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Invite to Pregnant Guest...

SweetCharadeSweetCharade member
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We're doing personalized response cards for our reception, and putting the names of incited guests on the envelopes.  My cousin is pregnant, and due in early November.  We're sending the invites mid-October.  Do I include their (as yet) unborn daughter on the invitation, or just include cousin and her husband on the invite?

I'm leaning on just putting cousin and husband on there...but I can't decide if that's the right thing to do, so advice would be appreciated.  Thanks!
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  • twilight.rosetwilight.rose member
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    I would just put your cousin and her husband. After the baby is born, you can simply talk to her and tell her the baby is welcome.

    God forbid anything were to happen during delivery or something, I wouldn't jump the gun in putting the baby on the invitation.
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  • lwogslandlwogsland member
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    you could address it to The ____ Family if you really wanted to include the baby

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  • smokyhillssmokyhills
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    I'd go with "the (cousinslastname) family." It covers the contingency that, god forbid, something happens with the baby, as well as being really sweet.
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  • mysticlmysticl member
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    A friend of mine is pregnant, due before the wedding, and has kids.  I did the invite to Mr. and Mrs. Husband's name & Family.  Covers everyone but doesn't have the baby's name (he's already named) on it if God forbid.........and she has had 2 previous miscarriages. 
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  • awick14awick14 member
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    This is a great question. I was going to ask this closer to my invitation send out date. I do have one more thing to ask in response to this though.

    We had decided the wedding would be 12 and up  right after we got engaged. A friend of mine recently adviced me that "we will need an extra seat at the wedding, I'm pregnant!" She posted this on my facebook page. (First off I found this kinda rude, but any ways..) I'm not sure how to address her invite as we will not be inviting her other 2 children. So writing "the (friendslastname) and family" would not be a good idea!

    What should I do in this case?
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    Please don't use any 'and family' on any invitation - even when it's ambiguous.

    You can do a few things:

    1) Write 'and baby' on the envelope

    2) Include an enclosure card or note stating well wishes and that the baby is welcome to attend if they would like to bring th child.

    3) Call them when the baby arrives and everything is OK and let the guests know that the baby is welcome.

    When I was in the same position, I opted for #1.
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  • Lisa50Lisa50 member
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    Mr. & Mrs. Even Stephen

    OR

    Ms. Sally Forth
    Mr. Even Stephen
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  • banana468banana468 member
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    In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/wedding-boards_invites-paper_invite-pregnant-guest?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Wedding%20BoardsForum:cd062f89-8272-496a-b0ab-225e1f87acecDiscussion:152ca271-ea21-40b5-b566-0d09e28406bcPost:28c87c96-2d87-492c-ab28-1f5ab3f8528c">Re: Invite to Pregnant Guest...</a>:
    [QUOTE]Mr. & Mrs. Even Stephen OR Ms. Sally Forth Mr. Even Stephen
    Posted by Lisa50[/QUOTE]

    The second set is incorrect for married couples.
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