Jul 072012
 

Need some wordings for your baby shower invitations? Here are some that I can think of. (Italics are my comments)

Title of the baby shower invitation:

  • Oh Baby! (Yes, there’s a pun intended)
  • You’re invited to a Baby Shower! (Simple and straight forward)
  • It’s a Baby Shower! (Yet another simple title)
  • Yeah Baby! (A hippy way to start)
  • Baby Cakes! (If you have a baby showers with tons of good food or you are just a good chef, this is a nice starter)
  • The forecast says there’s a baby shower on the way! (An intelligent way to start the title)
  • A baby is a gift from God (Nice to start with if it is a Christian based baby shower, and the pastor is coming!)
  • Come celebrate a gift of love from heaven above (Similar to the above)
  • Come wish [BABY NAME] a Happy Labor Day at her baby shower! (If you want to add the baby’s name, this is a good one)
  • Come wish the best of baby blessings to [BABY NAME]! (Another example of using a baby’s name)
  • Come celebrate the sweet miracle of adoption at [BABY NAME] Baby Shower! (Yet another example of using a baby’s name)
  • [BABY NAME] is doubly blessed! (Ditto)
  • Let’s celebrate [BABY NAME]‘s 3rd week on Earth! (Ditto)

 

Use these suggestions, I think it would be great for your invitations. I’ll be sharing some poems that you can use in the next post.

Jul 062012
 

Hi, it’s been some time since I updated this blog. I have been away for a while celebrating my time with my family. The important thing to me has always been my family and we should cherish these times together. Now, let us look at a topic that I like to talk about and that is the language for baby shower invitations.

The biggest question that most parents asked would be: What is should be the language used for baby showers invitations? Should I use the language as would a mother speaks? Or should I use the REAL baby language? Well, depending on your personality, you both “extremes” can be used.

In view of the above, allow me to share some principles in writing your invitations:
- Avoid abbreviations: Spell it out, make it clear. Abbreviations can confuse your guests.

- Have specific gifts mentioned: Don’t be shy about it. Just tell them what you (or your baby) wants. It’s better to say it out when to realized that you have been given 5 strollers at the end of the baby showers!

- Have a RSVP, and be specific: “R.S.V.P.” is short for the French “respondez s’il vous plait” which translates to “please respond”. There are two ways to RSVP. You are to respond if you are attending, or respond if you are NOT attending. Some guests thinks that RSVP is only for not going, and so they ended up appearing at the party “uninvited”. So, be sure to write specific how they could RSVP. In short, write it as “Please RSVP if you are attending” instead of “Please RSVP”.

- Give a short programme of the party: This is prepare the parents on what to expect. If you expect the party to be 3 hours long, please specify it so that the parents can prepare 3 hours of stuff for their babies.

OK, that’s all from me so far. Be sure to enjoy the party!

Jan 052012
 

A baby shower is a time of celebration. It is when family members and friends gather in one place to eat, be merry and exchange stories. It is not strange to find grandparents and would-be grandparents sharing anecdotes of their own about their children during the baby shower. Moms come with their own kids to share their bounty of old toys and clothes.

The organizer of a baby shower is usually the mother-to-be and the father-to-be. But in the occasion that the baby shower is a surprise party, the sister of the would-be-mom does the organizing. There are elements that must be considered. Are the friends and family members ready to attend? Is the date of the baby shower convenient for everyone? These questions need to be addressed before the actual week of the party.

Baby shower invitations play a huge role in the process of throwing a baby shower. Invitations should go out a month or so before the baby shower. Since it’s better to send these invites to friends and family members living away through snail mail, it is better to send them way ahead of time. A baby shower invitation should be especially received, and so it’s better to use actual paper than the digital counterpart (email). Sure, there are those that use email to invite people, but if you want to make the baby shower invite more memorable, use actual paper.

With just this piece of cardboard paper, you can convey so many feelings to those you wish to invite to the shower. Poems can bring about so many emotions, including feelings of gentleness and happiness. It would be great to incorporate the feelings from a special poem into your baby shower. You can add more meaning to the act of giving something for the baby, and sharing your excitement with your friends and family members.

A good type of poem to add to your baby shower invitation is the limerick. Limericks are small snippets that contain rhyme and a specific structure. The message should be witty, funny and fun to read. The limerick can be engraved or embossed on the front of the invitation for maximum exposure.

A poem of love written by the parents for the baby can also be used on the invitation. The poem can convey excitement and happiness at the coming of the baby. Everyone can join in and add lines to the poem before the printing. The poem need not be too long initially, so that everyone can add their sentiments.