And sometimes, Miss Manners gets it

[heidi]

From today's column:

In March, two acquaintances will be getting married.

They have been my friends since high school and I wish to be respectful, but I have never had to respond to the niceties of a same-sex marriage before this and I find myself rather confused.

I had sent them individual greeting cards for the holiday season, one to "Mr. Smith" and one to "Mr. Jones."

Should I continue to send cards individually?

Or should I send one card to Mr. & Mr. Smith-Jones?

Or is there some other option that just isn't coming to mind?

And here's what she suggests using as the address:

"Mr. Smith/Mr. Jones" -- the appropriate solution for all couples who have different surnames but live at the same address.

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Emphasis mine. Punctuation hers.

Comments

Re: White Tie=Formal / Black Tie=Semi-Formal ??

[debellatrix.livejournal.com]

Well, what do I know. I'm one of those people who would wear pink and orange in the same outfit.
:p