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Maria
Master June 2018

Honorifics for Save the Dates?

Maria, on August 2, 2017 at 11:27 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 20

Definitely using honorifics for formal invitations. Did you use honorifics for std envelopes? I kept the stationary from a friend's wedding because it was so pretty! She used honorifics for the invitations and just Maria Last name and FH first name last name for the std envelopes.

Future in laws gave me the addressees of their friends with honorifics which I appreciate especially after I was reminded of the importance of using them properly in a couple of threads here a few days ago.

Does "formal invitation to follow" mean honorifics aren't used because std isn't formal? I'm inclined to err on the side of safety and use honorifics. I don't want to upset older relatives but I also don't want to commit a faux pas by looking ridiculous. Is it weird or totally wrong to send std with honorifics on envelope?

Not sure if it matters but I've attached our STD. It's the example online so obviously not my personal info.


20 Comments

Latest activity by earias, on August 2, 2017 at 2:57 PM
  • Ella
    Super August 2017
    Ella ·
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    We skipped honorifics on both. we were trying to decide what to do, and then realized, hey we just got an invitation for our friend's wedding, what did she do? and then promptly realized we had thrown the envelope in the recycling bin without noticing whether there were honorifics or not. (we dug it out... and she had used them.)

    the moral of the story is... do whatever you want, no one will probably notice.

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Thanks! "no one will probably notice" haha I've kept 2 wedding invitation envelopes and I also had to fish for them to see what they had done. I don't know how I still have the std envelope for one of them. All the others were thrown out.

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  • EM
    Master April 2017
    EM ·
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    Nope. We just used first and last names. Honorifics for the formal invites like you said though!

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  • Susan
    VIP December 2017
    Susan ·
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    We used honorifics. But then there are people in our families that would be horrified to receive mail not addressed "traditionally", so there's that. And in the end it was just easier.

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  • Brianna
    VIP May 2018
    Brianna ·
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    We just used first and last name for our STDs since it's less formal. Will probably go the more formal route for invites though like you mentioned.

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  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
    Erin Wood ·
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    Sorry but what are honorifics??

    Just looks it up. We didn't need to. We don't know any doctors or lawyers. I guess if I did know any I may have depending on how much room I had on the envelope.

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    So if you got an std with honorifics. Ms. Your name Last name and Mr/Ms FS First name Last name? Would you think it's ridiculous? Would you not even notice?

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    @Erin Wood. Dr. Ms. Mrs. Mr. ect.

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  • Spaghetti
    VIP November 2018
    Spaghetti ·
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    Side note - my cousin put Future Mr and Mrs (FH's Last Name) on our invite and it made me so happy! Just an idea for anyone who is inviting any engaged couples Smiley smile

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Cute!!! @Spaghetti

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Good call @Christy

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  • Erin Wood
    Master July 2017
    Erin Wood ·
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    Oh!! I didn't consider Mr and Mrs. Lol! Yes we did everything formally. We did Mr. & Mrs. James Brown, etc. on STD and invites.

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  • FutureFuji
    VIP September 2017
    FutureFuji ·
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    We did it formally for everything even though I personally cringe at the thought of being mrs. FH full name forever. Like none of my prior identity will exist. In the end it was easiest. Smiley tongue

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    @FutureFuji yes. I know FH's stepsister as Jane Smith. She got married recently and when FFIL gave me her address he wrote Mr. and Mrs. John Doe. And I recognized her husband's name and it freaked me out a bit. I knew she was taking his name but I wasn't prepared to not even see her first name. Growing up my family doesn't do formal etiquette so a lot of this is new to me. Thankfully the people I know this would upset didn't change their name so I feel ok haha.

    BTW I obviously changed their names lol.

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  • Brianna
    VIP May 2018
    Brianna ·
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    @Spaghetti exciting! We got an invite to FH's cousin's wedding addressed to FH's name and guest... we've been engaged 7 months and live together... -_-

    @Maria I don't think it would look weird to address STDs formally

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  • L
    Beginner September 2018
    Lucy ·
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    I doubt people would notice but I would go for no honorifics unless you call that person by a specific honorific in conversation with them.

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  • Maria
    Master June 2018
    Maria ·
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    Thanks Brianna and Lucy. I'm going to use honorifics because there doesn't seem to be a reason that they would be offended by it unless I use them incorrectly. There are some family members on FH's side that I don't know personally so I don't have conversations with them. More reason to use honorifics I think. And like others said, most won't even notice. Thanks everyone!

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  • Byrne Baby Byrne
    Devoted April 2018
    Byrne Baby Byrne ·
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    I addressed it all formally, but that is because I like the idea of it being more special than junk mail or bills lol

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
    earias ·
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    We addressed our STDs formally because as someone else said it was easier to create one spreadsheet that we can use for all the events.

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