April has come, world has bloomed and we are preparing for Easter holidays. This is a wonderful time for celebrations with family and friends. Whether you are planning childrens’ Birthday Party, Christening celebration, Baby Shower or any other Spring event, Baby Christening Invitations has prepared for you a colorful selection of various invitations and party banners.

Our Bunny collection of invitations, cards and banners is kept in aqua blue, orange, white and pink colours ideally emanate the warmth of all Spring celebrations.

Our range of child’s party invitations come with white envelopes and can be personalised with the details of your party including their age, party venue/time/date and rsvp details.

Our banners are 1020mm wide x 300mm high, are printed in full colour, can include personal information/dates and photographs.

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.

With our ever growing card collection, we have a wide variety of designs for you to choose from. Many of our customers opt for cards including photographs of their loved ones to add that extra special touch.

From our Birth Announcement Card collection we give our customers the option to choose between landscape with three photographs and portrait cards with one photograph.

Lovely Landscpae Christening Invitations for girls - designed with pink butterflies

Cute portrait Thank You Cards for boys - designed with blue stars

What has become more and more apparent to us, is that our customers are embracing their creative sides and releasing their inner photographer. By taking time to create the perfect photographs, their personalised cards look wonderful. So, we want to encourage all our future customers to do the same.

Top tips for taking the perfect baby picture:

1.  Firstly you want to take your pictures in the correct light. Try to use as much natural light as possible,taking the pictures during the day in an area with plenty of natural light e.g. beside a window. This will give you the best results and provide a natural soft effect. If you are taking the pictures at night or with little natural light, you should use a flash, but be aware that the flash may cause the images to look flat.

2. Find an appropriate backdrop. Consider your backdrop carefully as you want your baby to be the centre of attention rather than everyone distracted by the washing line in the background. Also think about the card design you have selected, and your chosen colour. Select a neutral backdrop that doesn’t clash with your card design.

3. Use props. This allows you to be creative and even set a theme. You could have your child holding a flower, cuddling a teddy or playing with a ball. By doing this you can capture some fantastic moments of your child playing.

4. Think about what your child is wearing. Again, you don’t want your child’s outfit to clash with the background and invitations, so try to dress them neutrally or along the same colour scheme as the cards. These extra touches just bring everything together to make the perfect card.

5. Choose the right time of the day for your baby. Time it right, so that your baby is well fed, happy, awake and playful. This will minimize restlessness when taking the photo.

6. Try to make them laugh/smile. Again this will minimise restlesness and allow for some really adorable photographs. Also by going down to the child’s level, this will make them more comfortable when getting their photo taken and you are more likely to get some really good snaps of them looking directly at the camera.

7. Choose your camera carefully. Try at all costs to avoid using mobile phone cameras. Although they are good for taking quick snaps, they do not provide the quality of image needed for printing. Your camera must be over 5 megapixels to ensure a good print quality. Also get to know your camera, explore it’s different functions and take as many photos as you can.