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Throwing a baby shower for a friend or loved one is a huge gesture of love. While you are doing the party preparations you may be wondering if you need formal baby shower invitations or if an e-vite or phone call is enough. The right thing to do is send invitations. As with any other event an invitation is the way to go and a baby shower is no exception. Baby shower invitations are a delightful surprise in the mail and they give guests the information they need.

Guests really know you care about them being at the shower when they get a beautiful invitation. Baby shower invitations show the guests how much time and money are invested in getting them to the baby shower. They show a genuine desire to have the guests there in a way the e-vites and phone calls just cannot.

Baby shower invitations also give the guests a keepsake from the shower. They can add them to their photo albums and scrapbooks along with photographs from the baby shower. While you may give out other favors at the shower, none of them will fit in an album.

The new mom will most likely want to be involved with choosing the baby shower invitations, unless of course the shower is a surprise. This will be her only shower for this baby, so you really want her to be happy with all aspects of the event. The perfect invitation will suit mom’s tastes.

A woman who likes frilly, girly decorations will not like baby shower invitations that have a stark, bold modern design. Mom’s who like modern design and art will not be happy with flowery, frilly invitations. She will want something with clean lines and colors that make a statement. It is a good idea to let the mom help select the invitations so that no mistakes are made. If by chance the shower is a surprise or the mom-to-be does not want to help select invitations, then make sure what you choose does match her style.

Sending baby shower invitations to welcome guests to the baby shower shows that you have class, style and shows that you really do want your guests at the event. If you were hosting a casual dinner party, a phone call or email would be fine; but those gestures are not good enough for a life event like a baby shower. When you chose your baby shower invitations keep thank you cards in mind too. They are another classy gesture being lost to the digital age.

Stevie Nichols is an event guru and writer who loves to pen baby shower invitations and how to get them right.

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