Baby Shower Invitation Ideas for Every Budget

The baby shower invitation is a great way to make a good first impression of the shower, set the tone for the shower and convey important information to the potential guests about time, place, date and theme.  Invitations in the past have typically been handwritten or personal phone calls.  Invitations for a baby shower today can be much more elaborate, creative and much more expensive.  If you are designing a baby shower on a smaller budget handwritten or telephone invitations will certainly serve their purpose and continue to be a classic, traditional way to invite guests.

In this article, we cover 2 popular types of invitations for baby shower: Custom baby shower invitations and free baby shower invitations.  Both free baby shower invitations and custom baby shower invitations can be ordered online and tailored to suit most budgets.

Creating invitations can be as easy as downloading free baby shower invitations online, creating them from scratch with fancy paper and rubber stamps, or even incorporating a photograph of the mom to be or the future nursery or working with a custom invitation designer.  Store bought invitations will have a place to write the necessary information and can also be dressed up to suit your needs with simple embellishments to add a personal touch.  Creative baby shower invitation wording adds a nice touch and can compliment the baby shower decorating ideas by using the wording throughout the shower favors, baby shower centerpiece or baby shower banner.

Custom Baby Shower Invitations

There are many companies online that offer custom baby shower invitations.  They will work with you to come up with a design, work out the wording and create the cards to your needs and budget.  Look for custom designers that offer the following services:

•   choices in color, size and shape,

• will add photographs if you choose, embellishments

• address them if you provide the guest list.

When ordering custom invitations have the required information all written out so that your designer doesn’t need to rely on contacting you if something is missing, allow for up to two additional weeks for getting them made and delivered to you and be sure to edit each baby shower invitation card before sending it off to your guest list.

The major benefit of having your invites custom designed is that your invitations will be completely unique to any other shower invitation.  In fact, due to the hand made nature of such items it is common for each card to have its own personality.  However, choosing to have your invitations created this way can get pricey.  Be sure to set your budget before beginning the design process and remember to stay within your budget.

Free Baby Shower Invitations

If you are working with a very small budget or are short on time another great option for cheap baby shower invitations is free baby shower invitations downloads from the web.  Printable invitations are fast, can be customized to your needs and most get downloaded straight to your own computer so you choose the paper you want to print on and send them on their way.

One of the major drawbacks of using these types of invitations is their overuse and lack of overall personalization.  So many others will have likely have used that design before and so it will no be unique to your celebration.  When choosing an online retailer who specializes in free baby shower invitations look for:

• Regular updates and new designs

• Good customizable features

• Choice of color, layout and size

• Positive reviews of the retailer

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