Birth Announcements

Yes. As you create your baby announcement cards, you can download a digital proof of your design – for free. This makes it easy to double-check your work or share your ideas with others. Even better, you can create as many proofs as you’d like.

We don’t offer custom samples at this time – but you can order a small batch of 10 birth announcement cards to see your design in person. This is a cost-effective way to see and feel whether the colour, paper and size is exactly what you want. If it is, reordering your cards is quick and easy, and if you want to make any updates, you can edit your design in our online studio.

Anyone you’d like! Mail a card to whoever you feel would be excited by news of your little one, friends and family included. However, with that said, popular etiquette says it’s traditional to send birth announcements to anyone who attended your baby shower. You might also consider sending cards to those who assisted with the pregnancy and birth, such as an OB/GYN or midwife.

Birth announcements traditionally contain the baby’s name, the parents’ names and birth details such as the birth date, weight and length of your baby. Feel free to include the names of any siblings in your baby announcement cards too!

It’s common for couples to send baby announcements no later than six months after their baby arrives. That being said, many parents like to send them earlier, as doing so captures the newness and excitement of this special time.

To see our size options, scroll down to “Product Options” and click “Size.” There you’ll find our card dimensions, plus design specs and downloadable templates if you’d like to use your own card design.

Note: Some of our cards have unique dimensions that won’t fit other retailers’ envelopes. But don’t worry. After customizing your cards, we’ll show you a variety of envelope styles that you can add to your order, including our free white envelopes: all will fit your card no matter what you select. Or check out our colored envelopes and custom envelopes. You’ll find their sizes and corresponding card dimensions under the “Size” menu at the top of each page.