Addressing your wedding invitations can be confusing. Here are a few tips to make it easier.
Abbreviations
Traditionally, nothing was abbreviated on invitations, recently title abbreviations have become all right to use. It’s up to you how traditional you want to go, or if you would rather save time. Also, writing out street numbers and names is elegant, but time consuming and not necessary and the US Post Office prefer abbreviations.
Hand Addressing
Traditionally invitations should be hand written in black ink. This will take a lot of time and you will want to get bridesmaids with good handwriting to help. If you are going to make them computer-generated make sure to use a calligraphy font.
The Return Address
This should be written on the back flap of the envelope and hand-written if possible. It should be addressed to the person hosting the event, not the bride’s address. You do not need to put names on the return address, just the address itself.
Extra Tips
DO NOT make your guests guess who is invited, make it clear. Pay attention to the details and recheck name spellings before sending out invites.
*Information from http://www.mygatsby.com/
*For a chart with even more tips try visiting:
http://www.a-weddingday.com/
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Great Tips! Those are some of our most commonly asked questions. It always helps to ask... Invitation Etiquette can go on for days! = )
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