Baby Shower Invitation Pointers

Posted 07/18/09

Having a baby is one of those wonderful life experiences that we cannot wait to share with our family and friends. Baby shower invitations are one of the ways that we can convey our joy in and anticipation of the event to the people we love. It can be just as much fun to plan and prepare the invitations as the baby shower itself.

One way to generate a sense of fun in your guests is to prepare the baby shower invitations along the same mood and theme as the shower itself. Your invitations can ask guests to provide advice for the new parents and be in the shape of a bassinette, bib or blocks, whatever you like. You may also choose to go green and not send paper baby shower invitations at all, substituting them with electronic invitations instead. Baby shower invitations worded with poems have become a quite popular format. Silly or sentimental, your choice. Either way, you can memorialize your friendship and love for the expectant mother in a fun way. After all, baby showers are all about fun.

If you know what the interests of the expectant couple are, you can incorporate them into the baby shower invitations as well. Creating the invitations can be just as much fun as the shower itself. Use your imagination as your guide. However, if you are either not of a creative bent or simply do not have the time, you can hire a calligrapher to prepare the invitations for you. Beautifully hand written baby shower invitations make a wonderful keepsake.

Certain information should be conveyed by the baby shower invitations, no matter what the format. Include the names of the expectant mother and host or hosts, shower location, date and time, directions, contact information for responses and questions, baby registry, shower theme and dress. Also allow yourself enough time to prepare and send out the baby shower invitations well ahead of the date. You should send them out around two months in advance of the shower and allow guests two weeks to respond. This gives you enough time to invite others who may be on a back up guest list and provide the caterer with a head count or yourself with enough lead time to purchase and prepare an adequate amount of food and party favors.

Regardless of the format, baby shower invitations are an invitation to fun. Enjoy.

See also

Baptism invitations
Baby thank you notes
Baby thank you notes
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