This holiday season, you’ll receive lots of picture greetings featuring your friends’ adorable kids. But even if it’s just the two of you, you can still join the fun. Here are seven ideas customized for couples for this year’s photo Christmas cards.
1. Recap the important events of the year. Instead of writing a lengthy newsletter, remember that a picture is worth a thousand words. Don’t tell your friends and relatives what’s new, show them.
Have you recently moved? Take a picture of the two of you in front of your new house. Did you take a vacation to some exotic locale? Share the memories of your trip with snapshots. Did you get a new pet? Introduce your fur baby in photo form. Your engagement, wedding, anniversary, new job, pregnancy and even a new hobby can be the focal point of your holiday greeting.
2. Reveal your interests. If there were no significant changes during the past year, then consider using a picture that illustrates your favorite activities. If you’re avid skiers, then use a snapshot of the two of you on the slopes. If you’re known to be beach bums, have a friend take a photo of you building a sand snowman. Whether your preferred pastime is barbecuing, bargain hunting at garage sales or playing with the dogs, work that into your holiday photograph.
3. Make a statement. If you’re a couple that has something to say, you might consider blending that into your holiday greeting. Do you volunteer to help stray animals? You could have your picture taken at the animal shelter with homeless cats and dogs and encourage others to remember those critters in need. Are you passionate about your faith? You can choose a religious design and add a Bible verse to your photo Christmas cards.
4. Use then and now photos. For a unique holiday card, try adding a touch of nostalgia by including an old photograph or two. If you’ve only been a couple for a short time, you could use baby pictures of the both of you. For couples that have been together for much longer, you can choose one from when you first met. Select a card format that features multiple photos. Don’t forget to add the date the picture was taken as a caption on the older snapshot.
5. Feature pets. Your dogs, cats or other furry friends are part of your family. And adding your beloved animals to your holiday greeting creates a cute and appealing photo Christmas card. If they have the right temperament, you can dress them with Santa hats or felt antlers made especially for pets. Photograph them popping out of a gift box. Pose them with ornaments. Take a picture of them in the middle of your holiday decorating mess with the caption “deck the halls”.
6. Include others. It’s more than just the two of you that fills your world with meaning. If you have a close family, you can incorporate the whole bunch into your holiday greeting. Choose a photo Christmas card design meant for multiple pictures. Showcase one photograph of both of you, and then add smaller snapshots of parents, brothers, sisters, nieces, nephews, grown children, grandchildren, grandparents and even best friends. You can add a quote, like the one by Burton Hillis that says, “The best of all gifts around any Christmas tree: the presence of a happy family all wrapped up in each other.”
7. Go for laughs. Of course, you can send everyone a card that contains a lovely, ready to frame portrait of the two of you. But when you create funny photo Christmas cards, you’ll get everyone talking. How about a close-up as you both are about to take a bite out of a slice from your favorite pizzeria with the caption, “pizza on earth”? Have someone take a snapshot of you carrying a stack of wrapped gifts next to your better half wearing a sweatshirt inscribed with “bah, humbug”. Or take a trip to the mall and get an actual photo of yourselves with Santa. Another idea is to take a picture with rolled up pant legs, walking in the surf and then add the wording, “no more wading for Christmas”.
Don’t miss out on the fun of sending photo Christmas cards this holiday season. Use these ideas to inspire you to create a greeting that reflects your personality as a couple. It will be the beginning of a great tradition.
- Post Time: 01-24-16 - By: http://www.rfidang.com