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Your Photo and the 4x6 Envelope Make a Perfect Fit

Shawn | Oct 31, 2010 |

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Everyone loves to get mail, especially when it contains a photo. While friendly letters are not shared as often as they used to be, due to the popularity of the internet and emails, it is still great fun to get a personal message with a picture of someone, or something, inside. Sending photos in the mail also ensures that the recipient will get a good copy of the image you want to give them. Unless you have a person who is handy with a computer and has a good quality printer, chances are they will end up disappointed with the result of a printed image from their computer.

Because we all love to have a special message attached to a photo, we can add this by turning to the many internet and retail locations that are looking for our business. They will turn your photo into an announcement or invitation at a very reasonable cost, and in a very timely fashion. Simply upload your photo to such a site, or drop you picture off at a local retailer who advertises such services. In a very short time, they will present you with your photo, as a card featuring a personal message imposed on your image, or with your words on an accompanying card.

Once you have your photo or card, you will need to have the right envelope. Envelopes for 4x6 photos are very easy to find, and are the perfect way to make sure that you will have the right fit for your photo. If you care enough to send a great photo, you will want to take care that it does not get bent in a standard envelope. Often reasonably priced, the standard and most common of these envelopes is white or cream, and you may purchase them in any number of papers, including heavyweight velum and 100 cotton. If you are interested in recycled products, you can find envelopes that list the amount of post-consumer product content. You can also select a brown Kraft paper product, sometimes called a brown bag envelope.

If you are leading towards a celebratory occasion, you may select envelopes that feature a shiny strip of metallic paper on the inside flap. If you really want to call attention to your mail, you can select envelopes featuring an acid free metallic finish. Shimmering and somewhat luminous, they make an elegant choice for a wedding shower or invitation. It also makes the perfect envelope for a birth announcement when presented in a pastel shade. Halloween and Thanksgiving are seasonably attired when found inside a muted envelope with autumn color flecks. Social announcements, business affairs and gala events make a grand entrance when sealed in an opaque or clear vinyl envelope.

These specially sized envelopes are purchased easily online, or by inquiring at an Office Supply Information desk. Often complimentary accessories are available, allowing you to take your creativity and correspondence to a new level. For the holidays, a red envelope with matching card makes a lovely Christmas greeting, with your heartfelt message easily imprinted, as the envelopes and companion cardstocks are generally guaranteed to be safe for laser and inkjet printing, as well as for use in a copier.

When sending out your photo in a 4x6 envelope, you will not need to add any additional postage. While it is always best to check with your local post office if you are concerned with the weight enclosed, this envelope meets the standards regulated by the U.S. Postal System for a traditional first class postage stamp.