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Baby
Girl Shower Invitations |
by:
Randy
Wilson |
Baby
girl shower invitations basic theme is the
welcoming of baby girls into the fold of
a family. Baby showers celebrate the arrival
of a baby/babies into this world. Actually,
a baby born into a family ensures the continuity
of the family lineage.
As such, the coming of a baby (whether girl
or boy) always gives a family and their
friends a great occasion for rejoicing.
The baby showers honor the would-be-mothers
and makes the period of anticipation a little
easier for her.
The baby shower ceremonies are usually celebrated
during the pregnancy period. By convention,
baby showers are held for the first child.
Baby showers are organized to receive or
arrange funds for the would-be parents.
This is an immense help for the first time
parents-to-be.
The guests may also make gifts for the baby-to-be
born. This gives the parents a chance to
gather things that they might find difficult
to arrange out of sheer ignorance or due
to costs involved. With families becoming
smaller, each child gets more individual
attention and baby shower ceremonies have
become more common in the past 15 years.
Following tradition, baby showers are organized
by family friends, rather than by immediate
families. Actually, the immediate families
of the couple (would-be-parents) are the
chief guests. Close friends, relatives and
even neighbors with whom the would-be-mother
is on intimate terms make it to the invited
circle.
This alleviates the spirit of the would-be-mother
and hence the host of the shower, needs
to make wise choice of guests while sending
out baby girl shower invitations. The guests
should receive the baby girl shower invitations
well in time, say about two weeks ahead,
so that they can surely make it to the celebration.
The host of the baby shower should always
remember that the baby may arrive ahead
of time and, therefore, should fix a day
not too close to the anticipated due date.
Nowadays, however, baby showers are also
held for the adopted babies as well. These
ceremonies are, in fact, an announcement
of the induction of the adopted baby into
the family tree and are held after the adoption
proceedings are over.
Sometime the parents spend a month or two
with the adopted baby girl and it is only
then that they send the baby girl shower
invitations.
It is through a baby girl shower invitation
card that one makes the proper baby girl
birth announcements. Printed shower invitation
cards are available for single baby, twins,
triplets, and so on. You may personalize
the baby girl shower invitations by your
own words. Baby girl shower invitations
showcase different themes.
Adoption showers, surprise showers, triplet
and twin baby showers and even holiday and
Christmas baby showers find expression in
these invitations. The shower cards are
excellent in quality and finish.
Since a shower ceremony lasts for two or
more hours, some kinds of food have to be
served in the parties. Full meals are not
usually served at a baby shower. Rather,
what are offered are simply finger-foods.
Snacks or dessert foods like chips, pretzels,
ice cream, pie and cake are offered to the
guests. Sometimes it is replaced by a fruit
or vegetable tray, which certainly is a
healthy alternative and is a preferable
option for the would-be-mother and to be
born baby. There should be coffee and punch
available for the guests. You may also choose
to have soft drinks or other beverages available.
Alcoholic drinks should be avoided as a
mark of respect for the mother-to-be. The
would-be-mother should not indulge into
drinking caffeinated drinks like coffee
and soft drinks. However, food served in
shower parties varies with the theme.
© Copyright Randy Wilson, All Rights Reserved.
About the Author
Randy is owner of How
to Plan a Baby Shower where you can
get more tips and ideas for your baby
shower. You can also purchase and find
free baby
shower games. |
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