Millions of people around attend marriages of their loved ones everyday. Has anyone thought how to address an envelope to a married couple? Addressing an envelope is not a very simple job as many may think. There are various types of envelopes for different types of packaging and different kinds of uses. Envelope was invented around the year 1845. Envelopes are used for both domestic and commercial use. It has taken a lot of evolution to arrive at the current envelopes we use. Throughout the years people have tried out and used different kinds of paper, different kinds of folding and methods to use envelopes. But the kinds of envelopes we use today are the have been standardized. The envelopes vary from country to country and purpose to purpose. Addressing an envelope in general means writing the address and name of the person it has to reach on the top of the envelope in a respective way. It starts from ‘TO’ on the left hand side corner and then the name of the person it’s addressed to beneath it. Then the address is mentioned below the name of the person. This is the universal format for generally addressing an envelope. It is a very simple process and an easy one too. People all around the world will have the need to use envelopes at one point of time. But it is decreasing rapidly due to the invention of modern technologies like mail and internet. It is increasing in use as the two-way communication process is immediate and people do not have to wait for a reply and the mail van to bring it. But addressing an envelope to a married couple is completely different. People who are not able to make it to the marriage send letters and gift envelopes. People who also attend the marriage give gift envelopes. These gift envelopes are generally addressed to the married couple. They can be addressed in seven different ways. The envelope can say Mr. & Mrs. John Smith to denote the married couple. It does not require ‘TO’ on the envelope if it is presented to the couple with a gift inside. It should simply carry the name of the couple in the center of the envelope. It can say John & Jane smith, the smiths, the smith family if they have children. The very words Mr., Mrs., John and Jane smith are jumbled in various forms. These are the various ways examples on how to address an envelope.