If you have a First Communion on the way you'll have your hands full of food, decorations, gifts and clothing, and one thing that you'll need is the First Communion Banner. We'll show you how to choose the right banner, and how to save a little bit of money on this necessity as well as some neat First Communion Banner ideas to make your banner unique and special.
You'll need to figure out what words you want on the banner, whether it be your child's name and the words First Communion or First Holy Communion. You can either go with personalized First Communion banners or you can get generic ones that just announced the 1st Communion, whichever way you prefer.
One thing that you may want to keep in mind before buying the generic banners from specialty stores, or paying a company to design one for you, is to think about whether or not you have anyone in your family talented enough to make one for you. They could either design it on the computer or you could get them to actually paint it for you.
If you want to go with a printed banner from a coffee shop then if you don't include any design then you'll likely spend an average of one hundred to one hundred and fifty bucks for your 1st Communion banner. If you look online however, you will find that there are many online printers offering better deals and your First Holy Communion banners may not be that much.
As far as sizing goes you should probably at the very least get one six feet and perhaps even longer. It should be two to three feet wide as well, or wider if you have a lot of lettering. You should probably use outdoor vinyl for the material with strings that allow you to tie it to trees or other secure objects.
If you decide that you want to go the more home made route than you can use a piece of vinyl that is cut where you want it, and some paints. Use stencils to draw out templates for the words that you want on the banner and the pictures. You can either get pre-made stencils or you can make your own by printing out the letters and images you want on cardstock and printing them out.
If you are planning to take photographs of the party, as you likely are, then you may want to make sure that you include the date of the First Communion and your child's name so that they show up clearly in photos. Your 1st Holy Communion personalized banner is totally yours and you can make it as bright as festive as you want.
There are many options for First Communion Banners and choosing to have someone in your family make them, especially someone that requires little or no supervision can certainly save you a lot of party planning time and quite a bit of money, or you can choose to go with an experienced company for a professional looking banner. Either way, I'm sure it will look great!
