Wednesday, June 10, 2009

invitation etiquette question

What is the proper way to address an invitation to a married woman who has not taken her husband's last name? Does it get addressed to Mrs. Jane Doe or Ms. Jane Doe? Also, has anyone ordered from Wedding Paper Divas before? I found an invitation that I really like from them to use for J's bridal shower and want to make sure that it is a good company to order from.

Posted by at 10:57 AM
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  1. Amanda MJune 10, 2009 at 11:10 AM

    Addressing a Woman

    Maiden name


    Ms. Jane Johnson
    Miss Jane Johnson*
    *usually 'Miss' is for girls under 18

    Married, keeping maiden name


    Ms. Jane Johnson

    Married, uses husband's name socially


    Mrs. John Kelly
    Mrs. Jane Kelly*
    *Nowadays this is acceptable
    Ms. Jane Kelly

    Separated, not divorced


    Mrs. John Kelly
    Mrs. Jane Kelly
    Ms. Jane Kelly

    Divorced


    Mrs. Jane Kelly
    Ms. Jane Kelly
    Ms. Jane Johnson (maiden name)

    Widowed


    Mrs. John Kelly*
    *If you don't know the widow's preference, this is the traditional and preferred form
    Mrs. Jane Kelly
    Ms. Jane Kelly

    From Emily Post :)

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  2. JackieJune 10, 2009 at 11:35 AM

    If I remember correctly, we addressed those inviations as Ms.

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  3. ErinJune 10, 2009 at 11:45 AM

    I believe we had done

    Ms. Jane Doe and Mr. John Smith

    We didn't have too many of those...

    -E

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  4. Pink Peonies & PearlsJune 10, 2009 at 11:57 AM

    I actually ordered my wedding invites from there and my sister ordered my bridal shower invites from there too! Lovely is all I can say and exceptional service :) Hope everything works out for you!

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  5. DollfaceJune 10, 2009 at 1:16 PM

    Hmmmmm.... Ms. first name and maiden name. she is not yet married so she cant have her future name yet! xxxooo

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  6. ELPJune 10, 2009 at 1:19 PM

    Not totally sure about the addressing question but i ordered my wedding invitations from them. They were bery helpful and the order came out perfect.

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  7. WendyJune 10, 2009 at 1:26 PM

    I can vouch for wedding paper divas - I've ordered for them twice and love them! The most recent time, I had them do a custom color combo for me, and it turned out great. Just make sure you promptly reply on the proof they send you and you are good to go! :)

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  8. JulesJune 10, 2009 at 9:18 PM

    I agree with these other ladies and believe it is Ms.

    My friend used Wedding Paper Divas for all of her paper goods. She was really happy with them and everything looked super.

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  9. JulsJune 11, 2009 at 6:59 AM

    I have ordered from there, incredible service...completely satified! Good Luck!

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  10. Ink Obsession DesignsJune 11, 2009 at 9:52 AM

    I can definitely do the hydrangea invite for you in pink & green. :) I would just want to do the little outline on the hydrangea in a darker pink (more like a fuchsia) so it stands out. Otherwise a lighter color is going to blend in too much with the light pink and green. I just did a test print with this color combo and it looks really cute.

    If you decide to order just make a note in the "additional information" section of my order form that we are doing pink/green combo and use the discount code of BLOG10 at the checkout to take 10% off!

    Please do not hesitate to let me know if you have any further questions at all!

    Have a great day! :)
    -E

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  11. UnknownJune 11, 2009 at 1:50 PM

    I was going to check in my Emily Post book, but I see Preppy Pitbull has you covered :)

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