A traditional birth announcement usually contains the baby’s weight, sex, place of birth, and the names of the parents. Most parents also include a photo of the baby, and older siblings are mentioned as well. When you buy birth announcements from a store that sells baby supplies, you’ll most likely find small cards similar to invitations with decorations like baby bonnets, teddy bears, and baby furniture. But, if you want to make your baby announcements unique, you can include artwork that is indicative to your family and what you feel the baby brings to your life. Here are some websites to visit to get ideas on how to personalize you own baby announcements:
Littlecreations.com. This website has all you need to make your baby announcement attractive and classic. You’ll find cards in a variety of styles and colors, and you can purchase cards for other special occasions as well, such as holidays and birthdays, to include your baby’s photo on. When you want to buy birth announcements from Little Creations, you start by sending a photo of your baby to the company. Professional photographers will finish the photo by giving it the proper lighting and background it needs to compliment the style of the baby announcement you select. You then provide the personal information you want to include on the announcement, and order as many copies as you want. You can also send in pictures of the baby with siblings, or you can take a photo of you and your baby to make the announcement more special.
You can also check out NewBabyAnnouncements.com, and look under their Pride and Joy section, which has multiple collections of baby announcements. You can have your announcements embossed with designs and colors, and each collection --First Moments, Classic Collection, Premier Collection, Sterling Embossed, Sterling Foil, and New Beginnings—comes with different borders and fonts to make your baby announcement original and appealing. You can even order thank-you cards with your baby announcements, so that you can send your thanks to friends and family for gifts you’ve received at the baby shower.
Now that you have some ideas for how baby announcements usually look, you can put your own spin on them, so you can be sure you won’t see them anywhere else. It’s a good idea to have a photo of your baby for the announcements, so you can choose the theme you want to go with. If your family is athletic, you may want to dress your baby up in sports gear in hopes that they’ll want to join in the family’s activities one day soon. If you’re more on the creative side, taking pictures of your baby with art supplies, ‘microphones’, or sitting in a director’s chair may work best for you. You can even make your announcement look like a magazine cover or movie advertisement, to show that your baby is the newest and most exciting thing in your life. You can digitally add some of these things on the computer once you’ve taken your baby’s picture, in case you have problems getting your baby to stay still.:)
Make sure you get the whole family involved in the process, too. Make sure that everyone feels that introducing the new baby to the world should be an exciting time for everyone in the family. Have your older children write a short description about the baby, or have input in the type of photo you use. Most of all, have fun! Having a baby is a wonderful experience, and letting everyone know that your baby is here should be just as special.
By Tamiya King