and Mrs. Jill Batog-Huffman or Batog-Huffman Household with first names on the inside.

It would be as Raelyn said. With or without the Mr. and Mrs. depending on how your addressing your other envelopes.