Properly Address Graduation Invitations
University and high school graduations are milestone events, and as such, invitations for these events traditionally use formal rules of etiquette. These rules apply not only to invitations for the graduation ceremony itself, but also for a graduation party following the ceremony and for graduation announcements. Carefully follow the procedure for addressing graduation invitations to avoid offending guests and to demonstrate your mastery over the rules of etiquette you will need to know as an adult.
Instructions
1. Select a blue or black pen with ink that does not smear or bleed through paper. If you know write in calligraphy, use a fountain pen.
2. Write the titles and names of the invited guests on the large outer envelope. For example, you might address the invitation to "Mr. and Mrs. John Smith" or to "Miss Sarah Bell."
3. Write the address on the lines below the name.
4. Write the names of all invited guests in the household on the inner envelope. If children are invited, each of their names should appear on the inner envelope on the line under the parents' names. Use informal names on these inner envelopes. For example, address the inner envelope to "Aunt Cathy," "Grandpa and Grandma," "John and Sally" or "Alan Brooks."
5. Place the invitation in the inner envelope, with the front of the invitation facing the flap of the envelope. Place the inner envelope in the outer envelope, with the front of the inner envelope facing the flap of the outer envelope.
6. Affix a return address label to the upper left corner of the outer envelope or to the center of the flap on the back of the outer envelope. Choose return address labels that are tasteful and relatively formal. If you do not have any, write the return address by hand and spell out all abbreviations like you did when addressing the invitations.
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