Baptism Christening Dress
Baptism Christening Dress

Options for memorable Baptism and Christening Invitations

One might start thinking outside the box by surprising everyone with an original and memorable baptism or christening invitation. Some of the ways to do this is by taking a toy or tangible objects that represent your baby or christening, and create an invitation out of it.

Using elements to their full potential

Create a teddy bear invitation, with a mini-stuffed teddy bear. You can attach a ribbon or bow that is packed around the neck or abdomen, and a rolled up the attached invitation. This is a simple, different but exciting invitation to a memorable occasion and it bears in itself can be held in the coming years as a useful bedtime friend.

Instead of using angel ornaments as decorations on your Christmas tree, you can change them into a unique baptism or christening invitation. You could either make or buy angel ornaments and using the same concept as the teddy bear invitation mentioned above, either attach the rolled up inviting with a tape or otherwise attach the angel on it. But a warning when you create these angels from scratch is that although it can be fun and interesting, you can invite 150 people to the event and make 150 angels can turn from funny to horribly boring!

There is nothing wrong with sticking to the tried and simply adapt the idea for your apartment better. For example, a cross as an object to accompany the invitation has been done before, often blue for boys and pink for girls. You can take a step further and have the beam cross-engraved with name or initials of the child to be baptized or christened. The corresponding conceptual simplicity are linked to a pacifier to a call for the respective colors.

Clothes are not just for wearing

People have often used small doll-like clothes to accompany invitations to Similarly, in the above ornaments or bears have been used. But we are blessed with fantastic technology everywhere, and today we are able to embroider the most incredible thing on small garments. So why not make the clothes even invite? Choose a dress for a little girl, and shirt and pants (sewn together) to a little boy for a cute and small invitation only. At these small items of clothing you can embroider all the relevant information, usually found on the generic baptism or christening invite.

One of the more popular ideas is to choose a photo of your baby, and print the invitation on the back, or have the text of the invitation upstairs image. This concept could be easily modified or extended by creating a "frame" around the baby's photo, this may be a store bought frame, or even one done at home using items such as doctor's tongue depressors painted silver, gold or a color you prefer. For a special touch, engraved or stamped one is a framework that can be kept forever by the recipients.

If you have a talent for poetry, or just a favorite poem to add this to your invitations is a nice way to inject a personal touch. Superimpose text on a black and white tinted baby photo for a classic look. Finish it off with a ribbon or a small baby toys and you have a simple, elegant invitation that is not time consuming to put together. This is clearly an advantage if you are hosting a big event.

The Real Unique Calls

Candles come in different shapes and sizes, and these days you can even customize candles. For example, you can get your invite shaped inside a light just below the surface. The big news about this is that you can personalize invite first, with a picture or a time. The light is then placed in the mold, and after that is done, can be finished with a flower or ribbon.

And finally for the more extravagant, could take the concept a little further rattle. It is customary in some cultures to give the baby silver gifts, like a bracelet, cross and necklace or even a silver rattle. A mini-silver finish rattle engraved with the initials would be the most significant and memorable call to any baptism or christening.

These ideas can be sure that your godfather will be unique, creative and fun, so it will be memorable for not only you but also everyone who participates. There are many creative ways to create invitations for a baptism or Christening but the most memorable are those that are handmade. These personal invitations so you have unique paper products that your guests can not be seen before.

About the Author

Brian Jenkins is a freelance writer who writes about style and event planning, often discussing a specific aspect of event planning such as baby shower invitations and other kinds of stationery.


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