Christening invitations: the older sibling gets a line

It's 10pm and you're in the editor at the kitchen table. Sofia's name is in the name field, the date is right, the cover photo is the one where she's asleep on your shoulder. Then Luca walks past, looks at the screen and asks where he is. Christening invitations usually have one name in the biggest type, and it isn't his.

He doesn't need a second invitation, a speech or a page of his own. He needs one line in the right place — and there are three places to put it without moving the baby out of the middle of the day.

Where the older sibling's name goes on a christening invitation

Put his name directly under the baby's, in the same typeface and one size down. It should read without effort but never outgrow the name above it. Then add a short tag on the date or place line: "With his brother Luca", "And his big brother, Marco". One line is enough — you don't need a separate section to name him. If the service is in Italian, set that field to Italian and read it again: "fratello maggiore" runs longer than most names, so it may need a smaller size before you publish.

• His full name under the baby's name, same typeface, one size down.
• A short tag on the date or place line: "With his brother Luca".
• The field set to Italian if the service is in Italian, checked word by word.
• The character counter read before publishing, so nothing gets cut off in the frame.

A baptism invitation for two siblings: one photo, in the right frame

Use the one where he's holding her or holding her hand. In a digital invitation the photo fits its frame by itself, so there's no cropping to a square and no worrying about sizes. The cover usually belongs to the baby, and that's fine. Keep the photo of the two of them for an inside scene, titled with his name, and let it sit there without competing with the main image.

You can swap that photo after publishing. The link stays the same, so guests who already opened it see the version you have now. No reprint, no second message.

The baby opens the invitation. The older sibling closes it.

One RSVP question for the older sibling

Add a confirmation question you can answer in one tap: "Is Luca coming too?" The replies land inside the invitation, in an ordered list with everyone else's, so you're not chasing three families by text on the Friday. When you send the link, put a sentence above it — "Here's Sofia's christening invitation, and her big brother Leo has his own line" — so it doesn't get lost in a thread about parking.

A colour, a scene and one line in his voice

Pick one colour for the older sibling and use it in a single small place: the border around his photo, a ribbon, the rule under his name. If the baby is in white and blue, sage green or soft mustard beside it looks intentional rather than accidental — and you can change that colour later without touching the link. Then give him a short scene of his own. Title it "The big brother", put one line in his voice next to the photo of the two of them — "I'll hold your hand" — and place it after the baby's cover and before the RSVP. If the service starts at eleven, add "At 11:00, Leo welcomes Sofia". A real moment beats a name in a list.

Pick a design, try the cover for free, then add his line in the editor: name, photo, colour, question. Hit publish when it's ready. Sofia stays the centre of the christening, and Luca opens the invitation to find himself already in it.