Birth Announcements Cost

Typical costs:

• Personalized birth announcements typically cost $1-$3 per printed card. Walmart[1] , for example, sells photo birth announcements in sets of 25 for $25, or $1 each. These are folded cards which include a photo and custom message on five lines, up to 30 characters per line. Hello Lucky[2] has personalized birth announcements with no photo for $1.63-$3.30, depending on the order quantity. Novelty birth announcements typically cost $2-$5. For example, a footprint announcement[3] costs $2 each and includes a stamp pad and blank cards on which to stamp the newborn's footprint and slide in a small photo.
• Newspaper birth announcements typically range from no cost for a basic announcement to $25 or $50 for a photo announcement with additional details. Baby Tidings[4] gives more information on what is included in a newspaper birth announcement.
• Professional newborn photography typically costs $75-$250 for a one-hour session. This may or may not include the rights to prints and digital images, which can cost a few dollars for 4x6 prints up to hundreds of dollars for large wall prints. Tara Engle Photography[5] in St. Paul, MN, offers packages starting at $150, which includes the photo session and an online gallery images for three months, with photo packages on top of the base price.
• Hospital newborn photography is often conducted by an outside company in the convenience of the delivery hospital, and typically costs $15-$75 or more for a brief photo session and a package of photo prints.

• Birth announcements typically include the baby's full name, parent names, date of birth, and the baby's measurements (length and weight). A photo of the newborn may be printed on the card. Parents may insert a printed photo into non-photo cards.
• Most birth announcements come with envelopes, including postcard-style announcements.
• Photo announcements ordered online should include a review of the digital proof before the product is mailed. For instance, designers at Photo Affections work with the client to make requested text and photo edits and provide a digital proof within one to two business days before printing.

• Some companies will print the return address on all envelopes for a set fee. For instance, Leave the Light On Creations[6] prints return address for a $5 flat fee per order.
• U.S. postage rates for 100 cards will cost the sender an additional $44, or more for oversize birth announcements requiring additional postage.

• It is common etiquette to send a birth announcement to close friends and family, including anyone who attended a baby shower, according to Noteworthy Notes[7] . Announcements are typically sent within the first month of the baby's birth. Additional birth announcement etiquette is discussed at The Cradle.
• Inexpensive printed birth announcements are available at Snapfish[8] , Vistaprint[9] and Photo Affections[10] for less than $1 per card.
• Fisher Price offers free birth announcement e-cards[11] .
• Baby Birth Announcements gives advice for photographing newborns[12] , including lighting, position and clothing tips.

1.  www.walmart.com/ip/Personalized-Birth-Announcements/4568423
2.  www.hellolucky.com/baby/photo-birth-announcements.html
3.  www.diapers.com/p/pearhead-birth-announcements-blue-29171
4.  www.babytidings.com/guide/birth-announcements/Newspaper-Birth-Announcement.html
5.  www.taraenglephotography.com/index2.php#/rtext_3/3
6.  www.leavethelightoncreations.com/birthannouncements.html
7.  www.noteworthynotes.com/birth-announcement-tips.asp#send
8.  www.snapfish.com/snapfish/fe/l=en_US/p/store/facettedbrowser/FacetBrowser/bk=Cards...
9.  www.vistaprint.com/gallery/IEEAAAAGAAAAAAA=/invitations-announcements-6.aspx
10.  www.photoaffections.com/browser
11.  www.fisher-price.com/us/pregnancy/ecards.asp
12.  www.babybirthannouncements.com/StaticPages/photo_tips.asp

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