Whose Name Goes First On Guest Invitations?

If they’re different last names, usually it’s the person that’s closest to you that’s written first, but honestly these days you could order them however you desire.

You can list them exactly in the order you did for your list above! Write the person's name you know best first and their partner's name second. For the couple who are both your friends, you could have either name written first and it be just fine.



FYI, fiancé (one e) is typically used for men and fiancée (two e's) is used for women, just so you know and can reduce confusion in the future.

If you want to follow school tradition, the bride’s name is listed first on invitations. For guests and all other correspondence, the male is listed first. But do what you feel comfortable with.

We put if they are married to mr.&mrs and if they are in a relationship but not married I put either cant go wrong because its going to the same house lol. And they dont send to the original person and they can tell you if they bring a plus one

I'm pretty sure traditionally, if they're unmarried, the woman goes first; however, I think it makes sense to list the person whom your closer with first.

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Yep, as far as I know, this is correct.

For ours, we listed the names as "Mr. and Mrs. So-and-so" if they were married with the same last name. If they weren't married or had different last names, we listed whoever we had the closer relationship with first. Envelopes are always thrown out right away though, so don't stress over it too much

I specifically listed all the female partner's names first, except groomsmen, just to fight the patriarchy lol