Okay I need some opinions and general advice here, but actually read this and hear me out because I know this is a hot topic for ears now but not the way I'm thinking about it that I found at least.
My FH and I have been together for 11 years now, since high school. We're in our earlyish mid-twenties and have never sent out Christmas cards because we figured we don't have any children yet and stay in touch with family often that there was no real reason for it. That doesn't mean it's not something we've wanted to do or thought about in the last few years or so, I think especially with not being able to gather as a family for some time there too.
So this year, I was thinking of doing our first Christmas card as a save the date, a little two in one. Here is my vision: One side can have a cute photo of us with our fur baby and the other side a photo from our engagement shoot (that I'm planning around December somewhere with light decorations or in front of an old church for that real xmas feel), both photos I'm picturing in black and white or something like and old film vibe. I would plan on handing these out personally on Christmas Eve/Day when we visit both sides of our families to avoid any holiday mailing/shipping disasters, and include handwritten notes to any other special family members that I would like to include on our special day like asking the parents of the ring bearer or flower girls etc. Our wedding isn't until 9/2023, so that's another factor to consider too. In my head this is a win win, we'd be saving on postage for save the dates in general and also starting our own tradition of annual Christmas cards that we can keep going for years to come. Am I crazy? Help lol
