When you are the one in charge of throwing a baby shower party, you should definitely spend plenty of time worrying about the Shower Invitations you do select. Remember it's the shower invitation that will set the mood for the entire celebration. That's why you want to make sure you start off on a good note with your guests. Everything else is likely to go a lot smoother if you begin by sending out the best invitations possible.
Picking the Right Shower Cards
Putting together the guest list is the most important part of the sending out the right cards. But before you can make that list you need to know which factors will decide who is a yes and who is a no. For starters, it's wise to decide if you want to have co-ed baby showers, couples baby showers, surprise baby showers or if you're going to stick to something a little more traditional. If you're not sure which decision is the right one, consider asking the guest-of-honor for input. You might consider something new, like baby diaper cakes for your centerpiece.
You also want to avoid overlapping guest lists. This occurs when parents-to-be have multiple showers and some guests ended up receiving multiple showers invitation cards. Nobody should feel pressured to attend more than one shower for a new baby. However, you also do not want to experience the error of leaving someone off the list altogether because you believed he or she was going to be invited to a different one of the showers. The best way to avoid these problems is by talking to the parents-to-be and the other hosts.
You'll also want to pay a lot of attention to the guest preferences of the parents-to-be. While it's pretty standard for all of the relatives and close friends to be invited, there may be a few people in those categories who just wouldn't be good choices. For example, an estranged family member may not get a shower invite. Also, there may be others, such as neighbors or fellow church members, who need to make it on the guest list. Again, talk to the guest of honor.
Buying Shower Stationary Tips
After you've decided on a guest list, get started shopping for those shower invitations. If you've chosen a theme, be sure the baby shower invitations and baby thank you cards will match. Everything should be carried through the entire event. For example, if you've decided to choose frogs as the theme (a surprisingly popular choice for new parents), then pick a card with that theme. If you're going with a more traditional blue theme for a little boy, choose blue invitations. The nice thing is that we at CardsShoppe make it much easier to find the announcements cards you want. We even have a large collection of sample unique baby shower wordings to assist you.
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