Digital Invitation for a Christening with RSVP

Your baby's christening is in three weeks. You've booked the church and the restaurant. Now you need a headcount, and the family WhatsApp group has turned into a mess of 'we'll be there' and 'maybe plus one'. A digital christening invitation with RSVP from Send The Joy can be created and sent today from the catalogue. This digital invitation puts every confirmation in one ordered list.

Here's what to settle before you send the link, what to ask in the RSVP, and how to handle changes without resending a thing.

What to settle before you send anything

Before you send the link, nail down the details. The ceremony time and the reception time are separate. A christening at 12:00 with a drinks reception is not the same as a 13:00 sit-down meal. You also need the church address and the restaurant's real name — not a 'we'll let you know'. Decide who is inviting: the parents, the godparents, or both. That's the first thing guests read when they open the link. And put the dress code in one clear line: 'cocktail attire' works better than 'elegant but comfortable'. Check the map pin one more time before you send it. Also set an RSVP deadline: the date you need the final numbers for the restaurant.

• Date and time for the ceremony and the reception.
• Address of the church and the restaurant, with a map.
• Who is inviting: parents, godparents, or both.
• Dress code in one line, and the RSVP deadline before you give numbers to the restaurant.

Digital invitation for a christening with RSVP: what to ask

Keep the RSVP form short. Ask for the name of the person confirming. Not 'the usual crowd' — you need to count plates. Ask how many are coming, with a number field. The restaurant needs a real total, not an estimate from a group chat. Add one short free-text comment for anything that doesn't fit, and nothing else. Fewer boxes mean more responses. You can configure the questions later, so if you realise you need one more detail, you add it without sending a new link.

Send the link in one message to the family group: 'Confirm here yourselves, no need to message me one by one.' For grandparents or anyone less comfortable with phones, put a QR code in the group or print it and stick it on the fridge. Don't resend after three days. Everyone can open the same link and confirm from their phone whenever it suits them. If the reception time changes from 14:30 to 15:00, you edit it and the same link shows the new time. No need to message again. If the restaurant changes, update the place and map; anyone opening the invitation on Saturday morning sees the correct version. Nothing to reprint. No new envelopes.

With a digital invitation, every RSVP lands in one list, and you edit changes without resending a thing.

Why digital invitations solve the christening

The confirmations arrive inside the invitation itself, in an ordered list. You stop copying names from different chats. Guests don't install an app; they open the link in their phone browser and reply in two taps. It costs 29.99 EUR per invitation, one-time payment, no subscription. The page is available in 7 languages and you can configure the content in the language you want. If someone wants paper, the sensible option is to combine: link for everyone and a few printed copies for those who will keep them. Ready to start? Create your digital christening invitation, try it free, and publish the link when your date is fixed.