How To Best Organize Your Baby’s Christening

Do you want to organize an event that everyone will remember? You don’t know what to pay attention to to get everything under control? Organizing your child’s christening can be a lot of fun as long as you are clear about the steps you are going to take. Follow our tips and your baby’s christening will be the celebration you’ve been waiting for.

Baptism is an act that represents much more than bringing children closer to their parents’ beliefs. According to tradition, this event represents  the child’s letter of introduction to society, so it can often become a great pressure to organize this event.

Nowadays, a baby’s christening has become an event that can amount to the celebration of a wedding. In fact, it’s pretty much the same elements in both events. But don’t lose perspective. A baptism is not a wedding. It is important to know the limits between a perfect baptism and the celebration of a party full of excesses.

Stay tuned for the following tips as we’ll show you how to organize your child’s christening in the best way possible.

Tips for getting a Grade 10 christening

• Guests. Remember that the protagonist is the baby. Large concentrations of people trying to pick him up, taking pictures, or just hanging around can make him nervous or distressed. Select well how many people you want to accompany them on this day.
• Christening clothing. Depending on the characteristics of the celebration, modern or traditional, you will be able to choose between a certain type of outfit or another. Christian attire, the most traditional of all, consists of a dress and a hat for the baby. Many families opt for Christian clothing that has been passed down through previous generations, which can be a special detail that adds a sentimental quality. Other types of more modern clothes are also in fashion, made for older children or for those parents who don’t want something more traditional.

• Celebration. Decisive point that marks the baptism. The tradition is to celebrate the baptism with lunch or dinner after the ceremony. You can organize your child’s christening along the lines of weddings, where both family and friends are invited. This type of event includes a candy table, photographer, and decor (such as chocolate fountains), which are complementary to the celebration lunch or dinner. On the other hand, we also find simpler celebrations, which bring together those closest to the baptism followed by lunch, dinner or cocktail party.

• Gifts. At baptisms, as well as at weddings or first communions, not only does the child receive gifts, but it is also considered a tradition for parents to give a gift to guests to remind them of this date. You can whatever you like best, but remember that this is just a souvenir.
• Age. Although a baby’s christening was traditionally done before the child was 6 months old, today there are no age limits. You can see children a few months old being baptized as well as 1, 2, or 3 year olds walking toward the baptismal font. Traditional christening costumes are usually made with measurements that correspond to children who are no older than 6 months. So, if you want your child to be christened in traditional attire, make sure you think about your baby’s age and size.

• Godfathers. Although it is the most traditional, it is not necessary for there to be two godparents.  If you choose two people, they must be a male and female, as required by canonical protocol. The role of the godparents is to ensure the monitoring of the child’s growth, in addition to being responsible, in the eyes of the ecclesiastical institution, for educating the child in the values ​​of the Christian religion in the case of the absence of the parents.
• Budget. It is highly recommended to establish a budget for the christening. Adjusting expenses will help them keep track of what you spend your money on and keep a record of everything you’re organizing. Currently, low-cost baptism celebrations can be held, which are limited to a ceremony followed by a small cocktail party.

What NOT to do when organizing your child’s christening

• Do not forget who is the protagonist of the celebration. Babies have their own pace so try to find the best way to give you an amazing day by adapting everything you want to do with your baby’s routine schedule.
• It doesn’t have to be a hole in the budget. Baptisms can have the cost that is most suitable for each budget. We recommend that you think carefully and set a limit on how much you want to spend so you don’t exceed your budget.