Baby Shower Invitations

A baby will make love stronger, days shorter, nights longer, bankroll smaller, home happier, clothes shabbier, the past forgotten, and the future worth living for. ~ Anonymous

Baby shower is the perfect time to celebrate and congratulate the expecting mother and shower her with all the gifts that would be helpful for her on the baby’s arrival. While planning a baby shower, the invitations for the baby shower are a very important aspect. Here are some suggestions that you could incorporate while designing and sending out your baby shower invitations.

Baby Shower Invitations Ideas

In case you have a special theme for your baby shower, then you have to get invitation cards that match the theme. You can have unique theme based invitation cards in cute colors like baby pink, sky blue, pastel green, lime green, bright yellow and so on. Make sure you decorate the invitations with some fancy ribbons and little bit of glitter here and there. In case you are looking for something really unique and out-of-the box, you can have cradle-shaped, bib-shaped or even diaper-shaped baby shower invitations. For people who can afford to spend a little more on the invitations an invitation in a goody bag or a trinket box with perfumed potpourri, and some candies, chocolates or even dry fruits can be a unique idea. For people who want to save money on the invitations, online baby shower invitation cards, emails or even using telephone might be a very convenient option.

Content in the Baby Shower Invitations

Finalizing the content on the invitation might be somewhat confusing but try and give out detailed and clear information about the essentials of the baby shower party. Mention the expected mother’s name, the date of the baby shower, the time and the venue of the baby shower, try and include a map of the location if it is difficult to find. The phone number and/or address where the guests should confirm their presence. Include the name of the baby registry of expectant mother so that the guests have an idea about the probable ideas for gifts. In case you are planning to have baby shower games that need some preparations in advance make sure you mention that in the invitation. You can always add touching baby shower verses or quotes to make the baby shower invitations more interesting. Make the invitations simple, elegant and avoid cluttering the card with too much of content.

Finalizing the Guest List

Traditionally a baby shower has been a women’s affair however with time some people invite women as well as men for the baby shower. Think about all the people whom you would want to attend the baby shower and make an organized list of all the guests. To make things easier you can even categorize the list into small groups like ‘high school-friends’, ‘office colleagues’ and so on. Make sure you finalize your guest list well in advance for the baby shower. Make sure you do not leave out anyone important and special.

Sending the Invitations

Sending out the invitations on time is very essential since you also want to give enough time to your guests to respond back and confirm their presence. In case any of the guests do not respond to the invitations, make sure to call them, confirm whether they have received the invitations and confirm their decision. Once you have sent out the invitations and have a final list of guests in your hand, you can get started on the other preparations for the baby shower. Read about Baby Shower Favors