Return Address on Save the Dates

We mailed post cards to avoid a return address. But if my FH and I weren't living together I would put my address on it since he doesn't look at mail for days at a time whereas I love getting mail. So maybe whoever is going to be working on the RSVPs for the most part? (Not that you'd have those going out yet anyways lol).

I would just put the address that you would expect to receive wedding mail at. My FH and I do not currently live together, but I live in the place that we'll eventually both be in, so I put down my address for a return address.

We put FHs address in them because I’ll be moving into his house after the wedding. Also because I like in an apartment in the city currently and I routinely do not receive mail so I have no faith in our local postal service. I didn’t even receive my own shower invite.

Something else ro keep in mind is whos mailbox are they least likely to get damaged when they get put inside.

For save the dates, I'd say it doesn't matter which address you use, since there is nothing to be mailed back (unless it gets returned due to lack of postage or whatever).

Definitely don't leave it blank! We had 2 STDs returned in the mail so far from one who moved and didn't tell us, and another where the address was written incorrectly. If you don't put a return address, you'll have no way of knowing if it didn't get delivered because the post office won't be able to send it back to you.

I chose to put the return address to my parents house (after checking with them to make sure it was okay of course) because FH is moving out of his current place next month and I live in an apartment complex that is notorious for not delivering mail properly, so I felt it was safer to go with my parent's permanent address. If I trusted the mail at my apartment complex, I would've used my own. I don't think you can go wrong with whose you choose, just make sure there are no plans to move away from that address anytime soon.

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Smart move going with postcards! Lol. I'll probably be the one checking the mail more often, so I suppose I'll make sure and put my address! Thanks so much.

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I can't believe you didn't even receive your own shower invite! That's crazy, but I will probably put my address then. Thanks so much.

We used his address for the return address.

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Thanks a bunch! I'll be sure to add a return address. Did you add you and your fiances name on the return address, even though you used your parents address?

We got a p.o. box for RSVPs

Thanks everyone!

We used his address because I will be moving into his house.

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I actually just put my last name (which is my parent's last name as well). I don't think you'd have any issues putting both of y'all's names though! As long as you have a good address on there, don't worry about it too much! Most people won't even notice the return address.

View Quoted Comment Thank you so much! You truley helped me a lot!

I had left over labels with only my name on them from my high school graduation, so I just used them, because I won’t be able to for much longer and I don’t want them to be wasted.

If if this wasn’t the case, I would have ordered labels with his last name and address (that’s where I’ll be moving to)- this is how we will be handling the invites.

Same situation here - my fiancé and I don't live together. i just used my return address. I'm the main planner so if something is returned in the mail, I would want it to come to me. My address is also where gifts will be sent and where we'll live after we're married. So a few things to consider!

NOTE TO WEDDING PLANNERS/WARNING TO THOSE USING WEDDING PLANNERS: My daughter's wedding planner sent out my daughter and her fiancee's save the date cards, but unfortunately the wedding planner listed the return address as the NAME OF HER WEDDING PLANNING COMPANY but did not include the names of either the bride or groom. When the recipients received these save the date cards, they did not know or recognize the name of the wedding planning company (which did not even include that it was a wedding planning company), knew no one in that city on the return address, so, they threw them away without opening them thinking it was junk mail. I don't know if all wedding planners do this when they are keeping track of the RSVP's, but they should at the very least put the name of the couple getting married on the back of the envelope, or where ever they put the return address.