Step 3: Apply Title and Type
The final consideration to make before addressing your wedding invitations is deciding if you want to extend the invitation to the minor children of those you are inviting. Like extending the invitation to guests of single addressees, allowing children is at your discretion. If you do not want children to attend, simply leave their names off of the invitation and that will do. There is no need to expressely state that children can not attend.
Also, if a child of a guest is over 16 years old and you would like to extend an invitation to them, send them their own invitation. The child would become an entirely different guest and you would address their invitation appropriately without regard for their parents' invitation.
To extend an invitation to minor children address the inner invitation envelop like this:
Inner Envelope
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The childrens' names will appear on one line and just below the other names on the inner envelope. The outer envelope will remain the same as if children were not included.
Step 3. Apply Title and Type
The key to successfully and properly addressing wedding invitations is to divide and conquer. First, go through your list and decide which title is the correct one to use for each individual you will be inviting. This requires not only familiarity with your guests, but with the rules for assigning titles to guests.
Once that is done, decide which type of guest each invitation will contain. Determine if they are a single address, a married couple with the same last name, or a couple with differing last names. Using that information, you can apply those rules to their titles, names and addresses to succesfully address their inner and outer invitation envelopes.
Going methodically and in order will ensure that you correctly assign titles and types to the people you want to invite. It will definetly simplify the process into manageable parts and ensure it is done properly.
Good Luck.
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