First Birthday Questions

[alias]

1. How early to send invites?

2. Are evites OK?

3. Can I put something about presents on the invite?  I want to say something like, no presents needed, but if you insist, E could always use more books.  And, if you cannot resist the cute baby clothes, he wears size __.  I just really don't want a million toys that we don't need and don't have room for.

Semi-related: When did your LO get their first haircut?  

ETA: Planning relatively small, casual BBQ at a park, close family and friends.

[jennlin]

1) 6 weeks, but depends on formality

2) in general, i would say no, but again, depends on formality

3) i wouldn't. i personally don't even like the "in lieu of gift, please XX". i think it should either be "no gifts, please" or nothing at all. when people ask you, you can direct them to what you would prefer, but otherwise, you get what you get.

4) not yet for either baby. some people on my october bmb have already gotten multiple haircuts for their babies...so it really depends on how long. i like e's hair right now, but if you felt the need to cut it, it's fine, too.

5) he CANNOT be almost 1 already. what the heck.

[alias]

I love his messy curls. H wants to give him a haircut. I said not b/f his birthday, so he's planning to do it right after. But, if we're gonna do it, I was thinking maybe we should get it b/f his party. H wants to cut it short. I don't mind cleaning it up a bit, but I want to keep the curls!

[alias]

I'm worried b/c of summer booking up so quickly, but didn't want to be a weird-o FTM and send them out too soon. I'm afraid if I do paper I'll procrastinate too long, plus people will lose them. I guess I'll go ahead and send out evites soon.

Thanks!

[jennlin]

Jun 9, 2014 14:02:12 GMT -5 spunbutterfly said:

Jun 9, 2014 13:29:28 GMT -5 alias said:

1. How early to send invites?

2. Are evites OK?

3. Can I put something about presents on the invite?  I want to say something like, no presents needed, but if you insist, E could always use more books.  And, if you cannot resist the cute baby clothes, he wears size __.  I just really don't want a million toys that we don't need and don't have room for.

Semi-related: When did your LO get their first haircut?  

ETA: Planning relatively small, casual BBQ at a park, close family and friends.

1. I can't remember. I did a save the date, I want to say in July? cause the end of summer is still busy time for a lot of people. And sent out paper invitations shortly after.

2. I'd say they're fine, but I also hate paper waste in general. I like paperlesspost.com.

3. I don't like gifts and we were a no gifts wedding, but if you insist, here's a registry (cause I did not want useless glass chickens). We did an in lieu of gifts because we didn't want people to feel obligated to bring anything, but if they did, we'd prefer donations. We're not a house big on toys or objects. But I understand the sentiment of wanting to convey love in gifts.

Thor got his first haircut sometime at like 6 months or so. He had hair from the start. We haven't gone to get a professional one yet. My husband does a decent enough job in the bath.

i'm glad my glass chicken can still be mentioned in casual conversation 4.5 years after my wedding.

it's a pretty awesome glass chicken, nowadays.

[stretchad]

Baby Stretch will be a year old in less than 2 months. EEK!
We did evites a few weeks ago to the family members since so many would have to travel a long way to get here. If we expand the guest list then I'll still do e-vites.

I wouldn't put anything on the invite about needing this vs. that. I would put no gifts, or don't list anything at all.

No haircuts needed in this house yet, but I know some other babies who've needed a trim or so at about 8-9 months. They just had a lot of hair. I say go when its out of control and you don't want to tame it yourself :-)

[shevacc]

1. How early to send invites? I went with 6 weeks notice, but spring is easier to plan for than summer so I think earlier is fine.

2. Are evites OK? I think they're fine. I ordered photo-invites more bc I wanted to have one and the grandmas liked them than bc I really felt they were necessary.

3. Can I put something about presents on the invite? Count me in the either "no gifts" or nothing on the invite camp.

Semi-related: When did your LO get their first haircut? NEVER! Well, I suppose eventually but I don't see the need for one anytime soon.

[7costanza]

1. How early to send invites?
Ours are going out next week for a end of July party.

2. Are evites OK?
I think they are totally fine. We are doing photo invites from Shutterfly but I considered evites. Bonus is they are free!

3. Can I put something about presents on the invite?
I don't think you should request specific gifts for E, but putting no gifts or a donation of some sort is fine. We are actually asking for donations of diapers or formula for a delivery to Eastside Baby Corner in lieu of gifts, and if people don't like that too bad. thanks to niq for the wording he provided in another thread.

Semi-related: When did your LO get their first haircut?
We haven't cut his hair yet, and won't until it gets quite a bit longer. My H hates long hair on toddler boys, so we won't let it get super long, but for now it's still fairly short (2-3 inches?). Either way it won't be until after his birthday.