Optimal Date to send Christmas cards?

JessesGirl&MackenziesMom · September 2011

What day/week do you shoot for? I was thinking December 1st- not obnoxiously early (right?) and plenty of time for people who do cute card display things as part of holiday decorating.

When do you send them?

hellopoppyseed · September 2011

I don't know but I'll wait for answers. I'm thinking I'll send them maybe the 8th and then have an extra stack to send last minute to people I get cards from and didn't expect to. Kwim?

JaysonandKristin · September 2011

Will you ladies be doing photo cards for Christmas cards this year? I am thinking that since our family is now "complete" it might be nice to do photos of the family sitting on the hearth, under the stockings, next to the Christmas tree on our cards.

EnglishMajor03 · September 2011

Probably send them on the 7th...get them by the 10th...

The_Jen626 · September 2011

I usually use one of our "fall" photos and order them in November, and address them over Thanksgiving weekend, and mail them out Dec 1st ish.

However this year we are going to Disneyland (!!) in December and I want to use one of those pictures for our cards, so I'll be mailing them out late this year, probably on the 17th.

Although typing that out gave me anxiety...so I might just use another picture that we already have, lol...

JessesGirl&MackenziesMom · September 2011

hellopoppyseed:
I don't know but I'll wait for answers. I'm thinking I'll send them maybe the 8th and then have an extra stack to send last minute to people I get cards from and didn't expect to. Kwim?

I am so glad you brought that up, because I need to factor that in and order some extra for that reason.

RaphSandra2005 · September 2011

The_Jen626:
I usually use one of our "fall" photos and order them in November, and address them over Thanksgiving weekend, and mail them out Dec 1st ish.

However this year we are going to Disneyland (!!) in December and I want to use one of those pictures for our cards, so I'll be mailing them out late this year, probably on the 17th.

Although typing that out gave me anxiety...so I might just use another picture that we already have, lol...

A suggestion: the year DS was born, I couldn't get it together to take a picture of him and order/send out Christmas cards. So I took my time and send out Happy New Year cards the first week of January instead. This might work for you if you want to give yourself more time after your Disney trip and use one of those pics.

As for me, I normally aim to send out cards the first week of December. We have our friend who is a photographer take the kids' Christmas photos in mid-November and use those.

MAMAxB · September 2011

I usually do them the first week of December-ish..

Arnegard · September 2011

The day before/after Thanksgiving. I also use a fall pic and the girls help me decorate the back of envelopes and the back of the letter sheets. It is about a 2week family affair to get them out. I love getting them, so I send a ton and early!

The_Jen626 · September 2011

RaphSandra2005:
The_Jen626:

I usually use one of our "fall" photos and order them in November, and address them over Thanksgiving weekend, and mail them out Dec 1st ish.

However this year we are going to Disneyland (!!) in December and I want to use one of those pictures for our cards, so I'll be mailing them out late this year, probably on the 17th.

Although typing that out gave me anxiety...so I might just use another picture that we already have, lol...

A suggestion: the year DS was born, I couldn't get it together to take a picture of him and order/send out Christmas cards. So I took my time and send out Happy New Year cards the first week of January instead. This might work for you if you want to give yourself more time after your Disney trip and use one of those pics.

As for me, I normally aim to send out cards the first week of December. We have our friend who is a photographer take the kids' Christmas photos in mid-November and use those.

That's a great idea, thank you!!