subject: Birth Announcements: How To Choose A Design That Will Be Treasured For Years [print this page] Bringing a new baby home entails lots of new tasks, new chores, and a lot less sleep than normal. It is also the time to send correspondence to family and friends around the world. Announcements are generally sent out to everyone you know: neighbors, co-workers, college roommates, the barber, the beautician, and everyone in between.
A birth announcement can be one-of-a-kind, unique, artistic creations, or it can be run-of-the-mill, mass-produced and look an awful lot like everyone else's. As unique as each new baby is, new parents want one that is equally unique and memorable to send to everyone in their address book.
Online tools make creating a birth announcement a fun and easy task that can be completed in just a few short minutes. Photo cards integrate family pictures, along with many other customizable aspects, to create a personalized message to share the joyous news about the new baby in a way that no one else can. High quality photo cards are a convenient way to share your news without having to shop in a variety of stores to find what you like the best.
Before You Begin
Before getting online with a reputable company, it helps to have all the pertinent information on hand ahead of time. This information includes the date, time, place, weight, and body length. Photographs can be baby photographs from the hospital, professionally taken baby pictures, or baby pictures taken at home.
If you are taking the pictures yourself, a neutral background will provide the best shots. A busy background will distract from your baby's beautiful face. Other family photographs of parents, siblings, and pets may be used as part of these one-of-a-kind photo cards. Once you are prepared, you are ready to select a reputable company.
Choosing A Reputable Company
One of the major advantages to using an online company is the convenience. As the parents of a new infant, time is at a premium and sleep is in short supply. The convenience provided by using an online company that focuses on photo cards allows you to create a unique and beautiful memento of this joyous occasion without breaking your bank account or wasting time no one can afford to lose.
Reputable companies only use high quality paper stock, and they provide a wide variety of styles, templates, and customization options that are not available with mass-produced cards. Styles are available to fit every budget, and they are delivered right to your home for yet another measure of convenience.
Eye-Catching Styles And Layouts
Photo cards can be as simple as a single photograph post card style announcement, or they can be a formal, pocketed, tri-fold cards that boast as much elegance and formality as the most traditional wedding invitation. To choose the best design for your baby's birth announcement, you can try out several different layouts online from the convenience of home. You can create a generational collage, a peas-in-a-pod multi-baby announcement, or something that only you can imagine.
Photo cards can use one, two, three, or more family photographs to create cards that family and friends will treasure for years to come. Instead of using the cliche pinks and blues of birth announcements from yesteryear, your birth announcement can feature earth tones that will reduce the redness common to most newborns. You can also use yellows and greens that will feature the new infant as the newest addition to the family tree.
Making The Birth Announcement Uniquely Yours
Animals, colors, shapes, customized messages, and family photographs can all be used to create a unique birth announcement that will be treasured for years. The photographs can feature siblings, the family's favorite team, or any other personalized photos that will make it truly unique. These personal touches will instantly turn them into mementoes of this joyous occasion.
Creating photo cards at home allows you to add special touches that will reach the hearts of your recipients. Everyone in your address book will treasure this token of their link to the growing family. These will be brought out again and again to be shared with loved ones over the years, all because of a few minutes of your time spent online.
