WHAT IS THE PROPER WAY TO ADDRESS AN ENVELOPE?

Formal Invitations should be addressed using formal names and titles.
Mr., Mrs., Ms., Miss, Dr., etc. Children do not need titles.
Children 18 and over still living at home should receive their own invitation.
All street names, cities, and states should be spelled out fully, without abbreviations.
For less formal invitations Mr., Mrs., Ms. and Miss can be excluded. Doctors, Clergy,
Judges, and Officers should always have their titles included.

FORMAL · MARRIED COUPLE
Mr. and Mrs. Jose Rodriguez

INFORMAL · MARRIED COUPLE
Diane and Jose Rodriguez

FORMAL · MARRIED COUPLE - DIFFERENT LAST NAMES
Mrs. Diane Cox
Mr. Jose Rodriguez

INFORMAL · MARRIED - DIFFERENT LAST NAMES
Diane Cox and Jose Rodriguez

FORMAL · COUPLE WITH CHILDREN
Mr. and Mrs. Stanley Bennett
Claire and Charlie (oldest to youngest)

INFORMAL · COUPLE WITH CHILDREN
Joanna and Stanley Bennett
Claire and Charlie (oldest to youngest)

FORMAL · UNMARRIED COUPLE
Miss Stephanie Jones
Mr. Max Downing

INFORMAL · UNMARRIED COUPLE
Stephanie Jones
Max Downing

FORMAL · SINGLE PERSON PLUS ONE
Miss Stephanie Jones and Guest

INFORMAL · SINGLE PERSON PLUS ONE
Stephanie Jones and Guest

FORMAL · TWO DOCTORS
The Doctors Smith

INFORMAL · TWO DOCTORS
Doctors Anne and Peter Smith

MARRIED FEMALE DOCTOR
Dr. Sarah Landon
Mr. Jonathan Landon

MARRIED FEMALE OFFICER
Lieutenant Allison Peters
Mr. Jason Peters

MARRIED MALE OFFICER
Colonel and Mrs. Thomas Redding

WIDOW
Mrs. John Willis (Mrs. followed by husband's name)

CLERGY
The Reverend Benjamin Bellman

SAME-SEX COUPLE
Mr. Miles Vitale
Mr. Johnathan Vitale

GENDER NEUTRAL
Mx. Erin Peters