How to Create Virtual Baby Shower Invitations, Plus 6 Lovely Designs

Virtual baby showers remain a popular way to celebrate with loved ones across the miles. They’re the ideal way to close that distance, stay safe, and bring people together no matter where they are.

When you’re ready to let your guests know about the party, you’ll need to craft the perfect virtual baby shower invitations, and our digital baby shower invitations are made for the job, with designer cards that open inside an animated envelope and built-in RSVP tracking that works the same whether guests are down the street or three time zones away. Use this guide to help you put your invite together, narrow down your design shortlist, and find an invite that’s just as sweet as the soon-to-be arrival. For the sending side of it, our guide to how to send baby shower invitations online walks through building the guest list, choosing between email, text message, and a shareable link, and tracking who has replied.

What to Include in Your Virtual Baby Shower Invitations

Putting together your online baby shower invitations is a lot like an in-person event, with just a handful of changes. Here’s what to feature on your invitations so your guest list knows exactly when, where, and how to celebrate alongside you.

Date and Time

Like any event, your virtual baby shower needs a defined date and time. You might decide to host a brunch in honor of the mom-to-be or a family baby shower on a weekend afternoon. Whatever you choose, make sure it’s front and center on your digital invitations. Send virtual baby shower invitations 4 to 6 weeks before the date and set your RSVP deadline 1 to 2 weeks before the shower, which gives guests in other time zones room to clear the morning or evening.

If you have any long-distance guests or international loved ones from different time zones, make it clear which time zone you’re using on the invitation. If you can, include a link alongside your invite to a website where someone can check what this would be in their local time.

Guest of Honor

There’s a new baby on the way! Even if you’re a close group, put the guest (or guests) of honor’s name in big letters on the front of your invitation. After all, this is an event to celebrate the soon-to-be-parents and their exciting new journey.

For an informal gathering or a baby shower with close loved ones, you can keep it casual with their first name or nickname. If you’re inviting pals they haven’t seen in a while, including the parents’ full name can be a helpful reminder.

Who’s Hosting

Baby showers are often hosted by the guest of honor’s best friend or a close family member, and virtual get-togethers are no exception. Let everyone know who’ll be welcoming them as they jump on the virtual call so they know who to thank.

Mentioning the host doesn’t have to be complicated or take up too much space, since a simple one-liner will do. You won’t need to include the host’s address for this virtual party, so this frees up some space for the rest of your virtual baby shower invitation wording.

How to Join

While you don’t need to include a physical address, your guests will still need to know how to join the party. Whether it’s a Zoom video call or another virtual event platform, include instructions with your virtual baby shower invitations, or add simple “joining instructions to follow” and send them at a later date. On a Greenvelope invitation the video link and joining instructions sit in the details panel alongside the date and time, so guests find them in the same place they replied rather than hunting back through an old email. Even if you send them now, set a calendar reminder to send out instructions just before the event with everything your guests need to know.

How to RSVP

Loved ones will be so excited to hear the news about the party. Give them an easy way to RSVP and make it clear how to do this on your invitations. If you’re using Greenvelope, it’s easy to track RSVPs and responses, and guests reply straight from the card without creating an account. If you’re DIY-ing your invites, include an email address or number they can text instead. Greenvelope collects every reply in one dashboard and sends reminders only to the guests who have not answered, and our guide to collecting RSVPs online walks through custom questions, deadlines and what your guests actually see.

Gift Registry Details

The baby shower might be virtual, but the new bundle of joy certainly won’t be, so gift registries are very much still in order for these online celebrations.

If the guest of honor has one, share a link to their baby registry so guests can buy a gift they’ll love. This is often the easiest way for friends to send a gift across the distance. If the parents-to-be have decided on no gifts, mention this on the invitations. On a Greenvelope invitation the registry link sits in the details panel rather than on the face of the card, and our guide to how to include a registry link on a baby shower invitation has the wording for both versions, registry and no gifts.

Other Details

Every virtual baby shower is unique, so think about other details you might need to share with your party guests. With a virtual invitation you’re not as limited by space as with a paper invite, so use this opportunity to add any extra details.

