Minted FAQs: How to Find Your Wedding Website, Time the Minted Christmas Card Sale, and Size a Comic Book Frame

Full disclosure: I'm the person who orders the branded notepads, client holiday cards, wedding suites, and the occasional 300-piece ornament run. I've been handling custom stationery and corporate gift orders since 2017, and I've made—and documented—47 significant mistakes, totaling roughly $21,000 in wasted budget. Now I maintain our team's checklist so nobody else has to learn the way I did.

This FAQ covers what clients actually ask me about: how to find your Minted wedding website, timing the Minted Christmas card sale, getting a greeting card to print correctly, choosing an ornament that won't embarrass your logo, and figuring out what size picture frame for a comic book actually works.

How to Find Your Minted Wedding Website

Log in at minted.com, click the account icon in the top-right corner, and select Wedding Website from the menu. If you're in the middle of building it, the editor also appears under Weddings > Wedding Website. The dashboard will show a preview and the public URL.

If you can't find the URL after logging in, search your email for the subject 'Your Minted wedding website is ready'—that message contains the link. One thing I learned the hard way: if you connected a custom domain through Minted, the domain doesn't live until you finish the setup under Settings. I once told a client to search for the URL before I'd enabled it. They got a parked page. Now, every time I share a wedding website link, I open it in an incognito window first.

When Is the Minted Christmas Card Sale?

Based on what I've tracked since 2017, Minted usually starts holiday promos in early to mid-October and then goes bigger around Black Friday and Cyber Monday in late November. In 2024, I saw a 30% off sitewide sale during Black Friday week, and the Christmas card section was included. There were also smaller early bird discounts before Thanksgiving, and another push in early December for rush orders.

As of January 2025, the 2024 holiday sales are finished. For the next season, set a reminder for the last week of October. That said, do not base your production schedule on a sale. I've seen buyers miss a client deadline by three days because they were waiting for a coupon code. A 25% discount doesn't help if the cards arrive late.

Why Does My Greeting Card Look Different From the Proof?

It's tempting to think the card you see on your screen is exactly what the printer will output. The reality is a backlit monitor shows colors in RGB, while ink on paper uses CMYK. On top of that, the same CMYK file will print differently on bright white, cream, kraft, or linen cardstock.

If your brand color matters, check whether it's defined as a Pantone color and ask for a physical proof before the full run. Industry standard color tolerance is Delta E less than 2 for brand-critical colors. Delta E between 2 and 4 is noticeable to trained observers; above 4 is visible to most people. That's per Pantone's color matching system guidelines.

Resolution is just as important. Commercial printing generally wants 300 DPI at final size. A 900-pixel-wide image at 300 DPI is only 3 inches wide—nowhere near enough for a 5x7 card. So if your greeting card keeps coming out soft or discolored, the problem is usually the file, not the vendor—trust me on this one. I still kick myself for approving a 500-piece order at 75 DPI because I only checked the preview at thumbnail size.

What Size Picture Frame for a Comic Book?

A standard modern comic book is about 6.625 by 10.187 inches. Round that to roughly 6.75 by 10.25. The frustrating part: there's no standard frame that fits that exact size. A 7x10 frame sounds right, but the visible opening is usually a quarter-to-half-inch smaller than the label, so the edges of the comic get swallowed.

The safer move is an 8x10 frame with a mat cut to the comic's dimensions, or an 11x14 frame with a wider mat if you want breathing room. If you're ordering custom wall art or a framed print, measure the frame opening first—not just the frame's outside edge. On a 7x10 frame, the actual opening might be 6.5x9.5; on an 8x10, it's often 7.5x9.5, which gives you enough room to use a mat that keeps the comic centered. This is basically the same rule I use for any custom order: work backwards from the opening to the image size, not the other way around.

Should I Order My Wedding Invitations and Website Together on Minted?

If you want a polished, matching suite, yes. The biggest advantage of ordering from Minted's wedding collection is having the same designer's artwork across save-the-dates, invitations, thank-you cards, place cards, and the wedding website. From a quality-perception standpoint, that continuity makes the whole event feel more deliberate.

But don't assume the website syncs with your invitation proof. I once approved a save-the-date with the correct date, only to send guests to a wedding website that still showed the old date. The website template pulls in some info, but you still need to update the details section manually. Before you share that URL, open it on your phone and verify every date, venue, and RSVP deadline. That five-minute check is the difference between 'beautiful, well-run wedding' and 'why did the website say Friday?'

What Should I Check Before Ordering Custom Ornaments for Clients?

Ornaments are a bigger risk than people expect. A small typo in a company name, a logo that sits crooked, or a photo that prints too dark can turn a thoughtful gift into a liability. I once ordered 200 ceramic ornaments with a misspelled tagline because I didn't view the full-size proof. $1,100 and one week later, we started over.

From the outside, it looks like vendors just need to work faster for holiday orders. The reality is rush orders often require completely different workflows and dedicated resources. So if you're ordering before Christmas, add at least a week of buffer for proofs and shipping. Order a sample if the vendor offers one, especially for ornaments. At Minted, you can choose from ceramic, acrylic, wood, and glass ornaments. Each material holds ink and photos differently. A logo that looks sharp on a white card can look muddy on a dark ornament.

To be fair, you don't need the most expensive option. But the $50 difference between a cheap ornament and one that feels solid is usually worth it when that ornament sits on a client's tree for years. Quality is part of how your brand gets remembered.