Addressing the Wedding Invitation Inner Envelope

Do we not address family as Aunt and Uncle on the inner envelope? They should still be addressed Mr and Mrs??

Answer by Diane:

In normal instances, for the inner envelope, they are addressed in a more informal fashion (typically only title abbreviations and last names) and include the names of all the invitees at the address including children, if applicable.

Now, that being said, it is YOUR wedding and if you would like to address your inner envelopes in a more sentimental manner and use "Aunt and Uncle" instead of "Mr and Mrs", then by all means express the closeness of your relationship.

By the way, if you are wondering what's up with all these envelopes, this also goes back to the olden days of when mail was delivered by horse and rider, which could get pretty dirty in those days.

Although, the outer envelope could possibly be soiled by the dirty hand of the courier, the actual invitation could be presented to the home owner in pristine condition.

And don't forget, it is a good idea is to take one finished packet to the post office to get weighed and the correct postage that will be needed to send it.

Make sure you also get the correct postage for those going international as well.

It would be awful if your invitations were sent back to you due to insufficient postage, never mind the kink that would do to your schedule of receiving replies back by a certain date.

Remember that wedding invitations should be mailed out 6 to 8 weeks prior to the wedding and 10 weeks if they are being sent to international guests.

Hope that helps you out,

Best wishes for you always,

Diane