by: Sonya

Ok, if I understand you correctly, you are saying that you want the father’s name on the invite becaue he and the mom have different last names, and that out of town guests will not recognize her last name?

Then say something like this:

John Smith and Jane Doe are having a baby!

Please join me for a baby shower celebration in honor of Jane…

Basically, you want to state on the invite that the 2 parents are having a baby, but that the shower is just for her.

I hope this helps.

by: Shelley

My son and the mom to be are not married but do live together. My question is for the shower invite. His name needs to be on the invite or out of town family will not recognize her name. Any suggestions on how to word this? Is it ok to insert a poem of some type to inform people? Then have the invite filled out accordingly. HELP PLEASE!! Im trying so hard not to be tooo tacky!!

by: Sonya

I would include the father’s name only if the shower is for both of the parents. If the party is just for the mom, then only her name should be on it.

If you are dealing with birth announcements, then that would be different. Both parents should be on the birth announcement because you are announcing that both of them had a baby. But on a baby shower invitation, only include the name of the person that the party is being thrown for.