Holiday Cards from Nico & Lala!

Posted on December 1st, 2015

Holiday cards are an amazing and random tradition.  They combine the sending of genuine warm wishes with an annual update of “this is what our family currently looks like.”  I love it!  Growing up, we would love pulling up to the mailbox in December to see which cards had come, and Christmas Eve included a competition for the best Christmas card.  (Someone with cute toddlers usually won)

We have always taken part in the holiday card frenzy.  In fact, below is our holiday card photo from 1997.  As you can see, my brother Turner holds a festive Santa figurine, while I clutch the customary Christmas tiger (???).

While there are so many cute Christmas card options out there (Minted!  Paperless Post!  Paper Source!), we have used Nico & Lala the past few years.  This stemmed from my interest in supporting female entrepreneurs who are following their dreams, but (obviously) we have been so impressed with their work.  Nicole and Lauren are based in Chicago (they’ve expanded to Nashville, too!), but they serve clients all over the country.

The process is awesome– we tell them the kind of style and aesthetic we have in mind, and then they do the rest!  This year, we wanted to highlight the fact that we’re spread all over the country (Ian and I are in Seattle, my mom and one brother are in St. Louis, my dad’s office is in New York City, and my other brother is in school in upstate New York).  I love what they came up with!

They featured our card on their Instagram last week (#famous).  Ours can’t compete with the cuteness of this gem, though!

We’ve loved working with them so much over the past few years that we’ve brought them on board to do all of the paper for my wedding!  They have designed so many beautiful suites for brides and grooms in the past.  These are some of my favorites, but you can see more on their blog:

I couldn’t be happier to have our vision in their hands!