Digital invitation price for a baby shower with catering

The caterer's quote is on the kitchen table and there's a number circled at the bottom: the minimum headcount. You still don't know if this is 22 people or 30, and the price of a digital invitation for a baby shower with catering is one of the few lines you can settle today, down to the cent. You can pick a design in the catalogue, test the cover for free and send the link this afternoon.

Everything else moves: covers, kids' plates, the size of the cake. The invitation is the part you can fix early. Here's how to work the numbers so your caterer gets a real guest count before their deadline, not after.

The caterer sets the budget before the cake does

Before you look at designs, ask the caterer for two figures in writing: the price per person and the minimum number of guests they'll take. With those two numbers you know whether this is a 20-person lunch or a 34-person one, and how much room is left for the cake, the flowers and the photos.

• Get the price per person and the minimum headcount in writing, not over the phone.
• A table of 22 and a table of 30 don't cost the same: a confirmation that arrives late is a cover you pay for twice or a plate that isn't there.
• Add canapés, the kids' menu, water and coffee. The number that matters is the total per guest, not the price of the main course.
• Write the caterer's deadline into the invitation text so you're not counting replies in a family group chat.

How much does a digital invitation cost in the baby shower budget

A Send The Joy digital invitation costs 29.99 EUR, paid once, with no subscription. It's a closed line in the budget: it doesn't go up if 28 people come instead of 22, and there's no second payment when the cake cutting moves to five o'clock.

There's no printing and nothing to post, so nothing to reprint when the time changes and no envelopes lost on the way. If someone wants paper to keep, the sensible version is a link for everyone plus three or four printed copies for the grandparents and the godparents.

Your caterer needs a guest count, not a design decision. Fix the count first, then make it look like your family.

Allergies are asked one by one; digital invitations close the list

Set the RSVP questions to what you actually need to know: whether they're bringing a partner, how many children. Allergies and intolerances ask for on the phone or in a direct message. Leave a box for it and someone types "a bit of lactose" and you're guessing at a menu.

Confirmations arrive in one ordered list inside the invitation, so you're not piecing replies together from three different chats. When the list is closed, call the caterer with the exact number and the allergies written on a sheet of paper, before they lock that week's menu.

Why a digital invitation keeps this shower in one place

Guests open a link on their phone and reply without installing anything. You get up to six of your own photos — the scan, the cake, the garden — plus music, and you can test the cover for free before paying. Hour, map, dress code and replies sit in the same place, and you can still edit after sending: the link stays the same.

If the caterer has already asked you for a number, the decision isn't which design to browse. It's how you collect confirmations without noise. Choose a design, test the cover for free and publish before the date your caterer gave you.