Historically the footman would deliver the wedding invitations set inside an outer envelope.
What goes in the inner envelope for wedding invitations.
Traditionally wedding invitations are mailed in two envelopes.
On the outer envelope.
Your inner envelope holds your wedding invitation suite and includes the names of each person who is invited to your wedding.
Opening a wedding invitation is unlike opening any other piece of mail.
How to address wedding invitations to a married doctor or two married doctors.
They would then deliver the invitation to the appropriate member of the household to whom the inner envelope was addressed.
On the inner envelope.
When two envelopes are involved the outer envelope is.
A servant would receive the package and remove the inner envelope from the outer.
Several enclosures usually accompany the invitation itself and there is a thoughtful order to how they are placed inside the outer envelope and even a few things to think about when you stamp and mail them.
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Much care goes into addressing both the inner and outer envelopes.
After gotten a handle on the wording of your invitations you need to find out about the inserts or everything else that has to go into the envelopes items like the inner envelope reception and response cards response envelope map and directions hotel information pew cards if you re using them and tissue paper.
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The inner envelope is printed with only the recipients names and contains all the pieces of the invitation suite.
As a general rule the outer envelope should be more formal while the inner envelope is slightly less formal the outer envelope for example might have a full name with title and an inner.
The inner envelope typically addresses the invited in a more informal way and includes the names of every person invited to the wedding for example the kids names or additional family members while the outer envelope is.
If the couple doesn t share a last name be sure that your wedding invitations reflect that.
Beyond practicality purposes a lot of couples choose to include two envelopes out of tradition.
The invitation rsvp card rsvp envelope and any additional enclosures such as a reception card a map with directions or invitations to additional weekend activities.
Unless you had a debutante ball your wedding invitations are likely the first fancy invites you ve ever had to send out.
It s proper etiquette to address a doctor with their official title.
But don t worry it s completely natural to not know all the do s and don ts.