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Envelope-addressing etiquette
Here's a list of the etiquette conventions for addressing your envelopes for everyone on your Christmas card list.
| Who's the person? | How to address the envelope |
| Unmarried woman | Miss/Ms. Jane Smith |
| Divorced woman who uses her married name | Mrs. Jane Rogers (or Ms. if she's modern-minded) |
| Divorced woman who uses her maiden name | Miss/Ms. Jane Brumley |
| Unmarried man | Mr. John Doe |
| Unmarried couple living together | Miss/Ms. Jane Doe Mr. John Smith (in alphabetical order) |
| Married couple, different last names | Ms. Jane Smith Mr. John Doe |
| Married couple with same last name | Mr. and Mrs. John Doe |
| Widow | Mrs. John Doe |
| Military title, unmarried woman | Colonel Jane Smith, U.S. Navy |
| Military title, unmarried man | Colonel John Doe, U.S. Navy |
| Military titles, married couple | Colonel and Mrs. John Doe |
| Military officer, woman | Lieutenant Amy Fine, U.S. Army Mr. Mark Fine |
| Clergy | The Reverend Robert Jordan |
| Medical Doctor, unmarried | Doctor Benjamin Rivers |
| Medical Doctor, married | Doctor Peter Shaughnessey |
| Married woman doctor | Doctor Lisa Merritt |
| Doctor (PhD) | Dr. Bronson Demmerling |
| Married couple, both doctors | Doctors Jason and Emily Thompson |
| Judge | The Honorable and Mrs. Patrick O'Malley |
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