{"id":6428,"date":"2014-06-10T17:59:13","date_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:59:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.topweddingquestions.com\/blog\/?p=6428"},"modified":"2014-06-10T17:59:13","modified_gmt":"2014-06-10T17:59:13","slug":"should-we-put-and-guest-on-wedding-invitation-outer-envelopes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.topweddingsites.com\/wedding-blog\/wedding-invitations\/should-we-put-and-guest-on-wedding-invitation-outer-envelopes","title":{"rendered":"Should We Put “And Guest” On Wedding Invitation Outer Envelopes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Question About Addressing Outer Envelopes<\/h1>\n

Hello! We are having a casual BBQ reception and our invitations only have outer envelopes. Our reply cards will ask for the number of people attending. Should we put “and Guest” on the outer envelope when sending an invitation to singles or people with significant others who we have not met?<\/p>\n

Thank you for your assistance.<\/p>\n

Melissa<\/p>\n

Jay Remer, The Etiquette Guy, International Protocol and Corporate & Social Etiquette<\/h4>\n

As with any invitation, the people to whom the invitation is addressed are those who may attend. If you omit ‘and guest’, no ‘guest’ would be invited. Therefore, yes is the short answer. Have a wonderful BBQ and congratulations!<\/p>\n

Donna, Wedding Queen<\/h4>\n

I would not write “and guest” on the outer envelope. For informal invitations you could write the names of those invited directly on the reply card. Be sure to try to get the name of the guest and use it.<\/p>\n

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