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Is your wedding extremely formal? Proper etiquette calls for everything spelled out, but that sets a tone of formality. I'm sure you're fine.
I just got a wedding invite in the mail, cannot remember if anything was spelled out or even what the font looked like .. haha
Uuuhhhh...I would have never thought to spell out the whole name, so I think you're ok. I doubt anyone will notice/care. If you're very upset about it, turn the situation around. If you recieved an invitation and the state was abbreviated, would you gasp?
LOL - thanks FAQ219 for putting it into perspective. I probably wouldn't know whether it should be spelled out if I werent' a bride, so I'm guessing only brides or my really Anal aunt will notice. Gosh, it just feels awful that I was trying to do everything right and here I made a big boo boo.
I am Miss Persnickety and I hate getting stuff like that "wrong"...but even I wouldn't re-address those envelopes. :) If anyone asks, you can tell them that you wanted to make it easy for the USPS to deliver the invitations so that they'd arrive more quickly!
I don't think it matters! I wouldn't worry another second about it.
Phew - thanks everyone. It's a relief to hear everyone else concur that it might not be a big deal. I was trying to get a pulse if it was a major snafu and maybe to consider redoing them but if everyone is saying it's not that big of a deal, I won't redo them...
Don't worry about it. As long as you got the state right, you are in the clear. Just breathe and relax. Everything will be OK.
I don't think I notice whether or not invitations I get are abbreviated or not. I don't remember if I did on mine.
I certainly don't think it's worth redoing them. No biggie.
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While traditional etiquette says that the state should be spelled out, the post office actually prefers the abbreviation. Your guests won't notice or care. Since you've already done it, there isn't any reason to start over. Just leave them be.
Aww dont be too hard on your self! It's fine! Noone will notice. And if a few do, which is highly unlikely, who cares!
Wow, I never would have thought about not abbreviating the state. I think I'll do it the way the post man prefers - they work so hard already . . .
Oh my gosh, this is not a snafu at all. You're totally fine! Our wedding was formal-ish, but definitely not black tie. We didn't abbreviate the states. We didn't even think to. No one will care or notice.
Like you said only brides or reallly picky people would notice. NOT worth readdressing thats for sure, throw those puppies in the mail and forget about it!
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So I just finished addressing all 150 wedding invitations and realized I made a big SNAFU...I abbreviated the state! I'm pissed off that I didn't catch this, and I don't want to start over, but how bad of an etiquette SNAFU is this? Ugh, such a horrible feeling that I did this. Has anyone else abbreviated the state? Do you think people will notice?