Wediquette: Inner and Outer Envelopes

It makes sense to list everyone's name specifically on the inner envelope, but we don't have one. Could I list names on the RSVP envelope? Or should I list everyone's names on the outer mailing envelope? That would mean several lines on the outer envelope?? What do we do as we don't want guests to think that their entire household is invited!

It used to be the norm that wedding invitations came in two envelopes, and outer and an inner. The outer one held the head of the household names "Mr & Mrs" and the address, while the inner envelope listed the individual names of the invited {so basically, the kids}. These days, its very common to forgo the inner envelope to save costs, save paper, save on calligraphy - which means where do all the names go?

On the outer envelope. If you want to be casual about it - and you are inviting all the children in that household, you can always do "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Family" as your first line. Or, if you'd like something more formal, name each child, which I know can clutter up the envelope but it would look like "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith and Miss. Chloe Smith". If you are hiring a calligrapher for your envelopes, find someone who prices per envelope, not per line ~ they will be able to advise you on the best protocol and layout for including all the additional names so the envelope doesn't look too full.

Weekly Round Up: Wedding Goodness

Happy Friday y'all! I hope that everyone has a fabulous December weekend!

Through my internet travels this week, here are some awesome things that I have found and rounded up for you:

The fabulous Laura Hooper of LHCalligraphy, has created several wedding related stamps that are sure to spice up your invitations, I wish these had been around when I got married!

Julianne Smith aka GarterGirl has a fantastic discount going on for the newly engaged. Comment on her blog {in 3 words!} to earn a discounted one of a kind garter!

Found these articles some time ago, but wanted to share them with you!

Take this quiz to find out if you need a wedding coordinator!

Here's a fabulous article on the value of hiring a wedding coordinator - really gets to the heart of it!

Enjoy!

Blog Love!

We got a sweet write up from Laura Hooper over at A Lucky Orchid Wedding yesterday! Laura is an amazingly talented calligrapher/stationery guru, so its an honor to be featured on her blog. I recently worked with Laura on a Philadelphia wedding (she designed these incredible maps for guests) ... as soon as I get pix, I will post them up! In the mean time, check out both her amazing blog, and her site!