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There are no absolute rules with etiquette and different sources will have many different opinions. We are not the etiquette police but we want our clients to be informed of what is and is not socially acceptable. If you only have an outer envelope then follow the rules as best you can.

Couples	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
Married Couples notice the use of " and" to signify marriage in the following	Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Mr. and Mrs. Jones or Amanda and Sam if you want to be informal
Unmarried couples who don’t live together	Miss Amanda Baker the only name on outer should be the person who lives at the address	Miss Baker Mr. Jones
Unmarried couples who live together	Miss Amanda Baker Mr. Jack Baker	Miss Baker Mr. Jones
Married Couple she kept maiden name	Mrs. Amanda Baker and Mr. Samuel Jones	Mrs. Jones and Mr. Baker
Married Couple she has hyphenated last name	Mrs. Amanda Baker-Jones and Mr. Samuel Jones	Mrs. White-Jones and Mr. Jones
Married Couple she has a professional title, he does not	Doctor Amanda Jones and Mr. Samuel Jones	Doctor Jones and Mr. Jones
Married Couple and both are doctors	Doctor Amanda Baker and Doctor Samuel Jones or The Doctors Jones	The Doctors Jones
Married Couple both are doctors but with different last names	Doctor Amanda Baker and Doctor Samuel Jones	Doctor Baker and Doctor Jones
Same sex couples list them in alphabetical order by last name	Mr. George Albertson Mr. Roger Madison	Mr. Albertson Mr. Madison

Single Guests	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
Unmarried or divorced female	Miss Amanda Baker or Ms. Amanda Baker	Miss Baker and Guest or Ms. Baker and Guest
Divorced female kept married name (Wilson)	Mrs. Amanda Wilson or Ms. Jane Wilson	Mrs. Wilson and Guest or Ms. Wilson and Guest
Widowed female	Mrs. Amanda Baker or Mrs. Amanda Baker	Mrs. Baker and Guest Don't use and Guest if recently widowed

Children	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
Child under age 18	Do not put on outer envelope Only list the parents	Nicole (1 child) Nicole and Jimmy (2 + kids) List by age, oldest first
Child age 18 + should have own invitation	Miss Nicole Jones	Miss Jones and Guest

Military	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
He is a commissioned officer	Colonel and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Colonel and Mrs. Jones
He is a non-commissioned officer or enlisted man	Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Mr. and Mrs. Jones
He is a retired commissioned officer	Colonel and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Mr. and Mrs. Jones
She is a commissioned officer, he is not	Mr. and Mrs. Amanda Jones or Captain Amanda Jones and Mr. Samuel Jones	Mr. and Mrs. Jones or Captain Jones and Mr. Jones

Miscellaneous	Outer Envelope	Inner Envelope
Judge	The Honorable and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Judge and Mrs. Jones
Reverend	Reverend and Mrs. Samuel Jones	Reverend and Mrs. Jones