Christening Outift - Help

nikki2804

I am having my baby boy christened in October (he will be roughly 4months old) I dont really like the frilly silky christening gowns with all the ruffles (much to my relatives dismay) Does anyone have any ideas what else i could christen my son in? I want him to look formal.

Also does anyone know of any places which sell nice dresses for the mum of the baby? Any dresses i seem to like seem far too formal or too "clubby" for a christening. Help!!

Also, i dont have a very high budget.

Pee

My friend had her little boy christened when he was a little bit older than yours and didn't like the idea of him in a dress and went instead for a very small page boy suit. Maybe four months is too young for that? It might be an option.

As for a dress for you, have you tried Ebay, they have some lovely things and might have something worn once to a wedding, for instance.

mrscb

As hes only little i personally dont think there is a need for fussy type outfits.Just a cute /smart normal type outfit is fine imo...he needs to be comfortable and will probably be passed round a lot.
Have a lovely day

sooz

Debenhams have some lovely christening outfits, & for boys they do a silk romper suit. I can't see them on the website, but they were all little Rocha. Half price every other week in their sales too.

ekkygirl

Little sailor type romper and hat always looks nice

stokegal

Hi Nikki

My little boy was christened 2 weeks ago in the below



His Waistcoat and Trousers were from Monsoon (Normally not very MSE but had a friends 70% staff discount off)
His Shirt was from Next for £6
His Tie was from the baby stall on the local market for £3 (I have seen them on Ebay for a similar price too)
His shoes were also from the baby stall for £8 - I had a NIGHTMARE trying to find Boys black shoes (I think those are girls that I bought but he didn't know anyway :rotfl:)

I bought my dress from Matalan - totally agree with there not being manty suitable clothes - in the end I wore a plain black shift dress with a blue belt, blue flat pumps and a blue bag - I think the outfit cost me £19 in total all from Matalan

lisataff

hi my boy was christened last sunday i had the same problem as you trying to find a suit. i went on ebay and found a silk romper type suit with a hat altho we didnt use hat. it cost us 7.oo and 2.99 delivery from ebay and they are brand new with tags. he looked stunning. we had already bought him a little tuxedo from the metro centre at gateshead but it didnt fit him as he is a big baby. hth its worth a look

nikki2804

Hi, thanks for the advice everyone
I like the idea of a page boy outfit or the little suit (that picture is very cute!!:D)
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