Birthday celebrations
Fill their mailbox on their birthday.
Grandpa's 80th. A kid turning ten. A friend four time zones away. Set it up once, and everyone who loves them gets a link that makes a real photo card, address already on it, mailed to arrive before the day. You see who's sent, and give the rest a nudge.
Free to set up. Each card is $5, printing and postage included.
How it works
Step 1
You set it up
Tell us whose birthday it is, when it is, and where they live. Then add the friends and family you'd like to send a card. It takes about a minute, and it's free.
Step 2
Everyone gets their own link
We email each person a link, or you text it to them. It opens a card that's already addressed, so all they do is add a photo, write a few words and pay for their card. Want to cover everyone? Pay for all the cards up front, and nobody else pays a thing.
Step 3
Their mailbox fills up
We print and mail every card so it arrives before their birthday, and we remind anyone who hasn't sent theirs yet. You can see who's sent one and who still needs a nudge.
On time is the whole point.
A birthday card that lands three days late is a nice note. One that's waiting in the mailbox on the morning of is the thing you remember. So every celebration has one date: the last day to order so the card arrives before the birthday. Everyone sees it with a countdown. We email reminders a week out, two days out and on the day. And you see, by name, who still hasn't sent, with a one-tap text for each of them.
Whose birthday is next?
Any birthday where more than one person would want to send something.
Grandpa's 80th
Every grandchild, a photo and a few lines each. He'll read them more than once.
“Happy 80th, Grandpa. You taught me to fish, to drive, and to let the other guy talk first. Two of those stuck. Love you.”
A kid turning ten
Aunts, uncles, cousins, the old neighbors. Real mail with their name on it is a big deal at ten.
“Double digits! Ten is the best age: old enough for the good rides, young enough that a card still counts as mail. Happy birthday, Theo.”
A friend far away
The old crew, scattered across four time zones. Nobody can make the party, so everyone makes a card.
“Happy birthday from the other coast. I still have the photo from the roof. Same spot, next time I'm in town.”
Mom's milestone
The siblings, the grandkids, her sister. Coordinate once, instead of four separate group texts.
“Happy birthday, Mom. Here's the three of us at your table, where every good thing in this family has started. We love you.”
What everyone you invite sees
A short email (or your text) with their link. The link opens a card already addressed to the birthday person, with the order-by date at the top. They pick a photo, write a few lines, or let the writing assistant start them off, and pay $5. That's it.
- • Printed on thick cardstock with a glossy UV-coated front
- • Sent by USPS First-Class Mail, arrives in 3–8 business days
- • Their return address on the back, so it's unmistakably from them
Grandpa Joe's birthday is Saturday, March 14.
This card is from Maya.
12 days left: order by Monday, March 2 and it's in the mailbox before the birthday.
Questions
How do you make sure the cards arrive before the birthday?
When you set up a celebration we work out the last day to order: the day before the birthday, minus the slow end of our printer's estimate (3–8 business days, so 8 business days). Everyone's link shows that date with a countdown, and anyone with an email address hears from us a week before it, two days before, and on the day itself. Your tracker shows who still hasn't sent, with a one-tap text for each of them.
Can I pay for everyone's cards?
Yes — and so can anyone you invite. From the tracker (or their own link) they pay for as many cards as they like at $5 each. Those cards are then used first come, first served: whoever makes theirs next just adds a photo and a note, with no sign-in and nothing to pay. Unused prepaid cards stay in the pool.
Does everyone need the address?
No. You enter it once. Every link opens a card with the birthday person's address already filled in, and nobody else ever sees it.
What does it cost?
Setting up a celebration is free. Each person pays for their own card when they make it: $5 for a 4×6 photo postcard on thick cardstock with a glossy UV-coated front, printing and postage included.
Do the people I invite need an account?
They sign in with a code we email or text them when they pay for their card, so they can see it on their own rack afterwards. There's no app and no password.
Can I text the invitations instead of emailing them?
Yes. For anyone you add with a mobile number, the tracker gives you a one-tap text with their link and a ready-made message. We send the email reminders; the texts come from you, which works better anyway.
How many people can I invite?
Up to 60. You can add more people after setting it up, and anyone with the group link can add themselves.
What if someone orders after the order-by date?
Their link keeps working. The countdown tells them honestly that the card may land a day or two after the birthday — and a late card still gets kept.
Set one up in a minute.
Tell us whose birthday it is and who to invite. We'll take it from there.
Start a birthday celebration