When to send out Christening Invites?

What is the etiquette for sending out Christening invitations?

Christenings - I would suggest that you have your invites designed, printed and ready to send 1 month before the Christening date. The main reason for such notice? Chances are you know others who have children and may need to make arrangements, or then there’s always the risk of setting the same Christening date as someone else’s little one in your social circle.

Although it's normal for Christenings to mainly be an adult affair and a good old excuse for "wetting the babies head" - it is actually a very important Religious way. Whilst it is entirely up to the proud parents I've found that most parents opt for a very modern Christening invitation - discreet Cross symbols can really set off a design.

Many Christening invites look generic and simply have a photograph of the baby/child with their name. I would avoid these, I've seen way too many invitation design companies who offer this as a form of "personalising" the invites - in truth it's very standard and you still can't get any personality across with those types of invites.

Also, more and more parents are opting for later Christenings when the child is a little older, I think shop-bought invites struggle with this concept and only design 'baby-looking' Christening invites.

Here is an example of a Christening Invite I made for my friend's little boy - Many people complimented her on the invite design, which was tailored to match little Theo's bedroom!


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When should I send out Wedding invitations?

What is the etiquette for sending out Wedding invitations?

Weddings – I would suggest that you start to plan who you’d like to send invites to and also start thinking of the designs approximately 3-4 months in advance of your date. Sending the invites out to your day and evening guests (if applicable) can then be done approximately 2 months in advance.

Of course it completely depends on the person; I’ve had customers come to me nearly 2 years ahead of their big day and then others will naturally wait until 1-2 months before! It’s always important to consider your invitee’s situation – will they need to book time off work? Do they need to arrange childcare? Etc. In these cases it’s always best to give as much notice as possible.

There’s also the matter of “Save the date” cards, although not always essential it is worth thinking about - especially if your big day falls on a bank holiday or key dates, such as festivals and sporting events. These can be sent a year in advance and act as cheap invitations for your first round of "guest list gathering", Save the date cards are often designed and sent the same size as business cards - don't overwhelm with information and the card can be kept in a purse or wallet as a gentle reminder. You Say I Make Invites can even design your invitations in advance and design a matching Save the Date card for you to send out first or why not use it as a teaser invite?

If you’re thinking about your Wedding invitations, Christening invitations or Birthday invitations, or you’ve got a special occasion coming up then why not get in touch to discuss completely customised invitations with You Say, I Make Invites: www.yousayimakeinvites.co.uk.

Welcome!

First of all hello! Welcome to the You say I make invites blog.

www.yousayimakeinvites.co.uk is a brand new website offering you customised invitations for all your needs, whether that be Wedding invites, Christening invites, Birthday invites or more specialist invites such as Civil Ceremony invites or Baby Shower invites and anything else!

Not only this but the blog will act as a platform to discuss invitations; their uses and benefits in todays society and also tips on invitation etiquette (when to send your invitations, how to address people and RSVP cards) to top tips for creating the best invitation design to match the recipients of your invite.

I hope this will be a really useful space for us to interact in and I look forward to blogging with you all in the very near future.

Lynsey
Lynsey@yousayimakeinvites.co.uk
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