Our Christmas Cards with Minted
Monday, November 8, 2010 at 3:20AM 
One of my favorite things about the holiday season is sending out our Christmas cards. Last year we went with a photo with just kiddos that we adored, but this year I knew I wanted a family photo, which is much easier said than done with two small ones. While on vacation we decided to take a chance and see what we could come up with. Thankfully it went off without a hitch and we managed to capture quite a few winners.
A few tips on capturing a great family photo...
1) Dress in what you are comfortable in. You can wear complementing outfits without being too matchy matchy.
2) Keep it simple...especially when using a self timer like we did for the first image. If you try too hard it will show, and not necessarily in a good way.
3) Be yourself. Again this goes back to dressing in what you would normally wear and stay away from too many trends unless that is who you really are. People want to see the real you.
4) Have fun!!! So many people put too much pressure on having to get that perfect shot, but in the long run you will see the stress of it all on your faces. The in between moments are always our favorites anyways.
5) Using a self timer can be hard even for a photographer like my Mr. so asking a friend to help can be a life saver. It also gave us the chance to do something that comes completely natural to us...walking as a family.
Then comes the choosing of the card. We being the creative types like to be a bit different and try to choose something that not only represents our family, but our photography as well. Once we saw Minted we knew they would be the best choice for us. The quality is superb with thick paper and the designs are fresh and so very unique. We liked them so much we choose two different designs this and this one. Really it was too hard to choose just one...so we didn't!
Now to get addressing so I can have them ready to send out the week after Thanksgiving. Yes, I like to be on top of things.
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Reader Comments (80)
How wonderful! You all look like models. I love putting my cards together, as well, and I really love to receive them from friends close-by and far away.
I love these!
Good for you! I am waaaay behind on Christmas cards this year. Yours are adorable!
You have such a beautiful family. The cards look great!
Your pics are so great! I had not heard of Minted, but now I'm going to check them out. We, too, have featured the kids in our last couple of Christmas cards. I think it's time for another family shot. (You have a lovely family, BTW.)
these are wonderful!
Great cards with even more terrific photos. Your tips were fantastic. And your cards are finished in plenty of time:)
fantastic. beautiful. creative. fun!
Super cute!! I just got mine from Minted on Friday, keep your eye out for it! Thanks again! xo
I love it!! You have inspired me to do a family card (I usually just do one wit my daughter on it). Thanks for sharing!!
I posted a few Christmas inspiration photos from Sarah Richardson this morning. Getting in the festive spirit!
Could y'all be any cooler? Love Love Love
So gorgeous Paula.. what a beautiful family! xo
LOVE :)
Yall are way too cute! Sure wish I had my act together this early, but kudos to you.
Such a gorgeous family! I love the pic of you all sitting. So cute.
Awesome and unique cards! You have a beautiful family :)
wowsa, you know how to rock the holiday card!
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just gorgeous!!!
Love, love, love! They are both gorgeous and relaxed, but I particularly like the sitting shot! So hard to appear natural, but you accomplished it. Well done.
Great tips, as well.
What a beautiful family... and beautiful Christmas cards!
Such great photos! I agree about the trends and matching clothes!
These are too cute!!!
awesome pics Paula! We just got our pics done this weekend. Now, too choose my favorite and the card!
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Oh, I love, love, love these! Both turned out so natural and fun~ You've almost convinced me to splurge on some Minted cards for us to send out this year! :)
Your cards are adorable!! And so ironic because as I was flipping through Town & Country magazine earlier today, I saw an ad for Minted and thought they might be a great option for our cards. Guess I better get on it. I'm usually a first week of December kind of girl, so I need to get cracking!