Need the Right Wording for Baby Shower Invitation

You are invited to a ladies-only celebration
in honor of
FRIEND"S NAME
as we celebrate her birthday
and
shower her with wishes and gifts for her baby girl!

DATE
LOCATION

kindly rsvp to J. S at PHONE NUMBER

FRIEND'S NAME is registered at Bergstroms Children Store http://www.bergstroms.com/

Please join us for a ladies only event as we welcome "le petit bébé" who is sure to be cute as a bug!

Date:

Time:

Place:

RSVP to (baby shower host) by (date)

(Expecting mother) is registered at Bergstrom's (list website)

We hope that you will say "oui" and celebrate us!

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Keep it short and cute..

You've been cordially invited to:

or

Its a ___

What about making tickets such as for one gondola ride or something like that, but the important thing is that you put ADMIT ONE on the ticket and include only one ticket.

Just a word though.. a friend of mine was having a baby shower and children weren't invited. I was thoroughly offended and thought it a bit ironic since she was having a baby that I couldn't bring my son. He's a part of my life and goes just about everywhere with me. Needless to say I didn't attend and it took me a while to get over.

I don't think you need to note the theme unless gifts should all have that theme incoportated in it.

For the registry, I would type up a small piece of paper and add that as an insert or simply put down the bottom of the invite that "So and So is registerd at Bergstorms". I don't think you need to include the website or address but you can if you do the little insert.

As for the ladies only part, they should know from how the invite is addressed on the envelope. Otherwise, maybe say when you say it's a baby shower/birthday party call is a ladies only baby shower/birthday party.

Good luck!
-M

Check out online wordings for ideas and then just be creative! As for the registry information you can include a cute little business card, make one if the store did not give the mom any, include the website, store name and mom's name.

As for the no kids rule it's a touchy one. Some people get super offended and others love it. I personally adore the no kids rule sometimes because it means I get to go out and be L. w/o kid! It's fun adult time. Others view it as a personal slight against them and their child. So be ready for some negative comments from people. Sorry.

Anyways you can include that information on the bottom of the invite such as "Sorry no husbands, friends, boyfriends, or children allowed"

Hey J.,
I have done quite a few baby showers and in the past I have cruised the internet looking at sample baby shower invitations. There are always GREAT ideas out there when it comes to wording etc. Also, if your theme is on the invitation itself in pictures you do not need to include it in your wording unless you want to create a title for it. An example would be "Your presence is requested as we whisk away _______________ to Paris before her little "ladybug" arrives". When you look at the sample invitations you'll see what I mean.
Also, it is completely appropriate for you to put where she is registered on the invitation in small lettering at the bottom since you, not she, is throwing the shower. Most places that you can register at these days give cards to include in the invitation that have the mother-to-be's registry number and name.
As I said, check on-line at sample invitations. It will be an immense help.

Hello there. Ebay is always a great place to get invitations or copy the wording from there. They have a ton on there. Good luck!

miss J.~
Fear not, I had a ladies only baby shower. Instead of writing ladies only on the invite it was written on the envolope in the address ex:
Miss Jane Hope
725 Baby lane
vista, Ca.
this way it is addressed only to the person who is invited to the party. If there is more than one person at a house hold. you address both. Ex:
Miss Jane and Mary Hope
725 Baby lane
vista, Ca. 92739
If they have different last names thats ok to EX:
Miss Jane Hope and
Miss Mary Jones
725 Baby lane
vista, Ca. 92739
This worked for me without a hitch.
Now about the registery for Bergstrom's did you recieve any registery cards? if not info may be helpful. Again I ran into this problem as well. I was resistered at two locations so we but the two different store names on a
5 1/2 x 4 1/2 card that complemented the invation ie. same color and design. Don't get youself to stressed out, there is a rule of thumb good friends + good food = good fun !
good luck and remember to
enjoy yourself as well.
A mommie to~ F. Ramirez

For any invitation I have done, I have looked up 'baby shower invitation wording' online and get several websites with lots of information. I would definitely suggest you put some information on the place she is registered at since it might not be familiar to some people(like the website).
Good luck!

Hi J., I think you've got it all together already. Just write "By invitation only", write- theme is "Paris/pink ladybugs". You can put it together in bullet form- or follow along the 5 w's of journalism:
e.g. What" Baby shower, invitation only
Where: place
When:
Why: for fun, or for the helluva it or whatever
Details: for your convenience, so and so is registered at Bergstroms

It'll all fit fine on your post card.