Saturday, December 26, 2009

How to do address a wedding invitation to a woman clergy member who is married?

Should it be:


Reverend and Mr. John Doe?


Reverend Jane and Mr. John Doe?


Other ideas???How to do address a wedding invitation to a woman clergy member who is married?
Normally, the husband's name comes first. However, there is an exception for when a woman has an occupational title (i.e. Doctor, Reverend, Lieutenant, etc.) and her husband does not have such a title. In this instance, the woman's name will proceed the man's.





For example:


The Reverend Jane Doe and Mr. John Doe





(or if she kept her maiden name)


The Reverend Jane Doe and Mr. John Smith








-How to do address a wedding invitation to a woman clergy member who is married?
The husbands name goes first on invitations so it would be;


Mr. John and Reverend Jane Doe
Mr. John and Reverend Jane Doe





or if she uses her maiden name





Mr. John Doe and Reverend Jane Roe.





the husband's name goes first, the wife's name goes second. If either of them has a title then you use the title instead of Mr or Mrs
Reverend Jane Doe and Mr. John Doe is most common, but your second of Reverend Jane and Mr. John Doe is perfectly ok as well.





Some people still stuck in the past will say that you always list the man's name first, but you can equally be correct and list the person YOU KNOW first. If you don't know Reverend Jane, then choose Mr. John first.
Mr %26amp; Mrs John Doe. If you were addressing her only, it would be either Reverend Jane or Mrs Reverend Jane. How you have it listed is awkward since the man's name is listed first and there isn't any way to distinguish that she is clergy while he isn't.

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