A few questions about Christenings...

[SirBoobAlot]

I have booked DSs Christening, but am now feeling rather at a loss to a few things, hope someone can help me out!

• What to wear. I know this sounds silly, but the only Christening I have ever been to was my brothers when I was six and I wore a party dress What did you wear to your DCs Christenings?

• Who to invite. I have a big family, and although I am not inviting everyone, with close friends of both of us thrown in too it looks as if we're looking at 60+ people Is this too many?

• What to do about food. I've hired the church hall opposite for afterwards, for a very reasonably price. But I don't know what to do about food. Did you do it yourselves or get caterers?

Am seeing the vicar the week before to run through the actual service as well, but am suddenly feeling very anxious about it all!

TIA.

1- Outfit is compleatly up to you, i wore a dress and cardigan to my dd's christening but i've seen others in trouser suits. I suppose whatever you are comfortable in.

2- Invite everyone you want to, although obv depends on how big church and hall is, also is the christening at end of a normal sunday service or is it private as this may effect how may people you can get in.

3- i used a pub for reception who done food for me. you could proberly do without the stress of doing ot yourself

hope that helps

Thank you!

Clothing wise, I am going to have to buy something, I just didn't know what to get. So smart but comfortable?

The church and church hall are large, and the vicar deliberately times his Christenings for after the Service so you can have full use of the church. I just didn't want to invite everyone and then have people think its weird that it will be a relatively large affair, y'know?

Unfortunately there isn't a pub nearby, and not everyone who will be coming drives - good idea though The cheapest estimate I've had for caterers so far is £300

I know what you mean, i had around 80 people, very big family but don't think anyone found it unusual.

The catering costs are pretty much same as i found, could family or friends help you cater yourself?

I wore a skirt and fitted 3/4 sleeve linen jacket, dh wore chinos and a smart shirt and tie - so smart but not overly formal. We did the food ourselves but didn't have as many people (about 25 adults and 15 children I think) - lots of sandwiches, sausages, mini tartlets, different cakes in bite size pieces - all arranged on platters in advance.

I wore a party dress

I invited about 100 including dcs

M&S plus a few extra bits. If people offer to help ask them to bring a plate of something

I also wore a party dress, and had about 100 people there - we both have large families.

Are you a member of costco?? They do some very cheap platters of meat, sandwiches, cheap and very large pizzas and christening cakes for £10. All tasty.

Or maybe a friend/relative will do it for you for little profit? There is usually a great aunt somewhere who likes preparing triangle sandwiches and prawn vol-au-vants!

For dd's Im wearing a long summery dress (not showing too much cleavage tho)

Have only invited family and close friends but thats still close to 20 odd. Would invite more but it is part of a normal sunday service.

Then hopefully if the weather is good it'll be a bbq in the back garden. If not sandwiches and cake indoors.

Thanks everyone

Never heard of Costco before, but I will certainly be looking them up now! If I had family nearer I'm sure they'd all be happy to chip in but they're all unfortunately Up North.

I have a pink dress (bought for a wedding I was supposed to be going to...) but as the Christening is in September am worried it will be too summery?

depends on the style but it'd prob be ok.

Sure it'll be fine, if you're worried just get a little shrug, or cardi depending on style.

Asked my vicar and they said do not worry about the numbers what so ever! Just make sure that you know before you meet with your vicar so they know roughly what to expect as this will influence certain things to do with the service.