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Lindsay
Dedicated June 2018

Informal invitation addressing?

Lindsay, on August 6, 2017 at 4:35 PM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 8
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So I'm thinking we may want to be a little informal when addressing our invitations. I'm really not a fan of the whole "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" deal. It just seems really stiff. We were thinking of just doing "John and Jane Smith" or "The Smith Family" for families with kids.

We're not like super formal people, so this feels more comfortable. I think it kind of sets the tone for the wedding and our relationship.

What do you think? Is it okay to be a little informal on the invitations, or do I just need to suck it up and deal with the stiffness?

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Latest activity by weddingbee, on August 6, 2017 at 6:55 PM
  • ambrok
    Master October 2017
    ambrok ·
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    I think this is fine. There are some things on out invites that we changed up to Smiley smile

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  • RaeGin
    Master September 2017
    RaeGin ·
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    We did this. I will say though, that the only person on my guest list with an honorific was my mom (she has a PhD). If we had had more with specific titles, we probably would have addressed those people by their earned titles.

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  • Christina
    Super June 2018
    Christina ·
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    I think that's fine. I don't think any guests would be offended and it's your decision. As long as you are distinguishing between the guests that have a plus one/can bring their kids, it's fine

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  • MrsPreach2018
    Master August 2018
    MrsPreach2018 ·
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    I think that's totally fine. We're also planning on doing the same thing!

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  • N
    Master December 2016
    Nancy ·
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    We got a wedding invitation that had no name on the inside envelope. Now that's really casual.

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  • Cass
    VIP August 2017
    Cass ·
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    We just did mr and mrs smith or the smith family for ours. Then the inside envelopes we wrote it out to exactly who was invited. So john and Jane smith or john, Jane, Mary, and sue smith if it was a family. Seemed to go fine!

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  • Kelsey
    VIP September 2017
    Kelsey ·
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    Totally fine.

    I did "Mr. & Mrs. Smith" or "Ms. Jane Doe & Guest" or "Mr John Smith & Ms. Jane Doe" for ours (we had no kids invited, so no "family" ones). I did this purely for aesthetic purposes because the less that was on there, the better it looked!

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  • weddingbee
    Super August 2017
    weddingbee ·
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    It's fine! Smiley smile

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