Birth Announcement Facts
January 24th, 2010 by adminBirth announcements are one of the happiest pieces of mail a person can send or receive. It is not hard to understand how eager new parents are to share their joy with the world after their baby is born. Unique personalized birth announcements are the best way to share the news that your new baby has arrived.
At one time, new births were shared with prepackaged, preprinted birth announcements that came only in limited style choices. They were lovely enough, to be sure, but not very unique. Parents now have the option of either using the traditional preprinted birth announcement when their baby is born or selecting from the literally hundreds of birth announcement designs that are available online.
Birth announcements etiquette dictates that formal announcements be sent to family and friends by regular mail, not email. Who wants to hang an email birth announcement on their refrigerator, anyway. Be sure to send your birth announcements to family and close friends and friends of the grandparents and to anyone who has already sent you a gift.
At a minimum, you should include the names of the baby and proud parents and siblings (if any) and birth statistics such as length and weight and date of birth on your birth announcements. Etiquette also dictates that birth announcements be sent any time up to six months following birth, so you will have time after your baby arrives to finalize and send them out. You will save yourself some stress, though, if you select your birth announcements design before the birth, while you still have some time to yourself. The selection process will only add to the excitement and anticipation.
You can select your birth announcements one of two ways: choose and purchase blank announcements prior to the birth and finalize them afterwards, or choose the design ahead of time and finalize them online after the birth. Regardless of how or when you choose your design, you will be able to select from traditional, Victorian or hip and modern styles. You can add a photo of your newborn to your birth announcements as well. There are also selections that reflect the interests of the parents, like a favorite sport or activity, and some with a sibling theme. Multiple births are no problem; plenty of designs are available that announce the arrival of several new family members. Adoptions are also honored with their own special birth announcements design.
Your birth announcements can be as unique as you are. Have fun choosing.