Here you go…here’s more super important info which is sure to make you look like a super savvy couple!

How to determine your RSVP date:
Ideally your invites should go out eight weeks before your wedding date. If you do this, then make your reply-by deadline approximately three weeks before the wedding date. If you’re running a little behind and find yourself sending the invitations out six weeks before the wedding, then make your reply-by deadline two weeks before the wedding.

Addressing Invitations for Doctors, Lawyers, Priests, Judges, etc.

Here’s how to address  your envelopes properly for some of the most common professions: Lawyer: Madeline Chase, Esq.; Doctor: Dr. Madeline Chase; Judge: The Honorable Madeline Chase; Rabbi: Rabbi Madeline Chase; Clergyperson: The Reverend Madeline Chase: Catholic Priest: Father John Westin; Military: Captain (Commander or Major) Madeline Chase.

Ceremony now, Party Later. How to word this?

This is actually quite simple. What you’re really doing here is announcing that you’re already married and you are now hosting a party. Be sure to introduce yourselves as a married couple, then continue with the details of your celebration.  For example: “We’ve Tied the Knot! Anthony Mele and Katherine Rivers were married on Saturday, August 8, 2009. Please join us as we celebrate on Friday, September….”

Addressing wedding invitations can seem a bit confusing, but the rules are relatively simple for most of the people on your guest list. Spell out titles and degrees (“Doctor”), and always use “Mr. and Mrs.” for married couples. If a couple is unmarried but living together, or is married but uses different last names, put their names on separate lines in alphabetical order. Unmarried couples who do not live together should receive two separate invitations.  If a guest is in the military, the title of an officer whose rank is equal to or higher than a captain in the army or a lieutenant in the navy is placed next to his or her name with the branch of service below. You should also include titles for retired high-ranking officers, inserting (Ret.) after their names. And the branch of service should always be listed below the names of reserve officers on active duty, noncommissioned officers and enlisted persons.

As for children, it is unnecessary to include their names on the outer envelope of a wedding invitation. Instead, list them on the inner envelope with their parents (“Mr. and Mrs. Smith and Justin”). The absence of a child’s name altogether implies that he or she is not invited. However, many guests may not realize this and assume their children are invited. If you don’t want kids to come, be sure to spread the word that you can only accommodate adults at your reception, and do not leave a space with “Number of guests” to be filled in. If you are not using inner envelopes, simply write the child’s name on a separate line below the parent’s name. 

Finally, inner envelopes should be addressed to “Mr. and Mrs. Johhson” without first names or addresses. Close relatives can be addressed as “Aunt Shirley” or “Grandma Mary” on the inner envelope only. And if a single person is invited with an unspecified guest, add “and Guest” to the inner envelope to indicate that he or she may bring a date (however, it’s always preferable to send an individual invitation to someone’s guest if you know who the guest will be).