I will be completely honest with you ~ in the 6 years that my DH and I have been together, I’ve never sent Christmas cards or annual updates to anyone in our family. We moved to NC 5 Christmas’ ago and haven’t been home for a single one. Oops. Well, if you’re like me ~ you’ve decided that it’s now time to change all of that.
Unfortunately, somewhere along the way ~ a computer crashed, and I lots all of the addresses that I had collected for our wedding, and had to start all over again. So let’s start with the gathering of addresses.
First things first. Start an Excel file with the list of all of the addresses that you need to collect. This should include immediate family, aunts, uncles and your favorite cousins, any close family friends ~ it’s completely up to you.
Then start gathering addresses. The best place to start is by contacting your parents and your in laws. For any that they don’t have ~ if you have a general idea of where they live whitepages.com can be a great resource. Message them on Facebook and ask them for their address, whatever you need to do to get that information.
THEN save the file to a dropbox.com account so that you will have the list and can make updates as necessary. No falling victim to losing the file because it will always be securely stored on line.
Invitations: If you’re working on invitations you’ll want to figure out whether or not there is a theme. Then you’ll need to choose your words. You’ll need to keep things in mind like who is hosting, who it’s honoring, if you want to give away the sex etc. Also, it’s crucial to make sure that you include any pertinent information including where you’re registered, how they should RSVP, and any directions that your guests may need. Get creative and have fun with these. Then make sure to save one for the baby book! You’ll want to keep it.
Birth Announcement: The first thing you’ll want to do is choose the perfect photo. Your LO doesn’t need to be dressed up in a frilly outfit or anything like that. That being said, I wouldn’t recommend using the first photo your DH shot off either. Just something cute that she’s them looking at peace. This is another one where you’ll want to choose your words. I use Google for all situations like this. It’s where I found the perfect rhyme to ask people for a book instead of a card for my baby shower. Be sure to include the details. How big? How heavy? Date of birth? Full name? Then sign it from you and your DH so it has the personal ring to it.
Head to your post office to find the perfect stamp to match the time of year or event, and pop them in the mail.
Good luck!
Sincerely,
~Nikki
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