Birth Announcements, unique and personalized by 5starbaby.com

In 1999 my wife Jodie and I were blessed with our first child, James. I started thinking about what type of birth announcement we would send out months before his arrival. Being a graphic designer, I wanted to create something memorable, unique and above all very original. I came across some interesting movie posters in a design magazine and knew I found the perfect way to accomplish exactly that.

A movie poster! I knew that would have the impact I was looking for. It was large enough to incorporate all the usual details: the baby's name, birth date and time, length and weight.

A movie poster also had a format to include a host of other details which unfortunately never usually make it to birth announcements. James' movie poster, titled "Sweet Baby James" after the James Taylor song, included the doctor's name, hospital and every close relative we could think of. For fun, it also included twists on movie poster standards, such as critics quotes and a rating, "B" for Boy. It had the logos of diapers under "costumes by" and my wife even got a catering credit for nursing.

Everyone who received a poster commented on how much they enjoyed it. The reaction was overwhelming. I started getting requests from new parents all over the country to create movie poster birth announcements and soon 5StarBaby.com was "born".

Two years after James' birth we had our second son, John, who's movie poster was titled "Being John Malamas" after the movie "Being John Malkovitch". Another hit! We were blessed again with our third boy, Luke. With the name Luke, and a STAR WARS craze, I had to run with it. "EPISODE III, The Birth of Luke" was my most detailed poster to date. The whole family, even our dog, Zoe was in this one. Again, everyone who saw the poster loved it.

I love creating these posters and know you will get the same reactions that we did. Your family and friends will truly enjoy these unique birth announcements. Many will save them and talk about them for years to come. Even your baby will some day appreciate seeing himself or herself as the "5 Star" baby in a movie poster. I'd love to hear what you think of our posters.

No other announcements include as many personalized details. Truly unique birth announcements, and more. This is something that will be talked about and cherished for years to come. They can be funny, vintage, cool, political, religious, rock and roll, country, Italian, Greek, Jewish, Irish...

One of customers said it best...

"Everyone loved them and thought they were very clever. We had a couple people ask if we'd actually made a movie... They really loved it at the Dr's office... they said they see a lot of announcements but none THAT creative and they like the idea of bringing close family and friends into the mix. Thank you so much!"
-S.L.

KISS front man Paul Stanley and his wife Erin announced the birth of their daughter Sarah Brianna. Paul not only continues to lead rock group KISS into their 35th year KISSonline.com but is also an accomplished painter paulstanley.com. Erin is an attorney.

Amber MacArthur and Christopher Dick announced thebirth of their son Connor. Amber is a new media host/producer, strategist, and speaker and was voted most influential woman in social media in Canada (ambermac.com, twit.tv/natn). Christopher is a well known photojournalist (chrisdick.squarespace.com).

Travis Barker and Shanna Moakler announced the birth of their daughter Alabama. Travis and Shanna were featured in MTV's Meet the Barkers. Travis is the drummer for Blink-182 among other groups (Blink-182.com). Shanna is model, actress, reality television star and a former Miss USA (shannamoakler.com).

Kristy Swanson and Lloyd Eisler celebrated Son Magnus' birthday with a custom designed movie poster. hotmomsclub.com. Kristy is an actress best known for her leading role in the Buffy the Vampire Slayer movie. Lloyd is a former Olympic pairs figure skating medalist and world champion. The couple were the winners of FOX TV's Skating with Celebrities .

"After getting my 4th phone call of the day regarding Cason's birth announcement, I felt the need to email you with the feedback. I have been thrilled with the response over the past week and each day more people call. EVERYONE has said it is the most unique and memorable announcement they have ever received. You truly helped me achieve what I was going for and that was to make my son's arrival something very special. Thanks again for everything and if we go for #2, I can promise you I will be in touch."
-D.W.

"What can I say that has not already been said. The package arrived, I started screaming, my husband was looking at me like I was crazy. I started screaming again and almost passed out from excitement. The announcements were drop dead gorgeous. They were magnificent!! I loved them. I will recommend your product again and again! Thank you so much for making me smile! 5starbaby.com is the best!!!
-R.B.

We are extremely happy with the announcements! They look awesome. It was a privilege to work with you and we are thrilled to let the world know about Amelia's birth with your announcements. We will highly recommend 5starbaby.com!"
-S.T.

"Thanks so much for getting the announcements to me quickly. They are so cute and we are very pleased! We were very happy with them. You really do a great job! Thanks."
-G.N.

"Everyone loved them and thought they were very clever. We had a couple people ask if we'd actually made a movie... They really loved it at the Dr's office... they said they see a lot of announcements but none THAT creative and they like the idea of bringing close family and friends into the mix. Thank you so much!"
-S.L.

"We loved our birth announcements for Ryan so much that I sent them all out!! Can we order 25 more from you? Thanks!!!"
-A.A.

"We just wanted to let you know how much we loved our announcements - you really did a terrific job! We have referred lots of our friends and family to your website...everyone thought the movie poster idea is such a unique and wonderful concept! We look forward to planning our next announcement with you (in a few years!!) Right now, we are enjoying our little boy, choosing a cool frame for the poster version of his announcement and we just wanted to let you know how much we appreciated all of your work and effort!! THANK YOU!!!"
-S.G.

"Everyone has LOVED the poster - it's been a real hit! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!!"
-L.S.