STD's and Christmas cards all in 1?

aheimer

I'd like to kill 2 birds with 1 stone and do a "Happy Holidays...and Save the Date" Card.  Has anyone done this?  Is it acceptable to do both in 1 card?  Any ideas?

Thanks!

kaynix21

I thought about doing it...but we wanted to send them out earlier, and I don't think we'll send out a Christmas card.

I don't see anything wrong with doing it. Especially if you put your picture on it, it'll be cute.

On_Cloud_Nine

I wouldn't do it. Christmas and your wedding have nothing to do with each other, so there really should be seperate cards for each.

I understand wanting to do it. But it would be a better idea to do them seperate. There's also the chance of it being lost if it's put with all of the other Christmas cards.

ffmaid

I think it is nice in theory however bad in practice. When someone send me a STD I magnet it to my fridge and keep it on the fridge until I get the invite. ( at which point the invite replaces the STD) If someone sends me a Christmas card I put it on a ribbon that hangs from my mantelpiece and then trash it when I take down my Christmas decor. So if you sent a STD Christmas card to someone like me the STD part would be lost and trashed with the Christmas decor not spending time on the fridge reminding them about your upcoming wedding.

squirrly

I think it looks like you weren't really focused on either the STD or the Christmas card.  I think it's very acceptable to mention the wedding in a Christmas newsletter, or as a casual remark in your card ("We can't wait to see you at the wedding in February!"), but I'd send a separate STD.

VTChristi07

I'm doing it...but I'm not including "Christmas" theme on my STD...I'm just sending the STD during Christmas week, just because I can't wait any longer since I'm getting married on Memorial day weekend. I just have to wait on my fiance' to fix the our wedding website and then order the STD.

aerinpegadrak

I would think that they would get mixed in with people's Christmas cards and wouldn't have the same impact...  I would wait until after the holidays if I were you, and send something separately.

duckie1905

I don't mind if STDs arrive around Christmas.  What I dislike is when they come with or in lieu of the Christmas card you would normally send.  Your wedding and the holiday have nothing to do with each other so I'd prefer they were kept separate.

wingqueen26

I thought about doing it but decided against it.  The STDs will go out the 2nd week in January so they don't get tossed with xmas cards by accident.

NBVitamine

Aheimer,

I'm sending my STDs in the same envelope as my Christmas cards. I don't personnally see anything wrong with that. Hey, we are saving on postage!

They will have two things in the envelope:

- the Xmas card to put on mantel, tree or wherever.

- the STD postcard style with our picture that they can put on the fridge or wherever. "A formal invitation will follow" anyways in case they lose it :-)

aheimer

After thinking about it a couple of days, I have concluded that we will be doing the same.  I can't justify paying postage twice when we would be sending them all to the same exact people.  (Especially considering I am likely going to be laid off at the end of the year).  SO, I'm just going to insert either a business card or smaller postcard into the Christmas cards and call it good!

jenn.daniel

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_chit-chat_stds-christmas-cards-1?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding BoardsForum:14Discussion:cd130b82-dcb6-48c6-8e89-1788ab31f197Post:b9016793-0f94-4f01-a744-83dd8cad98df">Re: STD's and Christmas cards all in 1?</a>:
[QUOTE]I'm sending my STDs in the same envelope as my Christmas cards. I don't personnally see anything wrong with that. Hey, we are saving on postage! They will have two things in the envelope: - the Xmas card to put on mantel, tree or wherever. - the STD postcard style with our picture that they can put on the fridge or wherever. "A formal invitation will follow" anyways in case they lose it :-)
Posted by NBVitamine[/QUOTE]

I like this.

ashleypastori

I was debating even sending save the dates, but I like this idea.  I think I'm going to do them and put them inside Christmas cards!   Thanks for the idea!