Design your own christening cards: from classic to modern
When your child is baptized, there is a lot to prepare for. First of all, however, you should remember to invite all the people with whom you would like to celebrate this special occasion. Find out here how you can easily design the baptism card yourself and get suggestions on which styles you can go with.
To ensure that your child’s baptism is an unforgettable experience that you can share with everyone who is important to you, you should remember to send the baptism cards early. In addition to the invitation text, which you can design according to your personal ideas, some important information should not be missing:
- Reason
- date of baptism
- name of the church
- location or, if applicable, directions
- Telephone number, postal or email address so that the guests can send you an acceptance or rejection
- special notices, for example what is planned after the church ceremony
You can find detailed information about what you can write in the baptism cards in our article “ Sample texts for baptism invitations ”.
Depending on how much space you need for text and information, you can also decide whether you want a christening card in normal postcard format or a folding card.
Make or order christening cards?
Whether you want to make the baptism cards yourself or design them online and then have them printed depends primarily on how many guests are to be invited to the baptism. If you are only celebrating in a small circle, the crafting of the christening cards is certainly easy to manage, but with a larger number of guests it can easily become a real challenge in terms of time and nerves.
Which design the christening cards should have is entirely up to you. It often makes sense to adapt them to the motto of the celebration. So if you are celebrating a garden party, a modern, colorful christening card might be more suitable, while a formal celebration in an elegant setting is more in favor of a classic design. Below we have put together a few nice ideas on various topics for you.
Christening cards for girls
If you want to design a christening card for your daughter, you can use the colors pink, lilac or pink, which are often associated with girls.
Whether you decide on strong colors or delicate pastel tones is entirely up to your taste. Floral patterns are also often beautiful on a christening card for girls.
Baptism cards for boys
The color light blue is often associated with little boys. Then why not use this color for your son’s christening crate too? The type of design you choose is entirely up to you.
For example, you can opt for a very calm card with few stylistic elements. Or how about combining the delicate blue with strong shades of green? Of course, a picture of the person to be baptized should not be missing. Of course, this does not only apply to boys.
Classic baptism cards
Baptism is a very traditional celebration. That is why many parents decide to make the christening card very classic. Light pastel colors are particularly suitable for this, but keeping the card predominantly in white also suits this style very well.
Ornate ornaments and fonts, as well as subtle floral patterns can be used as additional design elements. If you want the christening card to look particularly elegant, you can also opt for some elements in gold or silver.
Baptism card in retro style
The retro style is still very popular. It is characterized by warm, muted colors, especially brown and orange tones, and rounded shapes. For example, design the christening cards with large, colored circles or dots, in which you can also enter the key data for the celebration. You can replace one of the circles with a picture of your child to give the invitation a personal touch.
Trendy christening cards
If you celebrate the baptism in a more casual setting, then the baptism card can also be made a little more eye-catching. The invitation card can, for example, be brightly colored and be provided with illustrations, for example of balloons, toys or animals.
Whether you color the whole surface of the card or write a photo of your child or the key dates for the celebration on the front depends on what you like best.
Modern baptism card
If you like straight forms and clear contrasts, then you can opt for christening cards with a modern design. Whether you prefer bright or cool colors is entirely up to you. The combination of colored elements with rather subtle black and white images also goes very well with the modern style. If you’re not writing the text by hand, a simple, straightforward font with no flourishes works best.