4 SIMPLE WAYS TO ADDRESS YOUR WEDDING INVITATIONS FOR YOUR 2024 WEDDING

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It can be hard to know where to start once you sit down to a big pile of envelopes to address, so I’ve put together a little guide to help you correctly address your wedding invitations. When sending out my own wedding invitations, I didn’t understand how to correctly address them so that the guests knew exactly who was invited, and let’s just say it caused a little stress! Are you really getting married without family drama anyway?

SENDING AN INVITATION TO AN INDIVIDUAL GUEST

When sending an invitation to one guest, use their full name. If you’d prefer something a little more formal, add their prefix (Mr, Ms etc.). If offering them a plus one, add “and guest” after their name.

e.g. “Ms Bethany Morris” or “Liam Morris and guest”

SENDING AN INVITATION TO A COUPLE

For couples who live at the same address, you should address their invitation using their full names, again adding a prefix if you’d prefer. For married couples with the same surname you could also address the envelope using just their married name. If the couple live at different addresses, you have the option to send one invitation to the guest you are closest to and address the envelope to both of them, or offer a plus one. You could also send an invitation to each guest separately.

e.g. “Mr and Mrs Morris” or “Mr Liam and Ms Bethany Morris” or “Liam Morris and Bethany Hunter”

SENDING AN INVITATION TO A FAMILY

If the family have younger children who still live at home, you should either address the invitation to the full family if they all share the same surname, or you can list each guest individually. If you don’t wish to invite children, do not add their names to the invitation. It may also be worth making this clear on your invitations so that guests don’t assume their children are invited. For older children who have flown the nest, they should receive their own invitation addressed directly to them.

e.g. “The Hunter’s” or “Liam, Bethany and Iona Morris” or “Mr Liam Morris, Ms Bethany Hunter and Miss Iona Morris”

SENDING AN INVITATION TO SOMEONE WITH A TITLE

If a guest has a distinguished title such as a doctor, the correct etiquette is to include this on the invitation as their prefix instead of Mr/Mrs. The guest with the title should be listed first, and if both guests have the same title, address them in alphabetical order. You may not wish to add a prefix at all, in which case you can omit this as you wish!

e.g. “Dr Liam Morris and Mrs Bethany Morris” or “Dr and Mrs Morris”