First Christmas Cards: Baby, Home and Marriage

We draw and print our own Christmas cards in the UK and post them ourselves, so the timings and sizes below are the ones we work to every December.

First Christmases carry more weight than the rest. People keep those cards.

Wording for the happy ones and the hard one, all of it copy-and-write-able.

Christmas cards, drawn and printed in house

Blank inside, so first-Christmas wording is yours and not a printer's.

'tis the season to drink Guinness Christmas Card 'tis the season to drink Guinness Christmas Card £3.87 Let's drink (Guinness) and be Merry Christmas Card With Tree Let's drink (Guinness) and be Merry Christmas Card With Tree £3.87 Let's drink (Guinness) and be merry Christmas Card Let's drink (Guinness) and be merry Christmas Card £3.87 Wishing you an Electrifying Christmas Greeting Card Wishing you an Electrifying Christmas Greeting Card £3.87 Merry Christmas Nanny (Christmas Card For Nan) Merry Christmas Nanny (Christmas Card For Nan) £3.87 Lying Down Black Santa Christmas Card Lying Down Black Santa Christmas Card £3.99

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Baby's first Christmas

  • "Your first Christmas. You'll sleep through all of it and we'll take four hundred photos."
  • "Merry first Christmas, little one. Your mum and dad are doing brilliantly, even if nobody's told them." Shop this card
  • "To the newest member of the family - the tree is mostly for you this year." Shop this card
  • Write it to the baby but for the parents. They're the ones who'll read it in ten years.
  • Add the year somewhere. It turns a card into a keepsake.

First Christmas in a new home

  • "Happy first Christmas in the new place. May the boiler behave."
  • "First Christmas, first tree, first argument about where the tree goes. Congratulations." Shop this card
  • "To your first Christmas at number 14 - it already looks like you."
  • A print of the new address or the local area works better than another candle. Shop this card

First married Christmas

  • "First Christmas as a married pair. Same people, better title."
  • "Merry Christmas to the newlyweds - now the real negotiation begins: whose family on the 25th?" Shop this card
  • "Your first Christmas married. Here's to all the ordinary ones after it."

First Christmas after a loss

  • "Thinking of you this Christmas, and of him. No expectations from us at all."
  • "This one will be hard. We're here, whatever the day looks like."
  • "Merry Christmas doesn't fit this year, so: we love you, and we're thinking of you both." Shop this card
  • Say the person's name. Avoiding it is what people find hardest.

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Prints that post flat

A5, A4 and A3 art prints, drawn in house and printed in the UK.

All You Need Is Love / Love Is All You Need Print (A5 - A3) All You Need Is Love / Love Is All You Need Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 Look At The Stars Song Lyrics Print (A5 - A3) Look At The Stars Song Lyrics Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 Music Sounds Better With You Music Print (A5 - A3) Music Sounds Better With You Music Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 99 Problems but Excel Ain't One (A5 - A3) 99 Problems but Excel Ain't One (A5 - A3) £8.00 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics Print 12 Days of Christmas Lyrics Print £6.00 Play That Funky Music Print (A5 - A3) Play That Funky Music Print (A5 - A3) £8.00 99 Problems, Prompting Ain't One A6 Postcard 99 Problems, Prompting Ain't One A6 Postcard £3.00 Play That Funky Music Print A6 Postcard Play That Funky Music Print A6 Postcard £3.00

Pin badges for stockings

Enamel pin badges that post as a large letter.

Sunflower Push Pins (10PCS) Sunflower Push Pins (10PCS) £2.95 Enamel pin badge shaped like a red cowboy boot with the text What Would Dolly Do. What Would Dolly Do? Pin Badge £4.49 Star Trek Lapel Pin Badges (Set of 3) Star Trek Lapel Pin Badges (Set of 3) £7.49 Enamel pin badge featuring an illustration of a charming pigeon. Charming Pigeon Pin Badge £4.00 Enamel pin badge featuring the Dunder Mifflin Paper Co logo from The Office. The Office Dunder Mifflin Paper Co Pin Badge £4.00 Enamel pin badge featuring detailed pink cowgirl boots and a bright red cowboy hat on a plain background. Cowgirl Boots & Hat Pin Badge £4.00 Funny enamel pin badge featuring the words "Granny Panty Club". Granny Panty Club Hilarious Pin Badge £4.00 Round white enamel pin badge with the retro text "Honorary Gilmore Girl", pinned onto a denim jacket. Honorary Gilmore Girl Pin Badge £4.00

How to write it so it lands

  • Add the year to a first-Christmas card.
  • Write to the baby, for the parents.
  • After a loss, say the name.

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Frequently asked questions

What do you write in a baby's first Christmas card?

Write to the baby but for the parents, keep it warm and short, and add the year - that's what turns it into something they keep.

What do you write in a first Christmas in a new home card?

Mention the house itself. A line about the new place, the first tree or the boiler beats a generic seasonal greeting.

What do you write to someone whose first Christmas is after a bereavement?

Use the person's name, drop the forced cheer, and say you're thinking of them. Acknowledging it is what people remember.

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