A Christening Invitation in Romanian and English

For a christening invitation in Romanian and English, I would write a complete block in each language, one below the other. Keep the details in the same order: the child’s name, the service, the reception and how to reply.

One bilingual invitation or two versions

Put both languages on one invitation if you want everyone to have the full text. Choose separate versions if you would rather send each guest only the language they read. Keep those drafts together when editing, so you can check every change against both.

With an ImagoMoments digital invitation, each event has one invitation and a permanent link once published. You can edit the text after sending it, and changes appear at that link. To use both languages, prepare the two texts yourself and add them to the invitation.

You can still personalise the message you send with that shared link. Write to the godparents in Romanian and to English-speaking relatives in English, then send everyone to the same page.

Suppose the christening is on Saturday, 14 November 2026, with the service at 11:00 and the reception at 14:00. These are fictional details for the examples below, with replies requested by 31 October. Replace them with your own arrangements and use either son or daughter consistently within each pair.

The Romanian words your guests will see, and the English to pair with them

Start with the words that name the occasion and the people taking part.

I would use “christening” in these examples. LoveToKnow uses it in an invitation for a daughter, while BaptiDay uses “baptism” in its invitation outline. Pick the term for your invitation and use it throughout.

For the line naming the “nași”, you could write “with godparents [names]”. Keep their names in the same order in both versions.

For “petrecere”, I would use “reception”, which also appears in BaptiDay’s invitation outline. You could choose “party” for a more casual version. If your Romanian text uses “cumătrie”, I would pair it with “the reception after the service”. For any other family gathering you add, explain what you are inviting guests to join.

For the schedule, use “Service” beside the church time and “Reception” beside the party time. Keep the church’s name as it appears in the address you send guests.

Paired wording, English and Romanian, for the service and the reception

Copy the pair you need, replacing the sample dates and bracketed fields. For other tones, see the christening invitation wording guide. Each English example here is followed by its Romanian counterpart.

Full version, with godparents:

Please join us at the christening of our son,
[child's name],
on Saturday, 14 November 2026 at 11:00,
at [church name], [address].
His godparents, [godparents' names], will be there with us.
A reception follows at 14:00 at [restaurant name], [address].
[parents' names]

Cu bucurie vă invităm la botezul fiului nostru,
[numele copilului],
sâmbătă, 14 noiembrie 2026, ora 11:00,
la Biserica [numele bisericii], [adresa].
Alături de noi vor fi nașii, [numele nașilor].
Petrecerea continuă de la ora 14:00 la [numele restaurantului], [adresa].
[numele părinților]

Short version, for the WhatsApp message that carries the link:

[child's name] is being christened on Saturday, 14 November 2026. The service starts at 11:00 at [church] and the reception at 14:00 at [restaurant]. Details and the reply form are in the invitation: [link]

[numele copilului] se botează sâmbătă, 14 noiembrie 2026. Slujba începe la 11:00 la [biserica], petrecerea la 14:00 la [restaurantul]. Detaliile și confirmarea sunt în invitație: [link]

Reception only, when the church service is kept to close family:

We would love you to join us for the reception after the christening of our daughter, [child's name], on Saturday, 14 November 2026, from 14:00 at [restaurant name], [address]. The church service will be family only.

Vă așteptăm la petrecerea de botez a fiicei noastre, [numele copilului], sâmbătă, 14 noiembrie 2026, de la ora 14:00, la [numele restaurantului], [adresa]. Slujba de la biserică o ținem în familie.

The same date, times and addresses in both versions

Check the date and each time separately. In our example, 11:00 belongs beside the church and 14:00 beside the restaurant in both versions.

Spell out the month in both versions and check the weekday after replacing the sample date. I would keep the 24-hour clock in English too. If you choose “2 pm” instead of “14:00”, compare the times rather than just the digits.

Keep the address as supplied by the church or restaurant. Add “Romania” after the city in the English text. For guests travelling from abroad, you could put “Toate orele sunt ora locală din România” / “All times are local to Romania” below the schedule.

Reply wording in both languages

Guests reply on the ImagoMoments invitation page from their phone, without an app. The form collects adult and child details and menu choices. In the dashboard, you can filter replies by accepted, declined or pending.

Give guests a deadline and tell them where to reply:

Please reply through this invitation by 31 October 2026 to let us know whether you can come. Tell us how many adults and children are coming and the menu choice for each guest.

Vă rugăm să confirmați participarea până pe 31 octombrie 2026, direct din această invitație. Spuneți-ne câți adulți și câți copii veniți și ce meniu alegeți pentru fiecare.

For an invitation that is already getting long:

Please reply through this invitation by 31 October.

Confirmați, vă rugăm, până pe 31 octombrie, aici în invitație.

If you are offering help with accommodation, add:

If you are travelling from abroad, please reply as early as you can so we can help with accommodation.

Pentru cei care vin din afara țării: confirmați cât de devreme puteți, ca să vă putem ajuta cu cazarea.

Match the date in both texts to the deadline you set in ImagoMoments. The setting uses Romania’s time zone by default; check it if you also specify a cutoff time. Update both texts if you change the deadline. The guide to online christening invitations explains how to manage replies.

Checking both texts before you personalise

Put the texts side by side and check the details below. If you are still choosing a format, see how to choose a christening invitation.

Child's name: identical, with Romanian diacritics, in both versions.
Godparents: the same names, in the same order, in both texts.
Date: sâmbătă, 14 noiembrie 2026 / Saturday, 14 November 2026.
Service: 11:00 in both.
Reception: 14:00 in both.
Addresses: untranslated, with the country added in English.
Reply deadline: 31 October 2026 in both texts and in the invitation settings.
One word for the christening throughout the English text.

Ask someone who does not read Romanian to check the English text and tell you where to go and when. If their answer differs from your plans, rewrite the line that caused the confusion.

If you correct a time after sending the invitation, contact your guests directly. Editing in ImagoMoments does not send notifications, so guests see the correction only when they reopen the link.

With both texts checked, choose a christening invitation design and read it on your phone before sending.