Adam and I had fun this weekend addressing and stamping the save-the-date postcards with his parents. It was a long process that turned into a two-day event. We're using vintage stamps that I found on eBay for all our mailings, which has resulted in hours of fun sorting through the different images and thinking of friends that they would be perfect for. For postcards, this was quite tricky as we could only use 2-3 stamps per card and the values needed to add up to at least 27 cents. Memo to self: Order large envelopes for the actual invitations.
Our save-the-dates are intended to be casual little announcements of our upcoming nuptials; for example, in the design we used a handwriting font, and my name is listed as "Jenny" rather than "Jennifer." Still, when it came time to addressing the cards themselves we were stymied. Would older relatives or amateur etiquette coaches be offended if we addressed them without a Mr. or Mrs.? Should we list Bills as Williams, or include the names of children? Does it matter what gender order we use for couples? What do we do when a wife's last name is a hyphenate?
In the end we opted for informal, and hopefully no one is deeply offended (if they are, just wait till they hear about the online RSVPs!). In the meantime, we're clearly going to have to read up on the ins and outs of proper salutations on invitations...
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