I do not see what is wrong with letters or invitations being addressed to Mr.& Mrs. that is how it is in the world we live in, or introducing a new couple, “for the first time as Mr.&Mrs.”, on the contrary it is a celebratory message, if anyone would make an issue, I think it would be more with the Hebrew/Yiddish referral on the invitation “Uriso”, which to me sounds much more like the woman being the shlep along (pardon me if I am wrong, I do not know where or why this began, or if has any Halachic source. For that matter I think Mar & Maras sounds better than “uriso”, if indeed some feel it’s a lack of tznius to mention the woman’s name, though I don’t understand it. In Tanach numerous women’s names are mentioned. Do our invitations have to be holier than the Tanach?? Please note also a friend/relative of “Mrs.” who knows her more than the husband may not even realize who the invitation is from – especially with a name like Cohen, and having the woman’s first name might clarify the experience for some.
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