Wedding Checklists
- Wedding Stationery Checklist
- Proofing Checklist
- How to Address Your Invitations
- How to Assemble Your Invitations
- Wedding Planning Timeline
Wedding Stationery FAQs
Wedding Wording
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Use the table below as a general guideline for how to address your invitations, based on guest type. In addition, follow these simple rules of thumb:
- Spell out guest names
- Titles, e.g. Doctor, Reverend, The honourable. Exceptions: Mr., Ms., Mrs.
- "and guest," where applicable
- children's names or "and family," where applicable
- Spell out all abbreviations
- County names
- Street, Road, Avenue, Crescent etc.
- Flat ( No. is acceptable in a pinch)
- Double-check the correct formatting of international addresses
- Sometimes the postal code comes before the state or county
| Guest | Saluation |
|---|---|
| Married couple | Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert |
| With children under 18 living at home | Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert Heather and Michael Gilbert or Mr. and Mrs. John Gilbert and family |
| In which woman kept her married name | Ms. Christine Brown and Mr. John Gilbert |
| In which man is a doctor | Doctor and Mrs. John Gilbert |
| In which both are doctors | Doctor Christine Brown and Doctor John Gilbert |
| In which woman is a doctor | Doctor Christine Brown and Mr. John Gilbert |
| Single Woman | Ms. Christine Brown Gilbert OR Miss Christine Brown Gilbert |
| Single Man | Mr. John Gilbert |
| Guests | If a guest is invited, it is appropriate to add "and guest" to the envelope |
| Unmarried couple living together | Miss Christine Brown Mr. John Gilbert |
| Divorced Woman: | |
| Using Married name | Ms. Christine Gilbert OR Mrs. Christine Gilbert |
| Using maiden name | Ms. Christine Brown |
| Widow | Mrs. John Gilbert |
