Jane Smith

We usually put the date of the occasion next to that name on one side of the ribbon so it may look like:

Jane Smith 08-03-08

The other side of the ribbon is used for messages such as: "My Baby Shower". The ribbon would look much better if the two sides are of similar length in spaces. For example: Jane Smith 08-03-8 is 19 Spaces. "My Baby Shower" is 14 Spaces. This combination would be fine; it is only a 5 space difference.

A bad idea would be something such as having a name like: Jane Johansson Amber Smith 08-03-08 which is 35 spaces compared to the other side of the message which would only be 14 spaces if using "My Baby Shower". The difference in length would make the ribbon very awkward.

We will always try to make the best combination for the ribbon printing. For example, if you want the name: Rebecca Hernandez as the name on the ribbon with the message "It's A Girl", since the name is 17 spaces and the message "It's A Girl" is 11 spaces, we would move the date over to the "It's A Girl" sign to make it appear like "It's A Girl 08-03-08" making it 20 spaces long and a 3 space difference with the name, which makes a great appearance.

It is not necessary to put a date on the ribbon if you do not want one, you may leave the date field blank if that is the case.