As a married woman, how do you sign cards?

[Excelsior! Academy]

If I knew how to add a poll, I would.

 

Do you sign your name as the author of the note, then dh, then the kids?

Do you sign dh, you, then kids?

Do you sign with titles Mr. And Mrs. X?

Do you just sign your name?

Other, please explain.

 

I am curious to see what others do and what is proper letter etiquette.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Excelsior! Academy
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[Julie Smith]

If I knew how to add a poll, I would.

 

Do you you your name as the author of the note, then dh, then the kids?

Do you sign dh, you, then kids?

Do you sign with titles Mr. And Mrs. X?

Do you just sign your name?

Other, please explain.

 

I am curious to see what others do and what is proper letter etiquitte.

 

That assumes I write cards. :) :p

[amy g.]

I sign

 

"David, Genevieve, Madeleine, Henry, Olivia, Louisa & Vivienne"

[4kiddies]

It depends on who the card/letter is to.

[KrissiK]

I sign, "M & K," on the first line and then "D, J & A" underneath!

[Guest]

I sign

 

"David, Genevieve, Madeleine, Henry, Olivia, Louisa & Vivienne"

 

I've done a lot of b-day cards recently and this is how I sign it. If it is specifically a note from me, I just sign my name.

[spaceman]

I sign

 

"David, Genevieve, Madeleine, Henry, Olivia, Louisa & Vivienne"

 

This, subbing our names and sometimes adding in our last name.

 

 

I won't pretend to know what's proper etiquette, but that is what I do. :)

[Princess Peach]

If it's from all of us, I write first names: DH, Me, DS, DD, DS. If it's just from me, I just write my first name.

[k2bdeutmeyer]

If it is from the entire family, I will often write "The ___________ Family". If I'm going to spell it out, I'd write "Tony, Kristin, Shaylyn, Malea, and Easton". If it's just from me, I would just sign my name.

[wy_kid_wrangler04]

Do you sign dh, you, then kids?

 

 

 

:iagree:This is what I do

[Impish]

It depends on who the card/letter is to.

:iagree:

[2_girls_mommy]

Dh first, then me, then kids' names and last name (if it is a more formal card..if it is to my mom, I would leave off the last name!)

[Mrs Mungo]

It depends on who the card/letter is to.

 

:iagree: Formal correspondence is completely different from a birthday card to a close friend or family member.

[LidiyaDawn]

You mean like Christmas cards? Right now I would sign...

 

Merry Christmas!!!!

Love from:

 

me, dh, kid, kid, kid, cat, cat, cat, cat, bird, bird, fish, and hamster.

[Miss Peregrine]

If the card is from all of us we all sign it ourselves, 3 yo included.

[Jan in SC]

If the card is from my dh and me, my name goes first. If the card is from the entire family, then I sign it - dh, me, children. (oldest to youngest) Everyone in our house has the same last name.

Edited August 11, 2011 by Jan in SC

[BlessedMom]

Dh, me, children.

[Jen in PA]

If the card is to someone in DH's family/circle of friends I sign his name, then mine, then the dc. If it is for someone in my family/circle of friends, I sign my name before DH's. If the recipient is someone I would consider to be equally close to both of us I would sign my name first (it's not like DH ever buys cards anyway!).

[EKS]

On something like a holiday card, I do husband, me, older kid, younger kid. I don't put my husband's name first because he's a man but because it's ingrained in me not to put myself first.

[kitten18]

Do you sign your name as the author of the note, then dh, then the kids?

 

This is what I do for things like B-day cards for family because I am the one writing the little note.

 

 

For our family picture Christmas cards that are printed with our names (I don't actually write them myself), I put: DH, Me, Kids.

[NanceXToo]

Usually if it's someone from my side of the family or a closer friend of mine, I write my name first, followed by my husband's name and the kids' names.

 

If it's someone from my husband's side of the family or a closer friend of his but I'm the one writing out the card, I'll write his name first, then mine, then the kids.

[Parrothead]

If it is a holiday card from our family to another family I sign The Lastnames. I address it to The Lastname Family.

 

If it is a personal note such as a thank you, I sign it from me as I'm the one writing it. Dh and dd can do their own personal correspondences.

 

If it is a holiday type card from my family to relatives, I sign our first names starting with dh, then me, then dd.

[ChristusG]

If the card is to someone in DH's family/circle of friends I sign his name, then mine, then the dc. If it is for someone in my family/circle of friends, I sign my name before DH's. If the recipient is someone I would consider to be equally close to both of us I would sign my name first (it's not like DH ever buys cards anyway!).

 

:iagree: This exactly.

[Renthead Mommy]

I sign everything me, then him and then kiddo if he's on it.

 

And actually reading this, I don't think I've ever actually signed "Mrs." on anything. EVER. I've filled in the little electronic bubble on forms, but I've never written it. I've always just used my name.

 

I did work as a teaching assistant for year, so I introduced myself to the kids as Mrs., but that's been the ONLY time I've ever used that.

[Jenny in Florida]

If it's from all of us, I write first names: DH, Me, DS, DD, DS. If it's just from me, I just write my first name.

 

Me, too.

[Crimson Wife]

Usually if it's someone from my side of the family or a closer friend of mine, I write my name first, followed by my husband's name and the kids' names.

 

If it's someone from my husband's side of the family or a closer friend of his but I'm the one writing out the card, I'll write his name first, then mine, then the kids.

