Invitation to confirmation: 10 design tips
You want to design an invitation to your child’s confirmation? We have put together 10 helpful tips for you on how you can easily and stress-free invite all relatives. When should a confirmation invitation be sent, what should it look like and what should be in the text?
1. Invitation to Confirmation: Start early
So that the invitations to the confirmation are not sent out at the last moment, you should start designing in good time. You have to keep in mind that your child will want to have a say in how the cards should look. It may also be that you first have to discuss several suggestions before you can decide. It is best to start designing the invitation to the confirmation two to three months before the celebration.
2. Send out the invitation to the confirmation
You should send out the invitations to the confirmation no later than six to eight weeks before the celebration, so that the guests have enough time to react to the card and to postpone other dates if necessary.
3. Who should receive an invitation to Confirmation?
Confirmation is traditionally celebrated with the family, so all close relatives, especially the child’s godparents, but also friends of the confirmand should receive an invitation to the confirmation. You should discuss in advance how big you want to celebrate; It depends on how many confirmation invitations you send.
4. Invitation to confirmation: Confirmand should have a say
At confirmation, your child will be recognized as an adult by the evangelical church, so it should definitely have a say in the planning of the celebration. So it’s best to find out exactly what your child has in mind and what his/her wishes are when it comes to the invitation to confirmation.
5. Design the invitation to the confirmation yourself or buy it
Depending on how many guests you invite, you can either print the invitations or make them yourself. With a very large number of guests, it saves a lot of time and work to design the cards online and have them sent to you. Homemade invitations are of course particularly personal and might be a good idea for you if you don’t want to invite so many people.
6. Text for the invitation to the confirmation
What exactly belongs in the text of the invitation to confirmation? Here is an overview of the most important points so that you don’t forget anything:
- Occasion of the celebration : The confirmation
- When the celebration takes place : Date
- When the service begins : Time
- Where : Name and address of the church
- Where you celebrate : After the service
- Procedure of the celebration : lunch, coffee, etc.
- Request for feedback : So that you can plan
If you formulate the text of the invitation together, you should pay attention to a cultivated way of expression. Nevertheless, the card should be kept as personal as possible. This includes, for example, that the invitation is written from the perspective of the confirmand and that all cards are signed by your child.
7. Sample text for the invitation to confirmation
The following example text, which you can use as a template for the invitation, contains all the important information your guests need:
“Dear friends and relatives,
I would like to invite you to my confirmation. The service will take place on Sunday, May 5, at 11 a.m. in the Church of Reconciliation on Bismarckstrasse. After that we want to celebrate the occasion at my house. For the physical well is taken care of. I would be very happy if you would spend the day with me. Please let me know by April 5th if you can come.
your Paul”
8. Individually design the invitation to the confirmation
How you want to design the invitation to the confirmation depends on your preferences and wishes. We have put together a few suggestions for you here:
- Classic card with Christian motifs
- Simple, single color card with the confirmation message of the confirmand
- Card with a photo of the confirmand
- Collage of various photos and matching images
To add a bit of variety to the text of the card, you can also choose a tasteful saying or a poem for confirmation and write it in the invitation to the confirmation.
9. Motives for the invitation to the confirmation
As a picture for the invitation to the confirmation, either a photo of the confirmand or a Christian motif is traditionally used. The following symbols are suitable:
- Cross
- Angel
- Candle
- Bible
- Fish
- Church
- bread and wine
But other images, such as flowers, ornaments or simple, very simple designs are also quite appropriate for the invitation.
10. Overall impression of the invitation to confirmation
Finally, you should check with your child again whether the invitation to the confirmation looks coherent and fits the religious occasion, i.e. it is best kept simple and modest. The higher the quality of the materials you use, the better the overall impression of the map will be. If you like, you can also coordinate the invitations with the decorations or place cards for the celebration.