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Super October 2017

What name do you put on the return address if you aren't married yet?

soon2bemrs2017, on September 22, 2016 at 10:51 PM Posted in Planning 0 40

I'm looking into ordering one of those return address stamps from Etsy for all our wedding mail going out but I'm not sure what names to put on it. Do I just put FH's last name and not our first names since he's technically the owner of the home it's coming from? Or can I just do both of our first names? I kind of want to get just his last name because I want to use it after we're married too. I could use the ones with just our first names afterwards but who doesn't love using their new last name as often as possible after you're finally married? lol Brides that are doing the same thing: how are you doing it? Thanks!

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Latest activity by mlw, on September 23, 2016 at 11:08 AM
  • HailyMarie
    VIP June 2017
    HailyMarie ·
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    We just used FHs last name.

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  • Kara
    Super May 2017
    Kara ·
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    I didn't put any name, just my address Smiley smile

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  • Samantha
    VIP June 2017
    Samantha ·
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    We used FH's last name that way we can continue to use it after the wedding when I take his last name.

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  • seda
    Expert February 2017
    seda ·
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    We are doing first names only

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  • soon2bemrs2017
    Super October 2017
    soon2bemrs2017 ·
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    @kara I have no idea why I didn't think of that lol Thanks!

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  • Abigail
    Dedicated September 2017
    Abigail ·
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    First names only is what we did Smiley smile

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  • xray12280
    Master June 2017
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    Just mine. We don't live together yet and I will be doing all of the mailings

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  • Alice
    Expert October 2016
    Alice ·
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    We put his address cause that's where we will live but if it's my side I put my name and if it was his side we put his name

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  • Anna Rae
    Super October 2016
    Anna Rae ·
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    We live together and we just used first names.

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  • The Trap Selena
    Master March 2016
    The Trap Selena ·
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    We did our last names.

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  • soon2bemrs2017
    Super October 2017
    soon2bemrs2017 ·
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    So sounds like you can pretty much just put whatever you prefer. Thanks guys! Wasn't sure if there was a proper way to do it or not

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  • SoonToBeMrsP!
    Super October 2016
    SoonToBeMrsP! ·
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    I used our first names. But nothing wrong with just his last name, either!

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  • Stacy
    Dedicated October 2016
    Stacy ·
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    We used FH's so that way we can use it after we get married.

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  • Sept2017AKBride
    VIP September 2017
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    We ordered labels from Shutterfly with only our first names. We will get new labels with FH last name for thank you cards.

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  • Kactus Kat
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    Kactus Kat ·
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    I ordered one with our first names.

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  • Laura
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    Laura ·
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    We didn't live together, so we just picked one (I think it was his) to use. If we had lived together, I probably would've just used our first names.

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  • mellymel
    Super October 2016
    mellymel ·
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    We put future Mr and Mrs his last name

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  • TimeLadyErika
    Master May 2017
    TimeLadyErika ·
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    Triple post.

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  • TimeLadyErika
    Master May 2017
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    Ok UO but do not use first names only. The post office delivers using last names. (Your last name should be in your mailbox.) While many carriers will deliver mail to your address regardless who it is addressed to, they are not supposed to. Now, there may not be a problem and this is a nonissue but please help the post office out. Pick a last name of a person that receives mail at that address.

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  • mlw
    Master December 2016
    mlw ·
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    What about a monogram of your future last name initial all scripted and pretty?

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