 

:iagree:

I put the name that the recipient is likely to recognize first.

[Beimao]

If it's to my husbands side, then him. My side me first, sometimes, though the rhythm of our names sounds better with him first :001_smile:

[DarcyB]

If they are from our family - we each sign them.

 

If it's from me, just my first name.

 

But we never send out cards to people who wouldn't know who we are, so I never bother with last names.

[Stacia]

If the card is from all of us we all sign it ourselves, 3 yo included.

 

That's what we do too (except I don't have a 3yo, lol). If one of the family is not around in time to sign, I'll write that person's name too. Everyone ends up signing in a different place, at a different slant, etc..., so there's really no particualar order to it. :D

 

I hardly ever put our last name on card signatures unless it's something like a wedding card for folks we don't know that well.

[swimmermom3]

 

Do you sign dh, you, then kids?

 

 

This is how I usually sign cards; if it is really informal, then just the B family.

[DianeW88]

Usually if it's someone from my side of the family or a closer friend of mine, I write my name first, followed by my husband's name and the kids' names.

 

If it's someone from my husband's side of the family or a closer friend of his but I'm the one writing out the card, I'll write his name first, then mine, then the kids.

 

:iagree: This. Assuming we're talking about Christmas cards or casual cards for another occasion. Formal correspondence has totally different rules. But since I've haven't whipped off a note to the queen of England lately, almost all of our correspondence is the informal kind. :lol:

[Firefly]

If it's just from me, I sign my name only... first (casual) or first and last (formal) but never Mrs. If it's a card from all or some of us, everyone signs their own name.

[justamouse]

depends on who the card is for.

 

People generally know who is the sender of cards, and it ain't my Dh. But yes, I sign for the both of us, and depending on who it's for, his name and then mine, followed by hatchlings if appropriate.

[theYoungerMrsWarde]

I write my husband's name, then mine, and then the kids' names in birth order if it for a non-family member.

 

I write my name and the kids' names on cards for my husband's family and I have dh sign it for himself.

 

I write my name first, then my husband's name, and then the kids' names in birth order if it is to my family.

 

If it is to my son's friend I sign it "Auntie ____" and "Uncle _____." (I do not approve of children calling adults just by their first name, unless the adult requests it.) Saddly, I have no one to whom I am "Mrs. Warde" to, except here :tongue_smilie:

[Daisy]

Everyone signs the card themselves. I don't sign for everyone.

[Kirch]

I usually do DH, me, then the kids, unless it's to my family or someone who is more my friend than ours/his. Then I'll put my name first.

[foxbridgeacademy]

It's Me, DH, DS, DD. I figure I bought the card and present, I wrapped them so I should get top billing.;)

 

I never use Mrs., but then I kept my maiden name when I got married, DH did offer to change his to mine but I declined, you have to be born a Fox:D.

[RahRah]

What I learned and use in our cards:

 

If it's to extended family or friends - wife, husband, children in age order oldest to youngest

 

If it's to business associates - wife, husband and family; or wife, husband and children in age order (if appropriate)

 

If it's to immediate family (parents, siblings) - husband, wife, children in age order, oldest to youngest

 

Envelopes are address to Mr. & Mrs., Dr. & Mrs. Mr. & Dr., Drs. XYZ, with the male first in the couple, female to follow within the line when last names are same; otherwise it's his name then her name in full...either way if family is also included, "and family" follows

[roxanne23]

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[Spock]

If it is just from me I just sign my own name. If it is from the family I make everyone sign their names--I don't sign it for anyone who is old enough to write.

[kchara]

Do you sign dh, you, then kids?

 

 

I do this. I don't sign Mr. and Mrs., unless it's to a child who is not a family member (children of friends, for example). Then I would.

[angela in ohio]

I sign it "Dhname and Myname, Kid, Kid, Kid"

 

We always go by "dhname and myname," even to my own family. (You know how certain couple's names just sound better one way or the other?)

[LostSurprise]

If it's just a card with no note, I sign my first name then dh's name and underneath I add the kids names (and our last name on the third line). With very close relatives I have the kids sign their own names for fun.

 

If it's a card with an added note, I sign my own name and on the next line I add everyone else. This differentiates between the person responsible for the remarks and those who simply wish to be part of the congratulations.

[sleepymommy]

I sign it: dh, me, ds7, ds4, then last name.

[Word Nerd]

I'll either sign my name first or DH's. I don't think I've ever referred to myself as Mrs. ____. That's my MIL. :)

[Mommee & Baba]

Usually I sign it all our names. I have been known to sign cards The _______ Family.

[Sasharowan]

If I am doing the signing, I sign me, dh, kids. Most cards, I sign my name and maybe dh's and then pass the card for the kids to sign themselves.

[kaylk in tx]

if it's a card for his side of the family, i sign his name, my name, then kids in order of birth.

 

for my side of the family, i sign my name, his name, then kids in order of birth.

[Janie Grace]

I sign, "M & K," on the first line and then "D, J & A" underneath!

 

This is how I do it, too.

DH + me

Kid, kid, kid, kid + kid

[PeacefulChaos]

Depends on what the card is.

Most casual cards (for baby gifts, etc) I just sign 'The ____s"

For Christmas cards, birthday cards, or cards to close family I sign Dh, me, kid 1, 2, 3