On cards, whose name goes first?

beckytr · December 2009

When I send holiday cards, for example, I put DH's name first b/c that's what my mom did (she did my dad, her, me, lil sis). I have also rationalized it that this way it is in age order. I feel like it is a little sexist tho & my name should go first since we all know I am the one who created the card. What do you do?

1SwtWld · December 2009

I don't know what's right, but on our holiday cards, we had DH's name, my name and G. When I sign thank you notes, I put my name before DH's because I wrote the card.

Stellerbel · December 2009

DH, Me, LO, dog #1, dog #2

kwann.81 · December 2009

Depends who the card is going to. If I'm sending a card to my friends or my side of the family, I put my name first. If it's to DHs then his name comes first.

maddmask · December 2009

DH, me, LO

~Soleil~ · December 2009

Stellerbel:
DH, Me, LO, dog #1, dog #2

This...minus Dog #2.

kwann.81 · December 2009

Depends who the card is going to. If I'm sending a card to my friends or my side of the family, I put my name first. If it's to DHs then his name comes first.

ETA: We are writing out cards and inserting a pic of DD.

katypresson · December 2009

My name, DH, baby. You're exactly right. It's really from you, so your name should come first, IMO.

deeanneharris · December 2009

I always do DH, me, DD#1, DD#2 but I can't really tell you why I guess.

beckytr · December 2009

~Soleil~:
Stellerbel:
DH, Me, LO, dog #1, dog #2
This...minus Dog #2.

lol we have our cat sleeping in the baby's bouncer as one of our pics on the holiday card this year but I didn't sign it from him - oops

grinsandgiggles · December 2009

The man of the house's name should go first...just like it's the man's name you use when you would say Mr. and Mrs. John Smith

ETA: If there are kids, I put them in order of age.

Nicavesani · December 2009

I do DH, me, LO.

May be sexist, but I do it because DH is the head of our household. I've always thought of it like this. IDK.

hisbabybear · December 2009

IMO its proper to do husband, wife, then eldest to youngest children, followed by pets.

SoonToBeTabor · December 2009

grinsandgiggles:
The man of the house's name should go first...just like it's the man's name you use when you would say Mr. and Mrs. John Smith
ETA: If there are kids, I put them in order of age.

This

rebus82 · December 2009

To my family, I sign first. To his, I usually leave a spot for his name to go first. We've never made cards with our names printed, so I've never thought of what I'd do then (probably put mine first because I made the card.)

kes3237 · December 2009

I think it is traditional to do DH, you, kids in age order.

Although, IMO, this "head of househould" stuff is laughable crap.

Pesky · December 2009

I do DH's name first. Please -- everyone knows I do the cards and DH does next to nothing. I don't really care whose name comes first but I tend to do it in age order (like DD's name comes before DS's) so he goes first. Age before beauty. Wink