Addressing Invitations

Here is a quick and easy guide for correct titles when addressing your envelopes.  Most will be familiar, but there are a few tricky ones!

• A married couple: Mr. and Mrs. Carl Fallow
• A married couple in which the woman has kept her name Ms. Janice Collins and Mr. Kevin Black
• A widow Mrs. Carl Fallow
• A divorced woman Ms. Sally Fallow (or her maiden name if she's reclaimed it).
• Married doctors The Doctors Stevenson, Dr. Carmen Stevenson and Dr. Andrew Stevenson, Drs. Carmen and Andrew Stevenson.
• The Doctors Stevenson, Dr. Carmen Stevenson and Dr. Andrew Stevenson, Drs. Carmen and Andrew Stevenson. A couple living together or a gay couple (written on two lines) Robin Gossett
  Matthew Doring
• Husband is a doctor Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Stevenson, Dr. Andrew Stevenson and Ms. Carmen Gomez.
• Wife is a doctor Dr. Carmen Stevenson and Mr. Andrew Stevenson
• Teenage girl Miss Gloria Johnson
• Teenage boy (under 18) Christopher Jones
• Judge, Governor, Mayor,
  United States Senator,
  Member of Congress,
  Cabinet Members,
  Ambassadors
  The Honorable
• Husband is a colonel Colonel and Mrs. Michael Jones
• Husband is a major Major and Mrs. Lawrence Tanaka
• Husband is a lieutenant Lieutenant and Mrs. John Warren
• Wife is a captain Captain Alicia Huang and Mr. Albert Huang
• A Catholic Bishop The Right Reverend Mark Wells Bishop of [insert city name]
• A Catholic Brother Brother Coleman Harris
• A Catholic Sister Sister Anita Canesto
• A Catholic Priest The Reverend Father James Keough
• Husband is a Rabbi Rabbi and Mrs. Adam Lohman
• Wife is a Rabbi Rabbi Ellen Freed and Mr. Robert Freed
• Husband is a Protestant Clergyman The Reverend and Mrs. John Smith
• Wife is a Protestant clergywoman The Reverend Susan Carlson and Mr. Thomas Carlson

- Information courtesy of The Knot