Baptism/Christening

[Anonymous]

Hi, my son is being baptised at the end of the month. He's almost 2 and I am wondering what he should wear? We look awful in white (we are really really pale) and the only thing I am finding online are the incredibly cheesy white mini tuxedos.
Any input?

[Anonymous]

There are a lot of cute Easter outfits for boys - I would chose something similar - don't have to be in white.

[Anonymous]

I think that whatever you and your family feel comfy in! If will be just you all and the priest

[Anonymous]

How about a seer-sucker suit for your son?

[Anonymous]

I do think it should be in white as it is part of the ritual--if it's Catholic. Of course, I doubt any priest is going to refuse because you are not wearing the right color but thought you should know.

[Anonymous]

We just had our DS baptized this month in the Catholic church. He wore ivory flannel dress pants, a matching ivory flannel button down and a light blue sweater vest. The woman from the church who led the "pre-Baptism" class insisted that there was no dress code; he could wear whatever we wanted him to wear. However, I will note that the priest made several references to his "white and blue" outfit and it seemed as if he would usually just reference a white outfit at those times. There was also a baptism after ours and the little boy was not wearing white.

[Anonymous]

white isn't part of the ritual--unless you have a nutso priest he won't care.

[Anonymous]

You might want to check with the priest to find out if there is a religious requirement for your child to wear white. Also, ivory is a good alternative color. Although we all want to look good in the photos, please remember the purpose of this occassion.