How to Make Christening Invitations Online
A christening initiates a baby as a Christian. It's also usually a special event shared by friends and family. Before home computers, to invite people to a christening you'd have to either call up each person individually or purchase invitations at a stationery store. Nowadays, you can easily print your own beautiful color invitations off your home printer or send them electronically in minutes. Christening invitations generally have simple religious pictures or images from nature on them, such as a lone cross, a Baptismal font, a baby in a Christening gown and bonnet, flowing water, or clouds against a blue sky.
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Instructions
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Paper Invitations
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Go to magicalkingdom.co.uk or 8gr.org. These websites have free christening invitations that you can personalize and print from your computer.
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Click on the "Party invitations" link at the bottom of the Magical Kingdom home page and then click on the "Christening Invitations" link on the left side of the following page. At 8gr.org, you can just click on "Christening Invitations" on the menu to the immediate left.
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Click on the card that you feel best expresses the image you want to symbolize the christening of your child. For example, if you'd like to focus upon the element of water present in a baptism, you can pick images of flowing rivers or streams. If you'd like to focus on the religious aspect, images of Jesus or Jesus with children is also appropriate, or you can select a card with a verse from Scripture that addresses baptism.
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Download the card to your computer. The website 8gr.org just has one card for you to choose from but it is free.
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Type in the necessary information about the christening, such as when and where it is going to take place.
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Proofread your information and print your invitations off a color printer.
Electronic Invitations
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Go to the website purpletrail.com or bluemountain.com. At both websites, you'll have to register (free of charge) before you create any cards.
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Click on "Baby" at the Purple Trail website and then go to "Baptism and Christenings." At the Blue Mountain Site, click on "eCards" and then go to "Baby" and then click on "Baptism" at the bottom of the page.
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Click on a card that shows what this christening means to you. For example, if you want the focus to be on the child, you can select a card with an image of a baby or babies in the process of being baptized. On the other hand, if you'd prefer to spotlight the religious aspect, pick a symbol of a cross or a baptismal font. If you'd like to have a subtle nature theme, you can simply pick images of God's creations.
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Click "Create an Invitation" at the Purple Trail website, to the left of the design. Click on "Send This Card" at the Blue Mountain website.
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Fill in the necessary information about the christening. Type in all the email addresses of the people you would like to invite.
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Review your information and preview your card. Click on "Send" or "Finish."
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