9th Birthday Invitations

1. What is the appropriate time to send them by mail? How far in advance?
2. Would it be in bad taste to include the size of clothes for my daughter to the invitation? I would not consider if I was not concerned that many people assume she is wearing 12 months, when in fact it will probably still nine months. His birthday is in late October, so should I just not worry about this, consider how the clothes fall 12 months will likely form in the winter?

I sent Mason out 4 weeks in advance.

I would go ahead and list it has a size of 9Mb ....

Gifts are of course expected at a birthday party .... what kind of person would appear to trash a birthday party without a gift? What would be the point of going then? If you can not afford a gift so do not go to the party. Period. Same thing for baby showers, bridal showers, etc. ... If you do not want to get a gift that you just do not go!

1. I send them about 2 weeks ahead of the party so that anyone wishing to attend can make arrangements.

2. I think I nix the idea of ae‹ae‹clothing to the size of the invitation. Even if you are not demanding people to bring a gift, it's a bit presumptuous. Because it is smaller than the clothes of his age would portray, it will have no trouble growing into something that someone gives. And most likely relatives to buy clothes anyway, they probably already know, she runs a small size. Others will probably bring toys.

It might be a little different if your daughter was like my son wears a size or two (depending on the length of the dress) in advance of his age. But even then, I'm not going to include its size, if people want to know they can call or request size when they RSVP. Otherwise, we'll just share anything that is too small.

1. I prepare for my son's first birthday party will be Sept. 18. I got the invite in the mail yesterday (ordered personilized one) and I stuffed all envolepes. Now I am collecting addresses of each - so I hope to have them posted here at the end or the week - then three weeks in advance.
2. I did not add the size of clothes but I do not think there's nothing wrong with it. Or when people call to RSVP you can mention that she is 9 months clothes. If anything you can exchange for the right size or leave it where the clothes a little bigger. Every time I give gifts for baby / toddler, I alway buy too big - I figure parents can exchange or they can simply wear loose clothing.

I always mail invite only 2 1 / 2 weeks before the party. USPS is pretty quick to get the mail across the country, so if it's in your town that many time. posting to relatives who may live far away (out of state) by post them about 1 month in advance. I always make sure I give my own family time to ask for days off work if necessary and make travel arrangements. Set the size of a garment on an invitation is not bad taste ...... it is now much more common and if you want to winter clothing and fall make sure you ask for one size up. If her birthday is in late winter clothing in October is what is on each shelf in most stores ... So keep in mind that it is more likley that will be purchased for your daughter. Also, sometimes, if no size is put someone could get you a size too big too and it can never arrive at the port since the time he can fit it, it will be summer. I hope you have a great party!

2 weeks in advance, maybe 2 and a half weeks in advance at most.
I would not put clothes on the size of the prompt. I think most people get their fun birthday present as toys. I have never bought clothes for a birthday I always get fun toys because I think parents usually like to buy clothes for their childre.