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You’ve seen our announcements, but what about our Thank You cards?

We decided to use photos for those too, but this time, I opted to order them from Shutterfly.

I chose the blank photo note cards. They come in boxes of 12 and are blank (duh) inside. Because of this, I used Photoshop to just write our sentiment on the pictures themselves. The cost was about $40 for 4 boxes of 12, so 48 note cards with envelopes. They’re small cards, too - perfect for Thank Yous and juuuust big enough for mailing. (Unfortunately though, they still require a 0.42 stamp!)

Here they are, from afar.

I chose four different pictures, as you can see.

I am overall pretty happy with the quality of the cards. (At least they aren’t *ahem* upside-down like the announcements.) The cardstock was heavier than that of the announcements (which, if you recall, I got from VistaPrint), and the cards themselves just felt higher-quality.

My only complaints are trivial: For one, the picture cracked along the fold when I folded the cards. The cards came flat and really weren’t scored very well. The cracking isn’t noticeable really. Just thought I’d show you.

Additionally, and slightly more annoyingly, the text got cut off on the edges.

I lined everything up according to their templates, and online, it showed that my text was well within the guideline for printing. Yet on three of the four designs, a part of the sentiment got cut off. Not a whole letter or part of a word though, so it wasn’t a huge deal - just a minor eyebrow-raiser. Next time I order something like this from Shutterfly, I’ll be sure to put my text closer to the center of the photo.

Taking pictures and writing about my Thank Yous is one thing. Actually writing out and mailing the Thank Yous? That’s another. I need to get on that!

Stay tuned as I share with you my photo-book printing experiences and some gifts for special people in our lives!

What kind of Thank-You notes will you have, or did you have for your wedding?