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Addressing wedding invitations can be a dreaded task for many people. Aside from the time-consuming, finger-numbing process of handwriting many envelopes (if you choose to do it yourself), one of the biggest problems is figuring out how to write the names for certain guests. A typical conondrum is deciding which is most appropriate - Ms., Miss or Mrs.

Here is a handy reference guide from the etiquette expert-of-all-experts, Emily Post.

Maiden name	Ms. Jane Johnson Miss Jane Johnson* *usually 'Miss' is for girls under 18
Married, keeping maiden name	Ms. Jane Johnson
Married, uses husband's name socially	Mrs. John Kelly Mrs. Jane Kelly* *Nowadays this is acceptable Ms. Jane Kelly
Separated, not divorced	Mrs. John Kelly Mrs. Jane Kelly Ms. Jane Kelly
Divorced	Mrs. Jane Kelly Ms. Jane Kelly Ms. Jane Johnson (maiden name)
Widowed	Mrs. John Kelly* *If you don't know the widow's preference, this is the traditional and preferred form Mrs. Jane Kelly Ms. Jane Kelly

Stop by Emily Post's website for the complete Guide to Addressing Correspondence.