How to Choose a Photo Birth Announcement
When Should I Order Birth Announcements?
Waiting to choose birth announcements until after the baby is born is not usually a good idea. The focus needs to be on the baby – and trying to find time to sleep and get basic chores done is difficult enough for any new parent. Plus, time for printing and mailing needs to be allowed for, and birth announcements should really be mailed within two weeks of the birth.
Yet, at least one photo of the baby is needed and what if the name isn’t already chosen or the baby’s sex won’t be known by the parents until the birth? And shouldn’t the baby’s weight, length and time of birth be included on the announcement?
What to do? A great solution is to work with a printer when you’re in your last trimester and choose custom photo birth announcements with a photo layout and graphics you love. You could narrow it down to three maximum choices such as boy, girl and unisex colors and motifs, or just go with a unisex design.
Then, when the baby is born, all you have to do is look at the ordering information you already have handy, choose one design and supply the baby’s photo(s) and birth information to the printer. Find out ahead of time how long the printing and delivery will take and have your mailing list and postage stamps all ready to go.
What Text Should I Include In A Birth Announcement?
Include the baby’s full name, birth date, birth time, birth location, weight and length in your custom photo birth announcements. Be sure to add the parent’s and sibling’s names as well. The text is usually quite minimal in a birth announcement, especially the photo type, because the new baby is (and should be) the star!
The baby’s name or first initial in pretty colors and interesting fonts makes a good accompaniment to the photograph(s) as do short introductions on the front of the announcement such as “Meet Samantha Marie,” or “Here’s Kaden Riley.” Other options include adding a favorite quote about new life or a few lines from a children’s book.
What Are Some Photo Design Ideas?
In addition to interesting fonts and pretty colors, background graphics in modern stripes can look appealing and could really set off black and white photographs of your new little one. Forget white envelopes and choose one of the colors in the stripes for the announcement envelopes.
Alternatively, a plain white card featuring a color photo of baby with a colorful border could look fresh and attractive in a white envelope. There are so many options available when creating custom photo birth announcements – it’s easy to put together something tasteful very quickly.
Some people even send a custom photo birth announcement on a magnet. Relatives can place the magnet on a fridge or on a file cabinet. Additions such as frosted vellum paper and elegant satin ribbon can add interest to paper photo birth announcements. A customized photo birth announcement is the perfect choice for single or multiple births
Here are some ideas of what to have ready:
Waiting to choose birth announcements until after the baby is born is not usually a good idea. The focus needs to be on the baby – and trying to find time to sleep and get basic chores done is difficult enough for any new parent. Plus, time for printing and mailing needs to be allowed for, and birth announcements should really be mailed within two weeks of the birth.
Yet, at least one photo of the baby is needed and what if the name isn’t already chosen or the baby’s sex won’t be known by the parents until the birth? And shouldn’t the baby’s weight, length and time of birth be included on the announcement?
What to do? A great solution is to work with a printer when you’re in your last trimester and choose custom photo birth announcements with a photo layout and graphics you love. You could narrow it down to three maximum choices such as boy, girl and unisex colors and motifs, or just go with a unisex design.
Then, when the baby is born, all you have to do is look at the ordering information you already have handy, choose one design and supply the baby’s photo(s) and birth information to the printer. Find out ahead of time how long the printing and delivery will take and have your mailing list and postage stamps all ready to go.
What Text Should I Include In A Birth Announcement?
Include the baby’s full name, birth date, birth time, birth location, weight and length in your custom photo birth announcements. Be sure to add the parent’s and sibling’s names as well. The text is usually quite minimal in a birth announcement, especially the photo type, because the new baby is (and should be) the star!
The baby’s name or first initial in pretty colors and interesting fonts makes a good accompaniment to the photograph(s) as do short introductions on the front of the announcement such as “Meet Samantha Marie,” or “Here’s Kaden Riley.” Other options include adding a favorite quote about new life or a few lines from a children’s book.
What Are Some Photo Design Ideas?
In addition to interesting fonts and pretty colors, background graphics in modern stripes can look appealing and could really set off black and white photographs of your new little one. Forget white envelopes and choose one of the colors in the stripes for the announcement envelopes.
Alternatively, a plain white card featuring a color photo of baby with a colorful border could look fresh and attractive in a white envelope. There are so many options available when creating custom photo birth announcements – it’s easy to put together something tasteful very quickly.
Some people even send a custom photo birth announcement on a magnet. Relatives can place the magnet on a fridge or on a file cabinet. Additions such as frosted vellum paper and elegant satin ribbon can add interest to paper photo birth announcements. A customized photo birth announcement is the perfect choice for single or multiple births
Here are some ideas of what to have ready:
