Christening Invitations: How to Ask the Godparents

You picked the godparents months ago. You even practised the question in the car. Then your aunt corners you by the frozen peas and asks who the godparents are. She knows before they do. That is how christening invitations for godparents get awkward.

Asking the godparents is not a detail you fit in after the church is booked. It is the first step. Once they say yes, the invitation does the rest: date, time, church, restaurant, RSVP. All in one link.

Christening Invitations: The Yes Comes Before the Link

Godparents are not a detail of the day. If they are going to hold the baby at the font, they deserve to know before your aunt hears it in the supermarket. In Spain, the safest etiquette is to ask in person or by call. WhatsApp is for confirming the time and the church, not for dropping the responsibility. If they live far, a video call with the date and the parish is already a gesture. After that, the digital invitation with the link arrives.

• Ask in person or by video call. Let them see your face when you ask.
• Give them the date and the church before anyone else in the family hears it.
• Let them answer without a group chat watching. A simple "Will you be Lucia's godparents?" works.
• Save WhatsApp for logistics: the restaurant address, the time, the link.

The Invitation Confirms the Yes, It Doesn't Replace It

Once they have said yes, the invitation is where the details live. Write their full names next to the baby's: "Maria and Javier, godparents to Lucia", not a generic "my godparents". Include the date, the time, the church and the restaurant. If there is a meal afterwards, each scene should make that clear.

Add a short thank-you line. "Thank you for being with us on this day" works better than a long paragraph. With a digital invitation you can edit that line later without resending anything. The link stays the same, so no one is left with an old version.

The yes is the part you ask for. The invitation is the part that holds the yes, the date and the RSVP in one place.

The Right Moment: After the Yes and Before the Menu

First the question. When they have said yes, send the invitation so they can save the date. If the christening is in three weeks, do not wait to finalise the menu. Publish with the date and edit the time or the restaurant afterwards. The link stays the same, so you do not need to resend it. A WhatsApp message with the link and one line — "We would love you to be there; all the details are here" — avoids copying and pasting data.

A Digital Invitation Fits the Godparents' Role

A digital invitation from Send The Joy is its own web page, not a PDF. You share it with a link or a QR code, and guests do not install any app. You can change the time, the place or the wording after you send it, and the guests see the updated version. It costs 29.99 EUR, one-time payment, and you can try the cover for free before buying. If someone wants paper, combine the link with a few printed copies for the grandparents.

You have already chosen the godparents. Now make the yes look as cared for as the day. Create your digital christening invitation, try it free, and send the link when it is ready.