| History of Baby Shower Thank You Cards | | | | receive a custom baby thank you card from the |
| Before the days of email and the internet, people | | | | Mom-to-Be. Every one made a special effort to be at |
| communicated via phone calls and letters. Before | | | | the shower, so this is a special way to thank the |
| phones, the spoken word and letters were the main | | | | guests with a personal thank you telling how much |
| form of communication. So after a baby shower was | | | | their attendance meant to the Mom-to-Be, or |
| held, it was expected that the Mom-to-Be who | | | | Parents-to-Be, depending on the type of shower held. |
| received the gifts would send personalized baby | | | | The shower thank you cards should be ordered at the |
| shower thank you notes the week after the shower | | | | same time as the baby shower invitations. But, why |
| was held. | | | | are thank you cards needed? Aside from the obvious |
| As the Mom-to-Be most likely didn't have a great deal | | | | answer - to thank your guests for coming to the |
| of time or energy due to the pregnancy, the baby | | | | shower, but also for the gifts that were given to the |
| shower printed thank you cards were relatively short | | | | baby. Sending them a personalized baby thank you |
| thanking the person for the gift and maybe giving them | | | | card is a kind gesture back to them. |
| a quick update on how the pregnancy was going. The | | | | While some people might feel that a simple phone call |
| more familiar the two were, the more detail and time | | | | will do the trick to thank guests for coming to the |
| would be spent on the thank you cards. | | | | shower and for the gift; however, the shower thank |
| Although, in the old days showers were formal affairs | | | | you card will serve as a keepsake for both you and |
| for people with a great deal of money, the middle | | | | the guests of the shower. Along with the baby shower |
| class also participated in showers but the gifts tended | | | | invitation, the thank you card can go inside of the baby |
| to be more practical in nature and cost less than the | | | | book for the baby to see when they are older. |
| baby parties of the high society circles. | | | | Since the printed baby shower invitations can be |
| The shower itself was important, but then the shower | | | | ordered online, so can the thank you cards. It will save |
| celebration is done and the party went off without a | | | | time and money to purchase these items together. |
| hitch. The food was fantastic, decorations spectacular | | | | Plus the theme will be consistent through both the |
| and the personalized baby shower invitations were | | | | shower invitations and the baby thank you cards. |
| original. There is one last task to be completed-the | | | | When buying the invitations and thank you cards, many |
| thank you cards need to be written and sent to all | | | | websites have sample thank you cards wording |
| those who gave gifts or contributed to the shower in | | | | verses, ideas and sayings to use. |
| any way. | | | | Baby thank you cards are simple and a great way to |
| Even though the Mom-to-Be thanked each guest at | | | | thank the guests for the gifts and for making the |
| the shower, the guests are always very excited to | | | | shower such a special occasion by attending. |