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Deb
Super June 2017

How to address invitations to multiple people...

Deb, on April 1, 2017 at 1:21 PM Posted in Planning 0 14

So we have three households that have multiple people to invite. For example, FH sister and her fiancé have an invite, but her daughter who is 21 lives at home and we want to invite her too. So would I address to ms FH sister & Mrs Fh sisters fiancé & Miss FH niece?

Or the other two are friends who one is a married couple and their cousin lives with them, and the others are my friends that are mother and daughter, but they can bring a guests if they want.

I just think it is silly to send two invitations to the same house.

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Latest activity by 2d Bride, on April 11, 2020 at 4:30 PM
  • A. L.
    Master July 2017
    A. L. ·
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    Niece gets her own invitation.

    For your second example, cousin gets their own invitation.

    Mother and daughter each get their own invitations.

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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    Each adult should get a separate invitation, even if they live the same place, unless they are a couple. So for example, in the first situation, FH's sister and her fiancé get one invitation, niece gets a separate one.

    I'm not going to criticize you if you decide not to do this. But you're not going to find a "correct" way to do something considered incorrect in the first place.

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  • Keisha
    Devoted June 2017
    Keisha ·
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    I didn't know that each adult should get their own invite. Although it sounds silly, it does make sense for every adult to get an invite no matter the address. I would give an invite to each person. If you are worried about postage and you live close enough maybe you can hand deliver them?

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  • Kristen
    VIP April 2017
    Kristen ·
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    It's proper to send each adult their own invite unless they are a couple. Buuuuuut.... im not mad at you if you send one.

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  • Deb
    Super June 2017
    Deb ·
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    I have the list set for them all to get their own I was just wondering if it was wrong if we decided to just do one. But I'll stick with the list I have Smiley smile

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  • earias
    Champion December 2017
    earias ·
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    Yep anyone 18 or older should get their own invite unless they're a couple.

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  • Kendra
    Devoted June 2017
    Kendra ·
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    It might be an UO but I don't think it's necessary to send separate invitations. I was invited to multiple weddings when I was over 18 and still living at home--I never received a separate invite and I never cared. What we did was if we were inviting a couple plus their 18 and older children who lived at home, we addressed it to "the smith family"

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  • BookcaseHat
    Master July 2017
    BookcaseHat ·
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    Agree that all adults "should" get their own invitation, BUT... we're not doing that in most cases. I know for a fact our families will think it's weird if two invites show up to the same house.

    In the instances you mentioned, I'd just list the extra people on a separate line:

    Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

    Ms. Mary Jones

    123 Main Street

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  • Kaitlyn
    Beginner June 2017
    Kaitlyn ·
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    My sister and brother both still live at home in their 20s. I sent them their own. For families with younger guests we addressed it as 'The Smith Family'

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  • K
    Super July 2017
    Karen ·
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    I'm sending an invite to include 'and guest' to all my nieces and nephews who do not live at home (some under 21)- the 2 families who still have kids under 18 at home- I'm addressing 'the [last name] family.

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  • H
    May 2021
    Hannah ·
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    Homophobia is not welcome here

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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
    2d Bride ·
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    Was that supposed to be in response to my comment? I'm trying to figure out how my comment could possibly be homophobic, particularly given my own same-sex marriage.

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  • H
    May 2021
    Hannah ·
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    Im soooooooooooooooooooooo sorry I totally misread the sentence. completely my bad lol. can't figure out how to delete my comment I'm so embarrassed

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  • 2d Bride
    Champion October 2009
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    Don't worry about it. I was just startled that someone had read it that way.

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