FAQs About Birth Announcements
Posted 09/05/09
Birth announcements are one of the happiest pieces of mail a person can send or receive. It is not hard to understand how eager new parents are to share their joy with the world after their baby is born. Customized birth announcements can do the job nicely.At one time, new births were shared with prepackaged, preprinted birth announcements that came only in limited style choices. They were pretty, but not very special. However, parents today can choose from either the traditional preprinted birth announcement or the literally hundreds of unique designs that are available online.
Birth announcements etiquette dictates that formal announcements be sent to family and friends by regular mail, not email. After all, who wants to hang an email message on their refrigerator. Birth announcements should go to family and close friends and friends of the happy grandparents and to anyone who has already sent a gift to the new parents.
The information on birth announcements should include, at minimum, the names of the baby and proud parents and siblings (if any) and baby birth statistics like length, weight and birth date. Etiquette also dictates that birth announcements be sent any time up to six months following birth, so you will have time after your baby arrives to finalize and send them out. You will save yourself a little work, though, if you choose your birth announcements design ahead of time, while you still have the time. The selection process will only add to the excitement and anticipation.
You can select your birth announcements one of two ways: choose and purchase blank announcements prior to the birth and finalize them afterwards, or choose the design ahead of time and finalize them online after the birth. Regardless of how or when you choose your design, you will be able to select from traditional, Victorian or hip and modern styles. And, if you like, you can even add a photo of your newborn to your birth announcements. There are also selections that reflect the interests of the parents, like a favorite sport or activity, and some with a sibling theme. Multiple births are no problem; plenty of designs are available that announce the arrival of several new family members. Adoptions have their own special birth announcements design.
Your birth announcements can be as unique as you are. Have fun choosing.