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Step 1
Address the outer mailing envelope for your invitations using black permanent ink. Spell out all words and names completely. Use no abbreviations. Use complete first and last names. If you make an error, discard the envelope and begin again using a new one.
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Step 2
Write the return address on the back flap of the outer envelope. Use the return address of the person distributing the invitations. Other types of invitations may or may not include the return address of a third party such as parents or friends.
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Step 3
Address inner envelopes using titles and last names only. Do not include an address on the inner envelope. The inner envelope should remain unsealed.
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Step 4
Send children over sixteen a separate invitation. Address joint invitations to brothers and sisters over the age of sixteen living at the same address. Write complete first and last names on the same line. Use titles such as Miss or Mr. and last names only on the inner envelope.
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Step 5
Address envelopes to married couples both with the same professional title. For example, use the plural form of the title Dr followed by the couple's last name. Write either "The Doctors Jones," or "Drs. William and Mary Jones." Omit first names if using the latter form.
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Step 6
Address invitations to adults living together as a couple, but unmarried, with both full names on the outer envelope. Write both names on the inner envelope as well using titles and last names only. On both the inner and outer envelope, write each name on a separate line.
Address Envelopes With Style
