Baby Announcements

The birth of a new child is a source of pride and celebration for many members of a family. Grandparents especially are apt to beam at the arrival of their own child’s new offspring. The grandparents may want to send out announcements of their new grandchild as much as the parents want to announce the birth of their new child. There are only a few adjustments necessary for the classic birth announcement to work as a grandparent’s birth announcement.

Wording is key on the grandparent’s birth announcement card. Proofread carefully and make sure all references to the actual birth parents or implications that the card is from the parents are removed from the text areas throughout the card. The parents will probably still be sending their own announcements out and overlapping mailings could confuse. Use the words “grandparents” or variations of the word within the announcement.

The style of the grandparent’s birth announcement can be whatever the grandparents choose but shouldn’t match the parent’s birth announcements. Consider themes that contrast the parent’s birth announcements or go vintage with some mid century images. If you are using a photograph as part of your design be sure to get the parents to approve the image before uploading to the printer.

When deciding who to send the grandparent’s birth announcement to, think about who the parents already have covered. Focus your mailing list on your friends and distant relatives who perhaps don’t have a relationship with your own children. For grandparents, birth announcements are more bragging rights than informative keepsakes. Be sure all your friends get a copy of your cards.

Filed under: Uncategorized, birth announcements, new parent life on June 30th, 2010