I'm a little stuck on my wedding invite etiquette. Got a few questions.
1. How do I address people on the envelopes?
2. With Grandparents do I put Gramma X and Grampa X or do I put their full first names?
3. Is it 'allowed' to put invites going to the same address in one bigger envelope?
Thank you all xxx
Got together January 2010
Had Josie May 2011
Had Evan January 2013
Getting married April 2015
CommentAuthorVictoriaL46
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This always gets me because I just do what I feel is right. If you want to call them Gramma x then I say go ahead. I am also planning on sending a group of invites in one envelope down to my MOH who can easily pass to the guests. Some people may say thats being cheeky but when you're on a budget I say it's a no brainer.
I haven't decided yet how I will be addressing people for example I may just put ****, ****and kids or if I decide I want to be formal it would be Mr and Mrs **** (by default they would know the kids are invited)
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CommentAuthorAprilS61
We've put 'mum & dad' and 'grandad'
If you're sending them in the post put mr/mrs name, if they are going out by hand I would just use whatever you all them, like a party invite. No harm in using a bigger envelope, saves on stamps lol x
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CommentAuthorFlossie
I would put whatever you normally call them :) so I will be putting grandma and Grandpy on my grandparents invitation. I would probably user separate envelopes though as if I was invited to a wedding I would want to open the invitation myself rather than have someone else open it and then just give me the invitation x
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CommentAuthorelisejanine
Thanks all x
Got together January 2010
Had Josie May 2011
Had Evan January 2013
Getting married April 2015
I am going to use Nan and Grunky for my grandparents as this is what I call them. With my mum & her partner and OH mum we are using Nanny Glynda & Grandad Malcs and Nana, this is because the invites are from the boys. I will be posting a few invites in one big envelope as my cousins mostly live close to each other so sending to my aunties house xxx
CommentAuthorTeresa
this is a very good question and it made me think, im gonna definitely put mum and dad, i think its more personal :)
all my grandparents have passed away so i dont need to worry about that but i would invite them using grandma and grandad, nanny etc too!
CommentAuthorelisejanine
I'm putting my OH's parents names I think as it's my parents' inviting people, but then Gramma and Grampa on my family's invites. And I'm going to buy a handful of nice A5 envelopes to send multiple invites to people. x
Got together January 2010
Had Josie May 2011
Had Evan January 2013
Getting married April 2015
CommentAuthorWhovianbride
I'm going to using first names, informal on the invite but Mr & Mrs etc on outside.
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CommentAuthorbarbie86
Ours were a mixture of formal and informal. They came from my parents, and so anyone my parents didn't know really well they addressed formally ie full names. Whereas good friends of theirs they addressed informally. On the envelopes we used initials and surnames eg Mr E and Mrs J F... We didn't do the very formal thing of only using the man's initials (eg Mr and Mrs E F....) as personally I find that sexist.
When it comes to the number of envelopes/separate invitations technically you should send separate invitations in separate envelopes, and over 18s should receive their own invitation (eg if you have a couple with 2 children aged 20 and 21 still living at home, technically you should send 3 separate invitations). However, unless everyone you know is very old-fashioned/a real stickler for correct etiquette, I really can't see any issue with putting them in one outer envelope.
When it came to etiquette we didn't follow the 'rules' blindly; we just thought about our guests and what would and wouldn't matter to them and none of them would care about envelopes, etc etc lol
CommentAuthorCharlotteE98
I hadn't really thought about it until I read this. I think we'll probably go formal on the envelope and informal on the actual invite
