- Guest List: Organize your guest list with the parents-to-be in order to make sure that you don't forget to send baby shower invitations to anyone important. Usually, they will want friends and family to attend and sometimes some co-workers as well. Gather the guests' addresses or email addresses depending on how you plan to send out the baby shower invites.
- Ladies Only or Mixed: Decide ahead of time if you want just women to attend the event or if you want to host a "Jack and Jill" baby shower. If you decide to invite both men and women, make sure the baby shower invitation wording makes it clear that everyone is invited.
- Timing: A baby shower is typically held 6-8 weeks before the baby's due date. Choose the date of the event with the mommy-to-be to make sure the date of the shower works for her and does not conflict with any of her doctor appointments. Also, be sure to send out the baby shower invites far enough in advance (4-6 weeks out) so that everyone can plan to attend.
- Invitation Design: If you have a theme for the shower, like rubber duckies or monkeys, you can often find cute invitations that match the theme. You don't always need a theme for a baby shower, so if you don't have one, there are plenty of adorable baby shower invitations from which to choose. Storks, peas-in-a-pod, rattles, strollers, and moms-to-be are popular shower invitation designs.
- Wording: Select appropriate baby shower wording for the invitations. Inspirational quotes, rhyming words, and cute phrases are all perfect for baby shower invitations. You should also explicitly state on the invitations important things like if the shower is a surprise, if guests should bring gifts, directions to the party, etc.
Baby Shower Decoration Ideas
A baby shower is a very special event for a mom-to-be, especially if it's her first baby. If you're tasked with hosting her baby shower, check out this baby shower decoration idea for your shower space.
To create this baby shower decoration, get items of baby clothing—socks, hats, onesies, shoes, and even things like bibs and rattles—and attach them to a clothes line with clothes pins. Depending on the space you're using for the baby shower, you can string the baby shower decoration across the ceiling, along the walls, or down the staircase (on the bannister).
If you know the gender of the baby, you can choose items that are gender specific. Or, if there's a specific theme for the baby shower, you can play that up with themed outfits and accessories. Add some matching balloons to complete the baby shower decorations and you'll be all set!
Listen as your guests ooh and ahh at about how cute everything is and wait for the look on the new mom's face as she sees all of these tiny gifts for her newborn!
Just getting started with your baby shower planning? Punchbowl has a full range of customizableonline invitations for baby showers that span multiple baby shower themes and color palettes.