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The christening,
and the baptism.
Two events in one day, often with two guest lists — and a date you do not fully control.
How do you plan a christening?
The date comes from the parish, not from you — so book the church first and everything else around it. Send invitations three to four weeks ahead, longer if godparents travel. The invitation's real job is making clear whether a guest is invited to the service, the reception, or both; that is the day's commonest confusion.
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The timeline.
| Quando | What |
|---|---|
| 3 a 4 meses antes | Speak to the parish. Dates are often limited and shared with other families |
| 8 semanas antes | Godparents confirmed — they are named on the invitation if you name them |
| 5 a 6 semanas antes | Design and print |
| 3 a 4 semanas antes | Enviar |
| 1 week before | Numbers to whoever is feeding people |
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The pieces.
- The invitation — kept for decades, often by the child. Worth designing properly.
- An order of service — genuinely useful, since many guests will not know the liturgy and some may not share the faith.
- Place cards and a menu — for the lunch afterwards, which is usually seated.
- A keepsake card — the date, the church, the godparents' names. The piece families frame.
If some guests are invited only to the reception, they need a different card — not a footnote on the same one. A guest arriving at a church they were not invited to is a worse outcome than a second print run.
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Common questions
Do we name the godparents?
Should we mention gifts?
How much detail about the church?
A keepsake as much as an invitation.
Christening stationery outlives almost everything else the house makes. Evorrah designs it as an original piece rather than a template with a name dropped into it.
See baptism design