Baby Shower Invitations – have you got your theme figured out?
The concept of a baby shower is one that has been carried out for hundreds of years. It goes back to the eighteen hundreds; possibly earlier! The name came about due to the nature of the event, which is to shower the mother-to-be with love and gifts. In our society today a baby shower is a must! It is an event that is almost expected, just as a hen night is before a wedding. So when you are throwing a baby shower you will want to make sure that everything goes according to plan. This of course starts with you getting your baby shower invitations sorted.
Your chosen baby shower invitations will be one of the first things to set the mood and style for your baby shower so when you are making your decision about the style and theme of your invitations you are in luck as the Internet is full of selections, which makes it easy for you to gain the baby shower invitations that you need without having to leave the comfort of your home!
As the actual baby shower will be thrown about a month or two before the due date you should aim to send the baby shower invitations out about four to six weeks prior to the actual event. The information that you include on these invitations is your decision; for example you may wish to include segments of a poem or song that are relevant to the event or you may want to write some words of encouragement. However there are some pieces of information that should be included such as the following:
Name of guest
Date/time/place
Whether it will be a surprise
What will take place on the day
RSVP date and phone number or return card
As well as deciding what text needs to be placed on your baby shower invitations you also need to make sure that you choose the correct design for your baby shower invitations. You could choose a causal, formal, cute or elegant design but when you choose your baby shower invitation you need to keep in mind the trend of your baby shower; is it fun, humorous or traditional? Whatever theme you are opting for should be reflected in your baby shower invitations. Some of the main themes that people opt for when it comes to baby shower invitations are:
Peapods
Twins
Sports
Safari
Nursery Rhymes
The themes of twins and sport pretty much explain themselves. So if the mother-to-be is expecting twins, obviously a twin theme is relevant; just like if they are expecting a boy, then having a sports theme makes sense. If the sex of the baby is not known then I recommend a safari or Noah’s Ark theme.
With a safari theme you could decorate the room with cartoon like pictures of various different animals and to add to the theme you could co-ordinate the baby shower invitations to feature different pictures of animals and try and get your guests to purchase a gift featuring that animal. A Noah’s Ark theme is along the same lines as a safari theme for the fact that animals could be featured on the baby shower invitations but a Noah’s Ark theme could also be used for twins due to the two by two concept.
A theme that is always popular when it comes to a baby shower is a peapod theme. This can be used regardless of what sex the baby is. It is a neutral theme that you can have a lot of fun with and this fun starts with the baby shower invitations. You could use a cartoon picture of a baby in a pea pod for a fun twist or for a more elegant theme you may include the two images separately. A peapod theme is a play on pregnancy; the pea represents the baby and the pod represents the expectant mother. It is a sweet theme and there is so much choice available when it comes to peapod baby shower invitations.
Your baby shower invitations can either be purchased from, for example, an Internet store or if you have time you can personalize them further and hand make them! The amount of choice that is open to you when it comes to your baby shower invitations means that you will have a truly unique celebration and it makes your celebration a lot more personalized to your situation.
So what are you waiting for? Start planning your baby shower today and choose your baby shower invitations straight away!
