Tips for Invitation Addressing

Addressing with Titles:

• Use complete and formal name and address.
• Acceptable abbreviations are: Mr., Mrs., Ms., Dr., Jr.
• Names should be completely spelled out instead of common name:
  Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith instead of Mr. and Mrs. Ron Smith
• For children under 18 years:
  Mr. and Mrs. Ronald Smith
  Mr. John and Miss Joan Smith

Addressing without Title:

• Mr. and Mrs. often omitted
  Ron and Sally Smith
• Casual first name rather than formal first name often used
  Ron and Sally Smith
• For invites sent to a family often:
  The Smith Family
• For children under 18 years:
  John and Joan Smith

Use of Titles and Sending an Invitation to:

• an unmarried female: Miss Sally Smith or Ms. Sally Smith
• a divorced female and kept married name: Mrs. Sally Smith
• a divorced female and took back
• maiden name: Ms. Sally Smith
• a widow: Mrs. Ron Smith
• adult children living at their parents’ address should receive their own invitation

Unmarried couples that do not live together:

• Miss Sally Smith and Guest

Unmarried couples that do live together:

• Miss Sally Smith and Mr. Ron Jones

Married couple she kept maiden name:

• Ms, Sally Smith and Mr. John Jones

Married couple she has a hyphenated last name:

• Ms. Sally Smith-Jones and Mr. Ron Jones

Married couple she has a professional title and he does not:

• Dr. Sally Smith and Mr. Ron Jones

Married couples both are doctors:

• Dr. Sally Jones and Dr. Ron Jones or

Same sex couples – list in alphabetical order

• Mr. Ron Jones
  Mr. Stan Smith

Military – commissioned officer (or retired commissioned)

• Colonel and Mrs. Ron Jones
• Colonel Sally Jones and Mr. Ron Jones

Judge

• The Honorable and Mrs. Ron Jones

Reverend

• Reverend and Mrs. Ron Jones