https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Fri, 10 Apr 2026 00:36:13 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805525 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 23:06:43 +0000 nwm 2805525@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i did paper for the first because i was excited and i enjoy doing them : ) they're so pretty! i'm glad i did it. i probably would have preferred them for second birthday, but the time just got away from me until i felt like i had to go with email. so i did paperless post, which is great in its own right and feels pretty special to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805524 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 22:47:36 +0000 jhd 2805524@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I made a photo card invite for the first bday even though it was only for family. I just wanted to! I haven’t done anything but a text invite since. We haven’t done a party yet where we invited anyone but family. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805467 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:52:43 +0000 erinbaderin 2805467@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did emails and texts for the first two because we were just inviting friends and family. Once we started inviting daycare friends then I did paper invites. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805463 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 17:37:08 +0000 Jennibenni 2805463@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We texted a digital invite...still got the looks without the hassle. This was family only though so for a larger group I would do evites. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805457 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:29:54 +0000 youboots 2805457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can’t remember. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805455 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 16:22:49 +0000 looch 2805455@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think paper invites are great, just make it easy on the guests to RSVP electronically. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805446 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:19:56 +0000 petitenoisette 2805446@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did paper invites for her first bday only. It’s a big milestone! We haven’t had a bday party beyond immediate family since then, so no paper invites after that (3rd bday this weekend). I like that we have it as a keepsake. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805443 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 15:10:36 +0000 agold 2805443@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sent out paper invitations because they were so cute and I loved them. But they were a totally unnecessary expense; word of mouth would have been just fine, especially if its just family. I sent them mostly for my own personal satisfaction. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805439 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:55:03 +0000 Bluemasonjar 2805439@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I know there are alternatives but I prefer paper invites! I love to design invitations, holiday cards etc. and it is fun to send and then get texts when people receive them. I put invites on our fridge when we get them and it is nice to have a physical reminder of upcoming events. </p> <p>I say go for it, especially for a 1st birthday!!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805435 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:32:36 +0000 bhbee 2805435@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I love paper invitations! Also good for the baby book :grin:<br /> I try to get a digital version on Etsy which is pretty cheap and then print at a local print shop which usually runs less than $5. Then you also can send the digital if some people wouldn’t appreciate the mailing, but you have options. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805432 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:28:43 +0000 Mommy Finger 2805432@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS1 got paper invites. . . my poor second child got an evite. :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805423 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 14:04:04 +0000 Adira 2805423@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't think they are necessary, but we really wanted to go above &amp; beyond for that first birthday, so we did paper invites and had a whole theme. For subsequent birthdays, an e-mail or a text worked! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805416 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:22:07 +0000 ElbieKay 2805416@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have always used evites for birthday parties. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805414 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:19:04 +0000 misolee 2805414@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did paper for the older crowd too (in our culture, first bday is a big deal with lots of guests) and online invites for our friends and younger crowd. With that being said, it was a simple paper photo invite that I spent very little on </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805413 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:16:48 +0000 nanilani 2805413@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We sent paper invites to the older crowd (grandparents, our aunts and uncles, etc.) and used a FB invite for our generation. Cut down the number of paper invites we needed to order but still gave us a memento to hang onto. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805412 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:14:54 +0000 Mamaof2 2805412@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@nutmeg36: I did paper for the 1st only.</p> <p>What you could do is getting a digital copy of the invite and email that out </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805411 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:13:25 +0000 nana87 2805411@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I like using paperless post--it's email/online so easy to keep track of (easy to add to my online calendar and look up when I forget details) but still has pretty designs. Most kid birthday invites we get use it, evite, or lately Punchbowl has been popular </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805410 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:10:32 +0000 MACSUNSHINE 2805410@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I agree they are completely unnecessary but I love stationary and tend to send more items than others. You can totally get away with an email or FB invite, especially based upon your families normal patterns. It is an added expense that does add up.</p> <p>Like you we still send holiday cards and did a birth announcement for our son. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805409 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:08:52 +0000 raspberries 2805409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did email/text message invitations for my sons' first birthdays. It would have just been an extra unnecessary expense for us, but I can totally see the appeal - and I still enjoy getting actual invitations in the mail. Honestly, I'd just do what you want to do - if you found the perfect invitation and it doesn't break the budget, I think you should go for it! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/paper-invitations-for-1st-birthday#post-2805408 Wed, 21 Feb 2018 13:05:39 +0000 smuckers 2805408@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm starting work on my DD's 1st birthday party (which seems impossible, really). In searching, I found some paper invitations that are freaking adorable and on theme. However, in thinking through it practically, I'm not sure that paper invites make sense. </p> <p>Most of my family's parties are communicated about through group email, and my husband's family pretty exclusively uses word of mouth to communicate about get-togethers (only exception being his cousin's baby shower last year; she sent paper invites). My husband and I have historically sent out more things via USPS than everyone else; we have been the only ones to send out birth announcements, moving announcements, or even Christmas cards for either side.</p> <p>Am I overthinking this? Are paper invites just an extra, unnecessary expense? Also adding a poll because I'm super interested in what the hive as a group has done. </p>