I really don’t know what happened to me this year. I feel like it was the middle of October, I blinked, and then it was a few days before Christmas- and I’ve barely made it through my gift list, let alone sat down to write out holiday cards (don’t you just hate when that happens?). Luckily, in France I get a reprieve of sorts. Here, instead of sending Christmas cards, it’s more popular to send New Year’s cards. I absolutely love this little gift of time. New Year’s wishes can arrive up to a few weeks after the 1st of the year, which means that I can take my time writing them, and my family and friends can receive and enjoy them away from all of the crazy mayhem of the “normal” holiday season. In France, you can find New Year’s Cartes de Voeux at any card shop this time of the year. Online, I like moo.com for funky and modern cards, or ooprint.fr for more traditional or corporate cards. In the U.S., I recently saw that Wedding Paper Divas has a nice line of New Year’s cards in their Tiny Prints line. Honestly, it’s a great way to relieve some of the holiday pressure, and a nice little Frenchy tradition to adopt as your own.
cartes de voeux, french new years cards
