Holiday cards can feel like such a production. You have to organize that family photo shoot, and coordinate all the outfits. Even if you’re skipping the profesh photos, you have the pressure of trying to take a Christmas card-worthy photo all year long and torturing your family to all smile and look at the camera and pretend to be having fun during every vacation and outing with a Christmas card-worthy backdrop. Then you need to choose the cards and make sure your photo fits with the design, choose the right saying (huge debate in our family) and any extra messages (do we share a life update? the kids’ ages and names? an extra photo of Dakota?), get everyone’s addresses, and then stuff, stamp and send them all (and if you’re a masochist like me, address them by hand because you couldn’t get the simple spreadsheet to work to have them addressed for you). It’s a lot. That’s why it’s really important to figure out where to order holiday cards from, because as I’ve found, the right spot can make the whole process so much easier. You can find companies that will not only let you edit your photos in their software to make them look profesh but also address the envelopes for you in a seamless way, print your return address, and even stamp and send them. The right card purveyor will also offer the right level of customization and card options without overwhelming you with choices, while allowing you to choose unique holiday cards that everyone else won’t have.
We’ve used a few different places over the years, so I feel like I’m somewhat of an expert in the where to order holiday cards department, and while I have had great experiences with Minted, Shutterfly and some other popular Christmas. card sources, last year I became a convert to a smaller operation called Artifacts Uprising. What I like about their cards is that they don’t have an overwhelming array of options, so you don’t have to spend hours agonizing over the design but they have plenty of chic, unique designs so you’ll definitely find one that you love (and as you guys know, I’m picky). The interface is super easy to use and they’ll do the addressing and all that for you if you’d like. I have had issues with creating spreadsheets with addresses and then not having them upload to the system and then giving up and hand addressing them, but with Artifacts Uprising, it couldn’t have been easier and worked the first time. They have special touches like gold foiling and I love that the designs aren’t ones you see everywhere else, so you won’t be sending the same cards as half your friends and family. Plus, they’re having a big sale right now and you can get up to 20% off your cards. Last year we chose the Very Merry Card, which I love for its simplicity and elegance, but there are plenty of styles to choose from.
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