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Kelly
VIP October 2020

Invites, invites, invites!

Kelly, on June 24, 2019 at 11:29 AM Posted in Etiquette and Advice 0 11
Some of my friends live with their parents, and I will be inviting their parents. Do I word the invitations as Friend and parents of?
It just seems like a lot to write down but it's kind of a waste to send two invites to the same place. Did anyone else do it? What'd you write?

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Latest activity by Waldy, on June 24, 2019 at 5:31 PM
  • Sarah
    Master September 2019
    Sarah ·
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    In any situation we have where adult children still living with their parents, we’re sending multiple invites to the house. I can’t imagine having received an invite to a friend’s wedding as an adult and having my parents listed on the same invite.
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  • Cristy
    Master May 2021
    Cristy ·
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    In this situation, you can probably get away with one invitation per household. Just put all the names, or something like, "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Julie Smith" or "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Family."

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  • Caytlyn
    Legend November 2019
    Caytlyn ·
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    The adult children should receive their own invitation.
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  • Kelly
    Super October 2019
    Kelly ·
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    Etiquette is that every adult (couple) should receive their own invite.
    However, I had friends/family who lived with their parents or lived w/ their siblings & I didn’t want to send multiple invites to the same address (in this case it’s a know ur crowd as I would receive comments about too many invites) - so I sent 1x invite to the address, the front envelope had all the names, and I included the appropriate amt of RSVP for adult couples.
    Example - 2x of my cousin’s (1x married, 1x single lives with my aunt & uncle). 1x invite to the house, 3x RSVP cards, 1x for my aunt & uncle, 1x for my cousin & his wife, & 1x for my other cousin
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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    I think this makes the most sense.
    When I lived with my parents we were all invited as The LastName Family but on here some people think it's rude?
    I think doing it all together when they'll be in the same car and hotel room (I know that's how they travel) seems logical to me. 🤷
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  • M
    Legend June 2019
    Melle ·
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    Honestly I'm lazy ahah and want to waste little so I'd just do one for the household
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  • Kelly
    VIP October 2020
    Kelly ·
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    I feel this 🤣😜
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  • MrsD
    Legend July 2019
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    We sent 1 invite per household, regardless if an adult lived with their parents.

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  • CourtneyBrittain
    Master August 2019
    CourtneyBrittain ·
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    I sent

    Mr & Mrs Smith
    Karen Smith
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  • S
    Devoted September 2019
    Sara ·
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    We sent separate invites to adult children, but we were also giving adult children each a plus one (none are dating anyone that we know of, or we would have included the partner's name on the invite, too). With three adult children in one house, I thought the RSVP situation would get dicey if I just sent one invite.

    I also have a weird situation where my mother, my grandmother, and my aunt and uncle all live together. That household got three invites! But I didn't want any of them to feel 'cheated' on an invite.

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  • Waldy
    Devoted October 2020
    Waldy ·
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    My brother still lives at home with our parents, and I'm only going to send them one invitation and label it the Diez family. I will give them 3 spots on the RSVP card. My brother tends to date around, and he's ALWAYS between girlfriends. I don't want him to bring some random girl to my wedding, so he's not getting a plus 1. BUT if he starts dating someone now, and they actually become serious, then he will get his own separate invite with the plus 1.

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