Can I use a video of my baby as the invitation?

Yes. Choose "Your video", pick a clip of up to 20 seconds, and Blast adds the opening scene with the name, the details and the RSVP around it. It is free.

What if I don't have a good clip?

Use a first-birthday design. The steps after that are the same, and the design comes with its own song.

From the link: Going, Maybe or Can't, then a name and an email. No app. You see replies on your host page and get an email for each.

Is the first-birthday video invitation free?

Yes. Creating, sending and collecting RSVPs are free.

First Birthday Video Invitations: Made from a Design or from a Clip of Your Baby

A first birthday video invitation is a short animated video with music, sent as one link, with your baby's name in the opening scene, the date and place, and an RSVP button at the end. On Blast it is free. You can start from one of the first-birthday designs, or use a clip of your baby from your phone, up to 20 seconds, as the invitation itself. This page covers which to choose, what to film if you film, what to write, and the questions parents ask.

A design or your own clip?

Pick a design when you want the theme to carry the party: animals, stars, a first cake, balloons. Pick your own clip when you have one that makes you smile every time: the first steps, the clapping, the face in the high chair. A first birthday is the one party where the guests are really there for the parents, and a ten-second clip of the baby is the invitation most of them will watch twice. Either way the rest is the same: the name, the details, the RSVP.

If you film: what works in 20 seconds

Film upright; the invitation is vertical.
One moment, not a montage: the clap, the giggle, the wobble across the room.
Daylight, near a window. Wipe the lens; it has been in a bag with the snacks.
Sound is optional. A silent clip works, and the music carries it.
Trim before uploading; the 20-second limit keeps it watchable.

What to write

The occasion line in your own words: "Noa's first birthday" is enough.
Timing: first-birthday parties are short. "2 to 4, cake at 3" tells people everything.
Who: "Siblings welcome" or not; "Grandparents, come early."
Gifts: say it plainly if you want "no gifts" or "books only"; people appreciate the clarity.
A reply-by date a week before.

Sending and replies

Send the link by text, WhatsApp or email three to four weeks out. Guests open it, watch, and tap Going, Maybe or Can't with a name and an email. No app, no account. Replies land on your host page and in your email. Send the same link once more a week before to anyone who has not replied.