ADDRESSING SAMPLES
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Sample 1
Married couple living in the same house
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Doctor and Mrs. Alan Steven Brown
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Doctor and Mrs. Brown
Sample 2
Married couple - woman has retained her maiden name or professional name
(some experts say the woman’s name appears first)
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Priscilla Belle White
Mr. Alan Steven Brown
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Ms. White
Mr. Brown
Sample 3
Family with young children
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Doctor and Mrs. Alan Steven Brown
Susan and Brent
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Doctor and Mrs. Brown
Susan and Brent (by seniority)
Sample 4
Unmarried couples living in the same house
(can be listed alphabetically, or lady listed first)
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Caroline Parker
Mr. David Randolph
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Parker
Mr. Randolph
Sample 5
Single friend with a guest
Please note: If you wish to encourage a single friend to invite a guest, find out the guest’s name,
especially if the couple is engaged, living in the same house, or seeing each other on an exclusive basis.
If they live at different addresses, it is considerate to send an invitation to the guest directly.
Otherwise address as follows:
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Angela Elizabeth Olsen
Mr. John William Cook
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Olsen
Mr. Cook
If you cannot obtain the name ahead of time, it is also correct to address:
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Angela Elizabeth Olsen and guest
INNER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Olsen and guest
Sample 6
widow
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Mrs. Edward Cook
or
Alice Cook
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Mrs. Cook
Sample 7
divorced woman
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Mrs. Christine Pritchett Clayton
or
Ms. Christine Pritchett Clayton
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Mrs. Clayton
or
Ms. Clayton
Sample 8
divorced woman who has resumed using her maiden name
OUTER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Christine Pritchett
1945 Thorton Road
Atlanta, Georgia 30080
INNER ENVELOPE:
Ms. Pritchett
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