Is it your birthday soon? Or are you thinking of planning that surprise anniversary party for your parents? Maybe you’ve recently had a child and are considering a Christening to welcome them into the world? Whatever the occasion, one of the first things you will need to do is get some invitations. Because lets face it, what’s a party without the guests?

But, where do you start? With such a variety of invitations to choose from this can be difficult. My advice is to decide first what colour you want your card to be, this narrows the search down. Then consider how many people you are inviting. Now think about what details you need to include e.g. time, date, venue, contact details, etc. My belief is that unless you have flawless handwriting and the patience of a saint, non-personalised standard invitations are probably not for you. From experience, I know that my standard of writing slips after a couple of attempts and spelling/grammer mistakes are easily made. The last thing you want to do is send out invitations with words scribbled out or smudged. Alternatively what I would recommend is personalised invitations. Not only can you include everything you need to say, you can also include a photograph or three to give them that extra special touch. And just think of the time you would save not having to write out each invite individually.

Futhermore, it’s also good to consider those receiving your card.

Wouldn’t they just love it if they received a christening invitation with a picture of your little bundle of joy? Close family members would most likely treasure them as keepsakes.

Take a look at our collection of Personalised Invitations and Thank You Cards. Prices start at just 50p per card. Our cards can be adapted for various occasions and are delivered within 3-4 working days. They can also be personalised with the details of your child’s special day including date, time, venue and RSVP details. You will receive and order confirmation email after you place an order. Photographs to be used on your card should be emailed by reply to this email.

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Special Moments Framed Prints

Our Special Moments framed prints can be personalised to suit you and the beautifully designed backgrounds and quality frame provide a great backdrop for any pictures. Whether you want to display photographs of your wedding day, or just a selection of family snaps, these framed prints are sure to be a wonderful feature in your home.

A great idea would be to showcase your newborn baby. On the frame you can include details such as their name meaning, weight, length, time and place of birth. They can also be personalised for a special event in your child’s life such as their Christening, Baptism, First Christmas, Naming Ceremony or Special Birthday.

Our Special Moments framed prints can feature: a selection of photographs, personalised text (see below) and a choice of attractive background designs.

On approval your artwork is printed onto a high quality glossy photographic paper and then mounted and framed.

All of our Special Moments Framed Prints are fully personalised with your own wording so whatever you would like them to say, let us know and we’ll be happy to help!

Personalisation can include:

• your child’s full name
• date, time, weight and place of birth
• child’s name meaning
• special dates such as a Christening
• up to three photographs of your child
• colour, black & white or sepia images
• short bible verse, psalm or quote
• a choice of a white or stained frame
• can be created from a previous order for any of our personalised cards & invitations

A little tip: This gift would be great to give to the grandparents. Include pictures of all the grandchildren and a heartfelt message to make it extra special.

Animal Adventures Framed Name Print - Samuel

Name: Samuel

Name Meaning: God Has Heard

Country of origin: Hebrew

Baby Christening Invitations have just launched an exciting new range of illustrated letters called Animal Adventures.

This artwork features beautifully illustrated letters and illustrations which are used to make up the child’s name.

The designs and illustrations are filled with fun, include vivid colours and will capture your child’s imagination for years to come. The animal adventures theme features letters with corresponding animals i.e. A is for Antelope, B is for Bear etc.

Name origin & meaning – As some names can have more than one meaning and origin please let us know if you have a specific origin or meaning for the name you would like us to use when placing your order.

The Animal Adventures range is printed onto a high quality art paper. This product comes supplied in a natural pine frame, includes a thick grey card mount/matt and is individually boxed.

Price: £45

Frame size: 950mm x 450mm.

This product comes supplied with a stained frame or a white frame.

FREE additional personalisation includes:

• the child’s full name
• date/weight/time/place of birth
• christening, baptism or other special date
• a personal sentiment from the sender

One of our most popular baby gifts.

Illustrated name Canvas - Alexander

Name: Alexander

Name Meaning: Defender of the people

Name Origin: Greek

Our personalised name canvas can be prepared for any name, features a beautifully illustrated picture and includes the name meaning and origin. On completion the canvas artwork is then mounted onto a wooden frame and individually boxed for delivery.

Animal Adventure Framed Name Print - Fern

Name: Fern

Name Meaning: Fern

Country of Origin: English

Baby Christening Invitations have just launched an exciting new range of baby gifts called Animal Adventures Initial Letters.

The designs and illustrations used in this range of personalised baby gifts are filled with fun, include vivid colours and will capture your child’s imagination for years to come. The animal adventures theme features illustrated letters with corresponding animals i.e. A = Antelope, B = Bear, C = Cat etc.

We have a number of illustrations and letter colours available for each letter.

The Animal Adventures Initial Letter print comes supplied mounted in a 12″ x 12″ frame.

Price: £22

Supplied framed and boxed

Personalisation can include (2 lines of text):

• your child’s full name
• date, time, weight, and place of birth
• christening date

Please note space for personalisation on these items are limited to two lines of text including the child’s name (approx 50-60 characters).

Our Animal Adventures Initial Letter range is one of our most popular christening gifts.

Wedding Thank You Cards

One thing not to underestimate is the meticulous planning and preparation needed to organise a wedding. The Big Day is supposed to be one of the best days of your life and it is no wonder people take so much care with the fine detail and personal touches to make the occasion that little bit more wonderful. Once your perfect day has came to and end and you are back from your honeymoon, it’s vital you don’t forget to send Thank You cards to all the guests who attended your wedding and contributed to the lovely big pile of wedding gifts that have taken over your spare room.

It is common for couples to put off sending them till they have settled back into their routine, but watch you don’t forget all together. Some couples even send out their Thank You cards up to a year after the event. It is important, however, that a message of thanks is sent to your guests, and what better way to do that than sending out a personalised card featuring photographs of your wedding or even pictures of the happy couple on your honeymoon.

At Baby Christening Invitations, we have a lovely range of Wedding Thank You cards. There is a selection of photographic and non-photographic cards for you to chose from, as well as an option of landscape or portrait designs. This card range starts at just 50p per card and comes with free envelopes.

So, whether your wedding was last year, or you have just started planning, don’t forget that Thank You cards are important, to let the guests know how much their attendance and gifts were appreciated.

This week, our designers have been busy creating a new and exiting card range and we are pleased to announce that, in addition to all our current personalised gifts and invitations, we have added a collection of PERSONALISED GREETINGS CARDS.

Greetings cards

 We have created two main styles of Greetings card. The first is the Animal Adventure collection, which can be designed with any of the animal illustrations and letters featured in our Initial Letter range. The second range feature colourful characters the recipient is bound to love, e.g. fairy princess, astronaut.

The great thing is you can personalise the card to suit any occasion and chose whatever text you like as well as the card’s colour and layout.

Cards cost only £4.99 - including P+P  (to any address of your choice) and a white envelope.

**TOP TIP: these cards also go great with all our personalised gifts!!