Birth Announcements

When your new baby is born, you want to shout the news to the whole world. A birth announcement is a great way to let all of your friends, relatives, and associates know that you're the proud parent of a new son or daughter. Creating a birth announcement is a time to let your personal style shine. Whether you favor trendy designs or traditional ones, you can choose your fonts, graphics, and papers accordingly. Many parents choose blue for boys and pink for girls, but of course birth announcements can also use neutral tones, primary colors, gender-neutral colors like orange, yellow, and green, or simple black and white.Like wedding invitations, some birth announcements are elegant and elaborate, featuring layered handmade papers, embossed lettering, and other fine details. Others are much simpler, perhaps consisting of a postcard printed with the baby's name and date of birth. Beyond the design of your birth announcement, you will need to decide on the wording. Do you want to include only basic information such as the baby's full name and birthday? Or do you want to include facts like birth weight and birth time as well? If you are the parents of twins, or you have adopted a new baby, a few extra words might be in order. In addition, some parents choose include a photo of their baby on the announcement, either printed directly on the card or included in the envelope. Whatever you decide, be sure to order enough announcements to send to everyone on your list!