Have a romantic dinner for two with candle lights, it may be your last time for a while, between morning sickness and raising your little one. Serve up baby carrots, baby back ribs and anything else you can think as baby. At the end, pour apple juice instead of wine and hand him a present. Inside you can have a tiny baby bib that says, "I heart My Daddy" or a pair of baby booties.
If you can't tell the father right away because he's away on business, or deployed try sending him a care package. Inside the box place a few baby items, everything in blue and pink and a baby naming book in the center. Place a note on top of the book with, "I need a name soon, I'll be here by June." Or whenever the baby is due.
You can also see how long it takes him to figure it out. Go to the dollar store and pick up a bunch of small baby items, a bib, rattle, bottle, booties, etc. For a week, leave an item laying around the house where he is bound to find them. At the end of the week if he hasn't figured it out yet, prepare the big gift. Have a large teddy bear sitting at the dinner table in the seat beside him, make sure there is a bib wrapped around him and maybe a sign that says Hi Daddy.
Telling Family and Friends
Show up to a family gathering wearing a shirt that announces your state. These days there are a ton of shirts out there with clever sayings, "Baby on Board," "A Bun in the Oven," or something related to the pregnancy. The moment you walk in or take off your jacket everyone will figure it out without you ever having to say a word. Now, get ready for the tears and excitement. You'll be answering a ton of questions.
If you already have children you may want to call the grandparents up and tell them that the next Christmas they may want to add one more to the list. If this is the first grandchild, you may want to get a bracelet link for your mom that reads, "#1 Grandma" or grandparent t-shirts. This will not only be a great present for them but something they will cherish and love forever.
No matter when you spread the news it can be a lot of fun, just think creative and let the pieces fall. You may even want to try catching all of it on video, so think ahead and prepare for the BIG moment, and I'm not meaning the birth.
There are six popular ways to announce your engagement. The three traditional ways include newspaper announcements, formal engagement announcements and announcing at an engagement party. The three modern ways include emailing your family and friends, creating a wedding website to announce your engagement and announcing your engagement through a social networking website. . We will discuss each way in the following article.
If you do decide to have an engagement party you will be able to announce and celebrate your engagement with many people at once. Make sure that there is no one invited who will not be invited to the actual wedding. An engagement party can be a memorable experience for all invited if done right. A typical engagement party is formal with either a sit-down dinner or a buffet, the official announcement is made and the future bride and groom are toasted by the father of the bride or some other person close to the happy couple.
Traditional Engagement Announcements
One of the more traditional ways to announce an engagement is through engagement announcements sent through the mail. Sending announcements is a nice touch and for some people they want to do everything they can do when planning a wedding. Engagement announcements are nice, especially if you can afford the added expense. Like wedding invitations, they are a piece of your wedding that you will have forever. One consideration that does have to be made is that if you send formal engagement announcements you are pretty much forced to have a final wedding guest list at a very early stage in the engagement. Everyone who is sent an engagement announcement must be invited to the wedding and if you decide at a later date to add more people to the invitation list the people who are added at the last minute may feel like you did not originally intend to invite them or that you do not value your relationship with them.
Announcing With a Simple Email
If you are part of the modern fast paced world you may not have time to stop and contact your paper, attend a party or choose engagement announcements and instead you may use the internet to let your family and friends know that you are getting married. If your email address book is used frequently and everyone in your life is used to getting important updates in your life through this method you may want to construct a detailed email to let everyone know of the happy news. It is the simplest way to let everyone know, albeit a little casual.
Wedding Websites
There are plenty of websites out there that you can join and setup a cheap account to keep your family and friends updated throughout the wedding process. You could sign up for a service and email the address to your family and friends. This is a great way to keep everyone involved. You can post your progress in the planning stages, post where you are registered, create a wedding planning blog or post pictures.
Social Networking Sites
Many people these days belong to one or more social networking sites and this is how a lot of people keep in touch with their family and friends. If you belong to one, like myspace or facebook, you may choose to announce your engagement there and keep your family and
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