I am having a party for both my daughters together. One birthday is in December, close to Christmas. We wanted to push it out to early to mid January at the latest. Well I was too late and the place has only one opening at the end of January and is on a Sunday, which interferes with church. While looking at this calendar I realized my other daughter, who is two years older, birthday is in March and I will start having to plan another party. I don't give parties every year and it has been a while so i told both they can have one, which I realize now that I should have split that up too! Anyway, they both agreed to have it together at this place in February. On the invites do i put both their names? I will for their mutual friends and family, but what about their individual friends? I don't want someone who doesn't really know the other to feel obligated to get them both something. Thanks for your help : )
Thank you! Good to know I was on the right track. It's been a while since we have had any bday parties. I'm actually kinda nervous about having one, lol. Usually we let the kids decide what they want to do and use any "bday party" money on that. The last few years both my girls have been opting for a little shopping, dinner with the family and a movie (my December baby loves to go to Christmas in the Park for her bday). They have a blast with that and say it's the best day ever! But I thought it was time they have a party with some of their friends and still gave them that option and they chose a party. Thank you again and be blessed!
I agree with the suggestoins below. Joint friends both names on the invite...Ifndividual friends/ individual names. Please make no reference to bring or not to bring a gift. People will do what they want :) Have fun and so nice both girls are cooperating and sharing in a birthday party :)
Put both their names on the ones going to mutual friends/family. On their individual friends, just put their name, so the friend doesn't feel awkward or obligated to bring a gift for a sibling they don't really know. You had it right.
Oh, my kids b-days are almost 2 months apart, and they often have a joint b-day party too. We still do something small and special as a family on their actual b-day though.
My kids have always had their parties together and you are on the right track. Put both names on the invites going to mutual friends. If the invite is for a friend of just one of the children then put only that child's name on it. :)
I would put both their names and mention that gifts are optional. A parent can always call you if they have any questions.
i've done this a couple times :) actually, it's coming up on this saturday, my boys are turning 6(1/5) and 9(12/26)... i get nice paper and print out invites for classmates/individual friends with one child's name, do the same for the other child's classmates/individual friends, then i do a third set of printout invites with both kids names for family friends/church friends. hope that helps!
the only funny thing is i had a child rsvp via text last night that said "X will be attending your son's party on saturday" - after i looked at my invite list, i realized both sons have an "X" in their class! i did verify with the mom which "X" they were, and why i was asking, it was kinda funny :) all other rsvps have contained the bday child's name.
