How to sign a wedding envelope: the rules of etiquette

The wedding day is appointed, invitations are prepared, it remains only to sign the envelopes and send. How to do it correctly and how to sign a wedding envelope?

Wedding Etiquette

According to wedding etiquette, you need to send invitations two months before the wedding day so that the guest has enough time to prepare for your wedding or inform you about the impossibility of participating in the celebration. You can send invitations and four weeks before the appointed day, but not later.

The number of invitations is also a very important issue, especially if you are making exclusive invitations to order. As a rule, invitations need 1.5 - 2 times less than the number of invited guests.

For couples or families with children under 18, one invitation is sent. Therefore, the list of guests should be made taking into account these nuances.

But do not order invitations and envelopes strictly according to the number of invitations sent. Order a little more just in case. Maybe you want to invite someone else or accidentally ruin an invitation card or envelope.

How to contact guests

In invitations, try not to use names, contact your guests by first name or last name only.

According to etiquette, the name of the woman goes first, then the men. Children are indicated after their parents. If there are several children, then by seniority, starting with the oldest.

According to the etiquette, it is customary to invite elderly guests in person. Check on the list of which of your elderly guests you can invite in person. Such attention on your part will be very pleasant for them.

There are rules of etiquette, which need to be followed by signing envelopes with invitations to the wedding.

We sign the envelope

Envelopes are signed only by hand with a calligraphic handwriting. To do this, you can hire a special person, if you are by nature not given a beautiful handwriting.

According to the etiquette, two envelopes are used. The external envelope specifies the address of the recipient and the address of the sender. The internal envelope shall indicate the name of the guest or guests if the invitation is for a family. The inner envelope is placed face-to-face with the outer one. The inner envelope is not sealed.

Before you start signing envelopes, check again: do you know the names and patronymics of all guests, do you know their addresses, are you sure of the exact address data.

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