How did you get addresses?

ANyone else in your family recently get married? That's how I got mine, it was so convenient. If not, think of it "as taking one for the (team) family". Your cousins and siblings will thank you. Happy forth of July.

We spoke with the social directors of each of our families I asked my mom for all of our family's addresses, and those she didn't know, she called to ask. FS called his one aunt (one of 5) to get everyone's addresses. As far as friends go, we tried to ask the people who would have the most of them, for example, our friends who were recently married - we used their address list, since they had done all the work already. In the end we had very few strays we had to ask specifically for their addresses. Hope this helps

I've just been emailing everyone ::shrugs:: I'm sure ettiquette states that you should call them, but email is so much easier for me as I'm not one to talk on the phone much.

I also asked my gramma to get some addresses for me and I emailed FH's mom to get addresses as well. Most of the addresses I have, but some of them I don't have updated addresses so I have to ask around.

I honestly think that you should just get the addresses the way that works best for you

I've had to hassle hassle and hassle to get addresses!

I asked my brother for his guest list from his wedding, I asked my mom, my dad, and FH's mom, others i just went here: http://msn.whitepages.com/

I just asked, but then regretted it. I FB'd asking for addresses "for the festivities to follow" right after our engagement. Now, I feel like I HAVE to invite those people. I wish I would have done it on the sly.

Kiera--I just have asked people for their addresses to update my address book. Some of them recently graduated college and aren't living on campus anymore and some of them I just stated that I was going through my address book and didn't have their address so I wanted to update it. I'm sure if they thought about it, they could figure it out but I thought it was pretty sly And if they have figured it out, oh well... ::shrugs:: it is what it is and if they don't get invited, they can just ask why and I'll explain.

I included a request for addresses in the mass e-mail that we sent out for our "save the date" (yes, not typical...but we have a four month engagement b/c of my work schedule, so waiting to get something printed would defeat the purpose!). That actually got the vast majority of them, surprisingly.

Past that, I sent an e-mail to my mom asking for about 10 people who she'd likely have, my FS took care of the missing people on his side, and I checked in with a few people.

Side note--doing it in conjunction w/ save the date or assorted things does mean that you pretty much have to have the guest list sorted out, of course, so you don't end up not inviting someone who you asked for an address from :-)

Hmm, I would assume that they would question not getting an invite after I asked for their address. I'd feel really bad about it. I'm about to send out my STDs in the next few weeks. So, I need to really get it solidified. I wish I would have really thought about it!

I got 95% of mine from looking for the person on anywho.com and the rest from asking the people straight up for their address'.

Text, phone calls, FB, E-mail, in laws, and any other way I could think of. I still dont have 1/2 and after asking 3-4 times Ive started crossing off names of the non-responders and making them B-list people.

I got mine from both mom's, my grandma, texting, phoning and Facebook. I just asked hey, whats your maling address, and since everyone in town and almost all out family knows we're engaged, they knew why we were asking.

On facebook I said:

"I am trying to create an address book for Ward and I and I would LOVE for any of our friends and family to message me your address, phone number, etc. OR you can send it to us in a message through the "contact us" section of our wedding website. Thank you!!

www.weddingwire.com/katieandward"

It might not be TOO sly. People will probably assume its just a way to get addresses for invites- but who knows. Either way, no one has sent us any so far so I guess it doesn't matter either way! lol

Lol!! Do you want me to go on there Katie and send you my address just so you have A address?? j/k. I would start just up front asking people--just let them know you are trying to build up your address book for future use. If they think it's for the wedding, then they think it's for the wedding. Oh well. Email, text, call, ask your family members for help, FH for help, etc. You'll get them I have until the end of August I've decided to get all my addresses so that I can get out my STDs.

Well I asked my FMIL for addresses because she has many addresses of my FS's side. I also asked my aunt for my cousins addresses. use guest list on here! It saves the addresses and count the guests for me

I asked it failed! I used whitepages.com

I started emailing and facebooking everyone. I just said please send me your address and they have

I sent a mass message on facebook. Kind of like a wedding update and asked for their adresses. Had almost all of the replies in one day.

Be careful with whitepages.com because when I used it for a few people & then called to talk to them it was an address they had never lived at before.

My mom & her older sister knows most of the addresses on our side (they like to keep track). As for FS's side, that was a little more difficult. Monster-in-law ended up calling her Aunt who keeps track but she procrastinated on that BIG time.