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If you're pregnant or are expecting a new arrival in your family or circle of friends, you likely want to celebrate the new baby boy or baby girl in style. With the current state of the world, however, getting together in-person may not be in the cards.
Amanda Kuhlman helped plan a baby shower for her brother and sister-in-law. She recounts the party planning process in a recent YouTube video, and the invitation that had a social distancing twist. "Inside the invitation on an insert, we put in 'with a brand new baby on the way and mommy to be so far away, we can still get together to celebrate in a very special way, join us for a virtual shower,'" she said in the video.
Expectant moms are celebrating in a variety of ways these days and able to include friends and family from near and far through virtual parties or drive-by baby showers. Planning to celebrate a new baby is fun and exciting from start to finish. Whether its an in-person gathering, virtual event, or socially-distanced drive-by shower, these adorable online and downloadable baby shower invitations make the planning quick and easy.
Where to find free baby shower invitations
Evite has been in the virtual invitation space for 22 years, the same year Google was founded. Party planners can send free baby shower invitations and even enable chat capabilities within the invite to let guests correspond with one another.
WebBabyShower.com is a free one-stop-shop for baby shower planning. Users can set-up the party theme, organize a gift registry and send free baby shower invitations via email or social media. Once set up, guests can compile photos, videos, and notes all in one place. The virtual party platform allows everyone to gather and celebrate mom-to-be and even allows mom to share pregnancy updates and a birth announcement after the party.
GreetingsIsland.com offers a variety of free options for designing, printing, downloading, and sending baby shower invitations. Users can also opt to upgrade to the premium version to remove the company watermark and gain access to additional designs.
Virtual baby shower invitations
If family and friends live far from one another, consider a virtual baby shower. There are several ways to host a virtual shower, either through sites like WebBabyShower.com, Facebook Live, YouTube Live, or Zoom. Sending virtual baby shower invitations for these types of celebrations is easy. Couples are also now enjoying socially distanced drive-by baby showers as COVID-19 has made gathering with friends and family difficult. The following vendors offer virtual baby shower invitations that will make your socially distanced baby shower special.
Punchbowl.com offers cute, customizable drive-by baby shower invitations that are delivered electronically. For a nominal monthly fee, the planner can poll guests and track RSVPs.
PaperlessPost.com provides cute baby shower invitations perfect for celebrating the new baby boy or baby girl in your life. The party host can track responses and RSVPs. There's also space to include a third-party virtual teleconferencing party link and baby shower gift registry details in the invite.
Minted.com includes unique baby shower invite verbiage like the "tiny human virtual shindig" as well as the more traditional baby shower invitation options.
Baby shower invitation templates
What if the mom-to-be is newly expecting? There may be a little more time to plan an in-person get together in the new year. If so, consider making your own baby shower invitations. It's easy to DIY customizable baby shower invites with some of these invitation templates.
Vistaprint allows party planners to design a baby shower invitation, upload their own photos, and see what the invitation will actually look like when the company prints it. Matte, foil, and embossed options make these baby shower invitation templates stand out.
Canva provides printable baby shower invitations templates with customizable images, graphics and text. With over 250 template options, the possibilities are endless.
Etsy offers a wide variety of baby shower invitation templates in the form of editable, digital downloads.
Designer Cait Blakeley agrees that pre-made customizable invites are the way to go for some users. "Graphic design can be intimidating, but with templates, you don't have to understand design to make beautiful things," she told Mom.com. "The tools available make it to where anyone can create awesome graphics and printables."
