Christening Card Question

[truddles]

Hello All,

Feel a bit silly asking this, and not sure if I have posted it in the right place.

Anyway, I have been invited to the christening of my friends son in a couple of weeks times. I have never been to a christening before and wanted to know if you address the message inside a christening card as congratulatons to the parents on their sons christening or is the card made out to the child as a congratulations to them?

I am sure you lovely lot can help me out,

Trudy xx

[Leisure Time Collection]

I always understood that the card was written to the child as the cards are usually kept and given to the child once they are old enough to understand.

[etvoila]

I agree with prem2pram. Normally it's to (child) On your Special day, or On Your Christening Day etc. Not to the Parents.

[truddles]

Thank you both. I am going to be making a keepsake one myself so wanted to get it right.

[mumof2littleboys]

It depends what the front of the card says 'On your Christening Day' then its to the baby or 'On your Son/Daughters Christening Day' then its the parents.

[FloralGifts4U]

Great advice, thanks all - something I was unsure of too.

All the best
Diane

[Mandy66]

Hi Trudy, it made me laugh when i read your question because its exactly what i asked a couple of weeks ago, it was my Nephews and i'd never bought a card let alone been to a christening in my life! LOL

Anyway here's what i came up with...

http://www.craftsforum.co.uk/showthr...ristening-Card

[indri]

I think I had a mixture of them all when I had my daughter baptised. I think before I have sent them to the parents. I guess if it was an older child I'd send to the child.

[truddles]

Well Mandy66 you know what they say - great minds think alike, lol x

Just looked at the christening card on the link you attached - it is gorgeous.

[Nikki2010]

I think it really depends on what card you get as mentioned above, Usually i would go for a card that said "On Your Christening Day" or something along them lines and then address it to the child, but in the past i have brought "On your childs christening day" and address to parents so it could go either way.

[greatcarvers]

i also agree with prem2pram