My boyfriend and I live together, have for several years, and send out birthday and holiday cards as a couple.

Question

What is the best way to put the return address on things that we send together? Our names are Sharon Smith and Wesley Peterson. Should I put:

Smith - Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY

or

Sharon and Wesley
123 Jones St
NY, NY

or

Sharon Smith and Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY

or

123 Jones St
NY, NY

What is the "proper" way to do this?

Answer 1

Not sure which way is proper, but since they are your friends "Sharon and Wesley" sounds good.


What's up with that third answer though.

Answer 2

Sharon Smith and Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY

Answer 3

Ms Sharon Smith
Mr. Wesley Peterson
123 Jones Street
New York, NY 10111


I suppose you could put both names on the same line, but that could be quite long. Honorifics are always used, and don't abbreviate that first New York or forget the comma after it.

Answer 4

"Sharon Smith and Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY"

because you are just a couple, you are not legally married to him, yet, are you???

go with:
Sharon Smith and Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY

Answer 5

I would change # 2, because it would have people confused as to weather your married or not, because the sir name is left out

Sharon and Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St
NY, NY

Answer 6

I'm in the same situation.

Sharon Smith
Wesley Peterson
123 Jones St.
New York, NY

Answer 7

I'd say

Sharon and Wesley

Answer 8

I'd use the
Smith & Peterson
or if you want to spend a little money and have some labes printed, I'd use 4 lines. His on top, then hers, followed by the address.

Answer 9

I would do the Smith-Peterson. Sharon & Westly would be perfectly acceptable also.

Answer 10

I like "Sharon and Wesley"