Christmas Cards?

katierose08

My husbands family is big on sending Christmas cards every year and he thinks we should send one out. Is it weird to send a card for just the two of us?

RenoisPrettierThanYou

Are you asking if it's okay to send out cards when it's just you and him signing them?  Um, yes.  Families with 2.3 kids don't have a monopoly on the card industry.

cloudymeatballs

No.  Some people will send cards with their pics, like made.  But I plan on sending out just xmas cards, the ones without our pic. Figured we would do the cute ones when we have kids.  My gf did one a while back with her, her guy and their dog.  So to each is their own. 

katierose08

I've just never sent any out before and the ones I've seen with pictures are from family members and the pictures are just of their kids. Thanks!

MommyLiberty5013

DH and I sent a card each year before we had kids. We included a little sheet of paper in it that was our Christmas "note" that updated people about our year's activities. Now that we have kids, we still send traditional cards (no photos) and the note.

GilliC

What do Christmas cards have to do with kids? I have single friends and family who send cards. They typically have a holiday-related image on the front and say something inside like, "Merry Christmas!" I fail to see the connection to family status.

jessica490

Do you have a pet you could include? I don't think that's wierd either way. Make it a fun pic- throwing snowballs or chillen by a fire.

LaxWife

I think you definitely should! Maybe try something like an infographic style Christmas card - like these ones on Etsy? I'm making one for my husband and I this year!

Super fun!

http://www.etsy.com/ca/search?q=infographic christmas card&view_type=gallery&ship_to=CA

Leftie22

I always sent cards before I had kids. I'm not one for photos, so I just sent cards, but I think it's a fun tradition.

Sillygirl45

Gosh, I sent out cards when I was single. Guess I didn't even realize I wasn't significant enough to warrant a Christmas card. Gee, what people must have thought!

Kimbus22

I always sent Christmas cards.  Single, married, with kid, without.

I do find photo cards of just adults odd though. I did regular cards until I had a kid.

chrisnjay05212010

we have no kids and dont plan on having them.  We send cards every year. We have two furbabies- a cat and a dog.  I usually include pictures of all of us.  This year i managed to get a picture with the two of us and our dog!

katierose08

Aww I love that because we have two dogs And I hope I didn't offend anyone with my question! I've just never really made Christmas cards and was curious what other people do in terms of pictures vs. no pictures on the card. Probably could have stated my question better! 

moonprincessd

We did Christmas cards after we got married last year. It had our wedding picture on it. This year we're not doing picture cards and just regular ones. There's nothing wrong with wanting to send out a card.... we might include pictures of our cats this year, haha!

Sigmatam

Last Christmas I sent out cards from the both of us and we are not married.  Everyone absolutly loved them. I just bought a box of cute ones at the store and sent them to all his family, my family and our friends.  Just make sure when sending out cards you know who "is" and "isn't" a christian.  If you know someone is from a different faith a "Happy Holidays" card will work. 

GilliC

Sigmatam said:

Last Christmas I sent out cards from the both of us and we are not married.  Everyone absolutly loved them. I just bought a box of cute ones at the store and sent them to all his family, my family and our friends.  Just make sure when sending out cards you know who "is" and "isn't" a christian.  If you know someone is from a different faith a "Happy Holidays" card will work. 

I respectfully disagree with this. I have sent out Diwali cards and Chinese New Year cards to people of a variety of faiths, and I've received Hanukkah and Ramadan greetings even though I'm Christian. I'm always touched that the person thought of me and wanted to share the sentiment.

If someone was offended that I was sending them a greeting for a holiday they didn't personally celebrate, I don't think that's a person with whom I'd really want to maintain a relationship.

Leftie22

GilliC said:

Sigmatam said:

Last Christmas I sent out cards from the both of us and we are not married.  Everyone absolutly loved them. I just bought a box of cute ones at the store and sent them to all his family, my family and our friends.  Just make sure when sending out cards you know who "is" and "isn't" a christian.  If you know someone is from a different faith a "Happy Holidays" card will work. 

I respectfully disagree with this. I have sent out Diwali cards and Chinese New Year cards to people of a variety of faiths, and I've received Hanukkah and Ramadan greetings even though I'm Christian. I'm always touched that the person thought of me and wanted to share the sentiment.

If someone was offended that I was sending them a greeting for a holiday they didn't personally celebrate, I don't think that's a person with whom I'd really want to maintain a relationship.

I agree! I'm not Christian, but I don't feel offended when I get Christmas cards. I understand that people are wishing me well from their belief system, and I appreciate it. I would be happy to get a card from any religious denomination that is celebrating during that time.

courtneykalob

It's just the two of us and our dog right now, we are using a photo of the three of us, because for this Christmas at least, that is our family. I don't think it's strange at all! I have older relatives that love seeing photos, especially because we don't see them often. 

Bel831

I see nothing wrong with a photo card of just the two of you. Most people don't print out portraits of loved ones anymore, so they only see you online or not at all. I love getting photo cards from relatives and friends, so that's what we have sent the past 3 holiday seasons.

We just have a doggy, but he's like my husbands kid so its fitting to have a family photo. This year we did a photo collage card since we got married and went on our honeymoon and not everyone made it to the wedding-I included one wedding picture, 2 from our honeymoon in Ireland, 1 of him and the dog, and 1 from from our trip to Jamaica for his sisters wedding. It's kind of like the year in review for relatives that aren't on FB.

cpg002

DH and I send Christmas cards and we do not have children. Before we were married I sent Christmas cards with a picture of me and my dog. My single, best friend sends out cards with a nice pic of her every year. 

You can do whatever you want! If you ONLY want to send a card to his family then go to the store and get a small box of cards.