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Romanian christening budget
Budget by item, monthly savings, estimated gifts and checklist
Family: [FAMILY AND CHILD'S NAME]
Christening date: [CHRISTENING DATE]
The budget
Item Qty Price Total
Restaurant menu (per guest) [QTY] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Drinks (per guest) [QTY] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Cake and pastries (per guest) [QTY] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Favours (mărturii, per guest) [QTY] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Christening service: church, priest, cantor 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Photographer and video 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
The baby's clothes (change after the christening) 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Decor, balloons, arrangements 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
DJ or band 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Contingency 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Total [TOTAL] lei
To save each month: [AMOUNT] lei — [N] instalments from [FIRST DATE] to [LAST DATE].
Estimated gifts and balance
Who How many Gift (each) Total
Invited couples [N] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Single guests [N] [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Godparents' gift (nași) 1 [AMOUNT] lei [AMOUNT] lei
Estimated gifts [GIFTS] lei
Balance (gifts minus cost): [AMOUNT] lei
Gifts are not guaranteed: pay suppliers from savings and treat the gifts only as the final balance.
Christening checklist
What Done Notes
Papers and booking
Register the birth with the civil status office within 30 days of birth (Law no. 119/1996, art. 14^1) ☐
Book the christening with the parish; ask which papers it needs (usually the child's birth certificate) ☐
Agree the godparents (nași) and date; book the restaurant ☐
What the godparents usually buy (tradition, varies by region)
The christening candle ☐
The trousseau (trusou): towel, sheet, white clothes, cross ☐
The gift for the child ☐
What the parents prepare
Change of clothes and the cake ☐
Favours (mărturii) for the guests ☐
Envelopes for the priest and cantor ☐
Photographer and music ☐
After the christening
Record gifts on the guest list; thank the godparents ☐
Your own amounts: the examples are not average prices. Monthly instalments from 21 October 2026, rounded to the leu; the last one adjusts.