# Wedding Invitation Etiquette **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [April 24, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041 "2006-04-24T20:22:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 6\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/1 "2006-04-24T20:22:27Z")
So, I’m addressing envelopes for my upcoming wedding and I came across a curiosity. When addressing to someone with a title, i.e. Dr. I have seen conflicting reports on the proper way to address the envelope Most commonly I see the following: Doctor and Mrs. Alan Smithee address line two. city state zip What if both are Doctors? Doctor and Doctor Alan Smithee ? Doctor Alan and Doctor Ellen Smithee ? Doctor Alan Smithee Doctor Ellen Smithee ? Furthermore, what do I do about the inner envelope? Doctor and Doctor Smithee? that just looks funny. ---
**Author:** ![Xema](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/x/9de053/32.png) [@Xema](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Xema)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/2 "2006-04-24T20:35:58Z")
> [@Enright3](#): > > What if both are Doctors? How about: “Doctors Ellen and Alan Smithee” ? ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/3 "2006-04-24T20:49:44Z")
> [@Xema](#): > > How about: “Doctors Ellen and Alan Smithee” ? I may have found a workable reference. [http://www.somewhereintimecalligraphy.com/envelope-addressing-etiquette.html](http://www.somewhereintimecalligraphy.com/envelope-addressing-etiquette.html) ---
**Author:** ![gigi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/a587f6/32.png) [@gigi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gigi)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/4 "2006-04-24T20:50:43Z")
Yep, I would agree with **Xema**. But what about a male non-doc and a female doc? Mr. and Dr. Alan Smithee seems wrong… ---
**Author:** ![Enright3](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enright3/32/2897_2.png) [@Enright3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enright3)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/5 "2006-04-24T20:54:02Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Yep, I would agree with **Xema**. > > But what about a male non-doc and a female doc? > > Mr. and Dr. Alan Smithee seems wrong… According to the above referenced link… Doctor Jane Davis and Mr. Carl Davis If they’re both doctors, then either of the following is correct according to the site above: Doctor Jane Davis and Doctor Carl Davis or The Doctors Davis So I see it like this; it’s Mr and Mrs unless you have to use both of their first names then you put the woman’s name first. ---
**Author:** ![Scarlett67](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scarlett67/32/7387_2.png) [@Scarlett67](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scarlett67)\ **Post date:** [April 24, 2006, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/wedding-invitation-etiquette/354041/6 "2006-04-24T20:56:24Z")
> [@gigi](#): > > Yep, I would agree with **Xema**. > > But what about a male non-doc and a female doc? > > Mr. and Dr. Alan Smithee seems wrong… **Enright** ’s cite covers it, as well as the question in the OP: Dr. Elaine Smithee Mr. Alan Smithee