For example, clearly state if it’s a surprise baby shower so guests don’t accidentally spoil the fun for the guest of honor. If the event features the baby’s gender reveal, let guests know so they can make predictions. For any virtual baby shower games that require pre-event attention, give your guests a heads up so they’re all prepared.

How to Choose the Perfect Virtual Baby Shower Invitations

There’s no shortage of adorable baby shower invites out there. But this gives us a new challenge: too much choice! Here’s how to narrow down your options and choose the ideal design for your virtual baby shower invites.

Match Your Baby Shower Theme

Your virtual baby shower doesn’t need a theme to be fun, but if you have one this is a great way to help you pick out the perfect invite.

Look for a gorgeous watercolor floral design for a boho-themed shower, or a giraffe design for a virtual safari baby shower. If you’re hosting the event close to Halloween, a design with a little pumpkin would be so sweet. For something more relaxed, a pastel design with a tiny onesie is a lovely idea. And for a gender-neutral theme, consider soft hues of yellow, grey, and taupe.

Choose Something the Guest of Honor Will Love

Sometimes the best route to finding the perfect invite is to think about what the guest or guests of honor would love most. You know them well, so you’re pretty in tune with their interests, favorite colors, and taste.

Be inspired by what you know about the parent-to-be and our collection of virtual baby shower ideas to choose a template they’ll adore. Seek out muted, warm tones if they love a cozy feel; bold colors if they’re into contemporary design; or something more traditional if that’s their style.

Look for Something You Can Customize

The beauty of online invitations is that you can style them your own way. With paper invites you’re stuck with the design as is, but there’s a lot more creative freedom with digital invitation templates.

With Greenvelope, you can customize any of our invitation designs and text. You can also personalize fonts and color options across most designs, and even have our designers add a custom color just for you. Every design is drawn by a working artist and stays editable right up until you hit send, so you can personalize your virtual baby shower invitations to your heart’s content.

Our Most Loved Virtual Baby Shower Designs

Let’s take a look at some of our favorite virtual baby shower invitations that work perfectly for baby showers, baby sprinkles, and adoption showers. Some of these designs are exclusive for virtual events, but not all. You can take any of our baby shower invites and customize the wording to make them suit your online gathering perfectly, just swap out the mailing address for details on how to join.

Shower by Mail Invitation

This baby shower invitation is absolutely stunning. The cozy illustrations, sweet color palette, and watercolor background make this ideal for any online baby shower event. Plus, you can choose from three colorways with different envelope liners.

Baby Confetti Invitation

If you’re looking for something simple yet cute, this baby confetti invitation is one of our favorites. The gentle pops of color and metallics keep the focus on the party details, and the contemporary design is ideal for a more minimalist-inspired event.

Woodland Charm Invitation

Sometimes an event calls for a theme, and this woodland charm invitation is perfect for a cozy woodland-themed baby shower. Continue the look with similar illustrations and colors throughout any virtual presentations, printable party games, and mailed-out decor for a cohesive feel.

Lettered Twinkle Twinkle Invitation

We love the warm feel of this lettered twinkle twinkle invitation. The subtle texture on the moon, clouds, and wording gives this a sweet yet sophisticated feel. You could make this work for a space-themed celebration or opt for a contemporary feel with stars and gold accents instead.

Turtle Friends Invitation

Is there anything more adorable than the turtles in this delightful invitation? The color palette conjures the sea while the illustrations will inspire you to buy the baby a sweet stuffed animal. This design is perfect for an eco-friendly or sea-themed celebration.

Rainbow Sprinkles Invitation

It’s time to share the joy with this cute rainbow sprinkles baby shower invite. This is ideal for a more casual baby sprinkle where guests are free to drop in the video call when they can, or for a more organized get-together.

Delight Your Guests With Adorable Virtual Baby Shower Invitations

Even if you can’t gather in person, you can create a virtual party your guests won’t want to miss. Kick off the excitement early by finding a virtual baby shower invitation that feels perfect for the moment. Think about what the guest of honor loves, and take inspiration from the games, activities, and fun you have planned. You’re sure to create a dreamy virtual party invite that’ll have your guests ready to hit RSVP right away. Greenvelope is a stylish digital invitation and event management platform that helps hosts send virtual baby shower invitations by email, text message, or a shareable link, track RSVPs in real time, and keep the whole guest list in one ad-free place.