How do you adress seal and send wedding invitations?

Answer 1

Invitations should be hand-addressed, preferable in black ink. They should be addressed by someone with a neat, beautiful handwriting, or in calligraphy.
Use no abbreviations except, Mr., Mrs., Dr., or Jr.
Symbols should not be used. For example, write out and rather than use an ampersand.
Initials are not acceptable, Write "William," not "W". Omit the initial you do not know it.
North, South, East, and West should not be abbreviated.
Street, Road, Avenue, Boulevard, and Lane should always be written out, not abbreviated.
States are spelled out in full (for example: Georgia, not GA).
Figures are used in zip codes and housed numbers. Numbered streets are written out. For example: Fourteenth Street, not 14thStreet, or One Hundred and Twenty-fifth Street, not 125th Street.
Avoid "and family" if possible. All children over age eighteen should receive a separate invitation.
Invitations should be mailed from four to six weeks before the wedding.
Mail invitations first-class mail, never metered mail.
Be sure to include a return address on the invitations.

THE INNER ENVELOPE

The inner unsealed envelope doesn't include the first names. It's considered a NONO to write "and Family". If you don't know and can't find out the names of the children, then go ahead and do what you have to. Roommates each get their own and so do your cousin and her boyfriend. It's considered rude to address an invitation to "Miss Mary Brown and Guest".

MAILING AND PACKAGING

Fold your invitations in half or quarters to the type you purchased and place tissue against the print so that the words won't smudge. All other enclosures (response card, map, etc.) are put into the a fold in the invitation. Put the invitation in the envelope that doesn't have a glued lip. Take the unsealed envelope and put it in the addressed envelope upside down with the names facing the back of the addressed envelope. Are you still following me, don't forget to put your return address and postage on the response card!

Answer 2

However you want to! It's your wedding so you do whatever you want. My fiance and I went for a circular label with our first name initials on it - L & P - stuck over the seal of the envelope. That was our choice, we were happy with it and everyone who received them thought they were great as well

Answer 3

Ok blondie- you can hand address them, run them through a printer or use labels. For the seal- you can lick them or go to staples for a little sponge to do it faster.... then you can add a sticker to the back or use an old fashion wax seal.
Hope this helps!!

Answer 4

I think this is what you are asking

Address them as if you are addressing the inner envelope

Mr and Mrs John Smith
Mr JOhn Smith and guest
Mr and Mrs JOhn Smith and Family
Mr and Mrs JOhn Smith
Mary and Susan

You have to make sure that you address the invite to EXACTLY who is invited since you dont have an inner envelope to tell them.

Hope this helps.

Answer 5

i do no longer think of they are in any respect cheesy. They keep on paper, plus no envelopes for the reaction enjoying cards, so for you to use postcard stamps as a substitute of customary, that are greater value-effective. if your FMIL says they are cheesy, supply her that tips. besides, while human beings bypass to a marriage, what they remember maximum is the song and the nutrition. Use that stored funds on that as a substitute!

Answer 6

Try going to www.theknot.com. It varies depending on type of wedding, etc.

Answer 7

You make certain you check each one for spelling first! D'oh!

Answer 8

dude, you may want to let your future husband know that you are having an issue with this....the wedding may be off.

Answer 9

this site explains it pretty well:
http://www.southworth.com/page.php?id=127#envelope