Birth Announcements

Sending birth announcements is a wonderful way to let everyone know that your baby has arrived. Of course, there will be family and friends that you’ll notify right away by phone, but it’s nearly impossible to call everyone. So, sending out a formal announcement within the first month of your child’s birth is the perfect way to share your joy with all your friends and family.

In order to get your birth announcements out as quickly as possible after baby’s birth, shop for them before baby is born. If you know the gender of your baby, you can choose your exact announcement stationary. However, even if you are unsure of baby’s gender, you can narrow the choice to your favorite for each gender. Photo birth announcements include a picture of baby, so you’ll need to determine if you want this sort of announcement or one with wording only.

Get an idea of the wording you want, as well. Stationers can provide suggested wording, or you can create your own. You should also create your list of names and addresses. This will help you determine how many birth announcements you need to order as well as organizing the names and addresses to speed up the process of sending out the announcements. If you really want to get ahead of the game, print address labels out from your home computer so that they’re ready to go.

Once baby arrives, you’ll make your final choice in announcements if necessary and provide all the final information to the stationer, including a picture, if using a photo announcement. This will help you send out your birth announcements within about two weeks of baby’s birth in most cases.

Today’s parents have many options for choosing birth announcements. They can be purchased from your local stationary shop, who can provide many choices in stationary, help with wording choices and print for you, as well.

You can also elect to buy the stationary from the stationary shop and print your announcements on your home computer. This is a less expensive option than using a stationer, and allows you to get your announcements out more quickly, if that’s important to you.

Finally, you can use an online stationer. From the convenience of your home computer, you choose your announcements and wording. You can even upload a picture of baby right to the website. You create a mockup of your announcement to review. Once you’re satisfied, simply pay by credit card. Your printed announcements will be mailed to your home. This is one of the most convenient options for the brand new mom because you never have to leave the house! These announcements will probably be a bit more expensive than printing the announcements yourself, but less expensive than your local stationer.