Using Your Wedding Photo As a Holiday Card
Your first year of marriage is so exciting, and it comes with so many exciting holidays to now spend together! As you start life together, one thing a lot of couples are really excited about is sending out their first Christmas or holiday card together, which can come with a lot of decisions. You want to make sure your first card together as a married couple is something your friends and family will cherish, so, if you’re anything like us, there are a lot of questions that come to mind as you are planning out what you want to share with everyone.
What kind ofChristmas cardsshould you send out?
What pictures should you use?
How can you make your cards more fun?
There are so many questions, and we have a few good recommendations! One of our favorite suggestions for newlyweds is to put those wedding photos to work in your Christmas card! You have spent hundreds of dollars making sure your special day was captured perfectly, and now your Christmas cards are the perfect way to show them off!
Here are a few of the best reasons for using your wedding photos in this way:
Our Married and Bright Holiday Card design is the perfect holiday mailing for any newlyweds and the perfect want to use your wedding photos in your holiday cards!
This design can be customized to include your holiday message and photo, choice of ink color and envelope color.
Next Steps:
After you add this listing to your cart, you will be prompted to fill out a form with your order details (e.g., holiday message, color scheme, envelope selection, etc.)
Once your order is placed, please email a high resolution version of your photograph to info@littlepostagehouse.com.
We will send you a digital mock-up of your holiday card design via email within 2 to 4 business days of receiving your photo. Once you approve the digital mock-up, your holiday cards will ship within 7 to 15 business days.
Rush processing is available. If necessary, please leave a note at checkout.
Print Methods and Paper:
Print Methods
Your holiday message can be digitally printed, letterpressed, or foil stamped on your holiday card. You can learn more about our print methods here.
Paper
For digitally printed holiday messages, our standard cardstock is a beautiful 118 lb cotton cardstock. We also offer an upgrade to 184 lb paper for digitally printed designs, which is a thick and luxurious paper weight!
For letterpressed holiday messages, our standard cardstock is a double-thick 236 lb cotton cardstock that is incredibly fluffy and luxurious. Note that with letterpressed designs, your photo will be separately digitally printed and adhered to your holiday card. The result is an incredibly elegant and handcrafted holiday card.
Foil stamping is available on all paper weights.
You can learn more about the paper types and see the difference in thickness here.
Envelopes:
Blank envelopes in a color of your choice to be included with your order! Our envelopes are of the highest quality and a 91 lb weight. You can see the different envelope color options here or in the listing.
Upgrades:
We offer numerous upgrades, including: guest and return address printing, handwritten calligraphy, wax seals, envelope liners, vintage postage, colored cardstock and assembly/mailing services. If interested, please leave a note in the order form and we will email you with pricing details. You can learn about out additional upgrades here. You can also shop our holiday postage here.
They are professionally captured and look great! Like we said, you already spent a lot of money making sure these pictures turned out perfect, so they are exactly the kind of quality you would want to send out!
They are exactly what your loved ones would want to see. After seeing you start life together, your friends and family are going to want to see all the wonderful photos that came from the wedding, so this is a great chance to show them!
If it isn’t your first Christmas as a married couple, it’s a sweet memory to include in your card. If you’re thinking you can’t use your wedding photos if you’ve been married for years already, think again! They are still wonderfully captured photos of your day, and holiday cards are a great excuse to revisit these special memories.
However long you’ve been married, the pictures from your day are so precious, and what better way to use them than in a holiday card you can share with your friends and family! We know how special these occasions are, and we love helping make them as perfect as possible! We have a lot of ways you can create the perfect holiday card from design templates, to custom messages, handmade paper, wax seals, and so much more! If you’re wanting to use your wedding photos, we have some great designs just for you! We also have a lot of other holiday options for stationery, ornaments, and even vintage holiday stamps to put the cherry on top of your mailing! See below to browse out holiday shop to see everything we have to help you tell your story!
