Christmas cards & b-day invites (help!)

Re: Christmas cards & b-day invites (help!)

• bosha711 member

  November 2011

  DS's bday party is Dec 11, but the rsvp date is Dec 2. I mailed them out so guests received them Nov 12.

  I don't think there's really any norm for Christmas cards. I've sent them out as late as a week before. Ideally, I will like to send them out by Dec 10 or so.

  I've never gotten holiday cards printed, but I used zazzle.com for DS's bday invites & they were great. I've also used Shutterfly for our wedding photo thank you's & they came out ok, too.

  hth
  

  
  
  

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• xxbabycakesxx member

  November 2011

  Griffs party is Dec 11 and we delivered them the beginning of November.  We got them printed from Vistaprint.  Used the slowest shipping/delivery cause its cheaper so it took a month (I think) but we ordered early.

  I think we'll mail Christmas cards the 1st or 2nd week of December. 

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• lulu8109 member

  November 2011

  bosha711:

  DS's bday party is Dec 11, but the rsvp date is Dec 2. I mailed them out so guests received them Nov 12.

  I don't think there's really any norm for Christmas cards. I've sent them out as late as a week before. Ideally, I will like to send them out by Dec 10 or so.

  I've never gotten holiday cards printed, but I used zazzle.com for DS's bday invites & they were great. I've also used Shutterfly for our wedding photo thank you's & they came out ok, too.

  hth
  

  Thanks so much, bosha!!  That really helps   I didn't realize zazzle did printing like that, so I'll have to check them out too.
  

  
  
  

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• lulu8109 member

  November 2011

  xxbabycakesxx:

  Griffs party is Dec 11 and we delivered them the beginning of November.  We got them printed from Vistaprint.  Used the slowest shipping/delivery cause its cheaper so it took a month (I think) but we ordered early.

  I think we'll mail Christmas cards the 1st or 2nd week of December. 

  Thanks, babycakes!  I looked at their shipping and it was kind of pricey to me =/  I laughed when I read the slowest was one month, because I sooo don't have an extra month to wait =P
  

  
  
  

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• ChicagoBroad26 member

  November 2011

  lulu8109:

  I'm a slacker and haven't done either yet.  (LO's party is New Years Eve.)  A few questions:

  1-  How far in advance do b-day invites need to go out?  I think it's 4-6 weeks, but I'm not sure. We did five weeks in advance. Just because it's the holidays and some people are traveling in from out of town.

  2- How far in advance do Christmas cards normally go out???  We usually send ours out about three weeks before Christmas. Might be later this year...waiting on proofs back from the photographer and as soon as I get those I will upload and order from Tiny Prints.

  3-  If you've designed your own cards/invites and had them printed out, where did you get them printed?  I have used Vista Print in the past and been really pleased with the product. I like that you can basically make whatever you want. Zazzle is also great. Both have super fast processing and shipping. HTH!

  TIA!

  - From your resident slacker December 2010 mama
  

  

  
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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• lulu8109 member

  November 2011

  Thanks, ladies!  I appreciate the help
  

  
  
  

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