Invitation Wording?

Question

On my wedding invitations, how do I refer to our parents?

My dad is a doctor and my parents are married so is it Dr. and Mrs. John Smith? or Dr. and Mrs. John and Mary Smith?

On the "son of" part underneath my fiance's name, are his parents (still married) referred to as Mr. and Mrs. or by their first names? Is it "Son of Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" or "Son of John and Mary Smith"?

Also, do we need to get the inner envelopes or are those optional?

Thanks!

Answer 1

It depends on how formal you want your wedding to be. The invitation sets the dress code for the wedding guests. If you are having a casual afternoon wedding, then casual names and postcard responses are fine.

If you want an elegant or formal wedding then you need to use formal names and the inner envelope is a must.
Dr. and Mrs. John Smith and Mr. and Mrs. Jim Johnson for his parents.

Answer 2

I agree with the majority...Dr and Mrs John Smith and Mr and Mrs John Smith, but on a side note...it would be "son" not "Son". I do (wedding) invitations for a living and so many people don't realize that until it is too late when they do them themselves...Good luck with everything! And as far as the inside envelope, it is a formality issue. Often they used those to distinguish exactly who in the family was invited (say they had 3 children but only the oldest was invited with the parents, this is where it was noted)

Answer 3

It is Dr. and Mrs. John Smith. The "son of" section is the same.

The inner envelopes are optional, but usually free with your invitation order. A lined inner envelope adds elegance to the invitation and doesn't cost a lot extra.

The purpose of the inner envelope is to invite each person by name. The outer envelope might say: Mr. and Mrs. John Doe and Family, but the inner envelope would say John, Jane, Kim and Mike. This clarifies who in the "family" is actually invited (so that you don't get an RSVP for John or Jane's cousin's entire family as well).

Answer 4

Dr and Mrs John Smith

Mr and Mrs Andrew Jones

Answer 5

Your parents would be listed as

"Dr. and Mrs. John Smith"

His parents would be listed as

"Mr and Mrs. John Smith"
It wouldnt sound right to use their first names since your parents arent on a first name basis either... and using first names is more informal

Inner envelopes usually automatically come with invitations... they typically arent optional... but if you are trying to cut costs, I dont think anyone would be upset if there wasnt an inner envelope

Answer 6

The inner envelopes are OPTIONAL, you do NOT need them.

You could refer to your parents as "Dr. and Mrs. John and Mary Smith".

And it could be "Son of Mr. and Mrs. John and Mary Smith".

Answer 7

Dr. and Mrs. John Smith

Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

inner envelopes are just a waste of time and money, so is a response card in an envelope, use a postcard

Answer 8

Your folks are either "Dr. & Mrs. John Smith" or "Dr. John and Mrs. Mary Smith." His folks are "Mr. & Mrs. David Jones" or "Mr. David and Mrs. Nora Jones." If the two couples don't have the same name at all, each name gets its own line, as in:
Capt. Cora Corageous
Senator Harold Humbug

Answer 9

Technically, your parents should be listed as "Dr. and Mrs. John Smith" and his should be "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith."

But it also depends on how formal you want everything to appear. My wedding is a little less formal, and I hate the Mr. and Mrs. John Smith thing, so my parents will just be listed as "John and Suzy Parents"

Answer 10

Mr and Mrs or Dr and Mrs John Smith will be fine
and Mr and Mrs (husbands name) Smith