Christmas cards for the couple you know
Cards to a couple are a small act of diplomacy. You like them both, they get one card, and nobody wants it to read as if it was written for the other half. The trick is to address them as a pair without turning them into a single person.
Write about the two of them together: the dinner where they finished each other's anecdotes, the way they bicker over directions and arrive on time anyway. Add your own words, send the link to one of them or both, and schedule it for Christmas morning, when they're probably already arguing about who makes the coffee.
After the Party
December Rooftops
Snow at Midnight
Our First Christmas Married
Under the Streetlights
Last Train Home
The Long Way Home
An Honest Gift Tag
A Note for Your Pocket
After a Long Year
All These Christmases
Christmas Looks Good on You
Do Not Open Until Christmas
Home for Christmas
Little Traditions
Next Christmas, Too
No Grand Plans
Our Kind of Christmas
Save Me a Dance
The Best Bit
The Christmas Truce
The Long Way Home
The Note
The Seat Beside Mine
The Unwrapped Present
Under the Mistletoe
Our First Christmas Together
Two Trees, One Lounge Room
One More Toast
One Lit Apartment
The Best Gift This Year
Engaged for Christmas
The Best Present Under the Tree
Just Us This Year
First Christmas in the New Home
First Christmas With a Kitten
First Christmas With a Puppy
Somewhere in the Boxes
10 things to write inside
Swap in their name. Change anything that doesn’t sound like you.
- sweet [first name], you two make it look easy, and I know it isn't. Thank you for being such good people to be around. Merry Christmas.
- sweet Merry Christmas, [first name]. Wherever the two of you are on the day, I hope it's somewhere warm with plenty of food.
- sweet [first name], I love how you are together. Please keep doing whatever you're doing. Merry Christmas to you both.
- sweet To both of you, [first name]: thank you for every dinner, every spare bed and every time you answered the phone. Merry Christmas.
- funny [first name], thank you both for being the one couple I know who argue politely. Merry Christmas.
- funny [first name], I hope Christmas goes smoothly, and that neither of you has to say "I told you so" in front of the relatives. Much.
- funny Dear [first name], this card is addressed to both of you, because I couldn't decide who to be nicer to. You're equal. Merry Christmas.
- quiet Merry Christmas, [first name]. I'm glad you have each other, and I'm glad I have you both.
- quiet [first name], thank you for being good to me, and to each other. Have a gentle Christmas.
- rude [first name], you two are disgustingly happy, and I'd be annoyed if I weren't so fond of you. Merry bloody Christmas.
Questions people ask
What do you write in a Christmas card for a couple?
Write to both of them, and mention something you've seen them do as a pair. A dinner they hosted, a trip, the way they cope with a crowd. Thank them for something specific, then wish them a good Christmas together. Keep it warm and keep it short.
Should I send a Christmas card to a couple together or one each?
One card is usually right, unless you're closer to one of them. Address it to both and write as if you're speaking to the pair. If you want to say something private to one, send that one separately and keep it short.
Can I send a funny Christmas card to friends who are a couple?
Yes, if the joke is kind to both and doesn't pick a side. Poke at the shared things: the satnav arguments, the dinner party timings, who sleeps in on Boxing Day. Avoid anything that sounds like a dig at their relationship.