Graduation Cards 101
Tips for Creating Great Grad Announcements
The end of May marks our graduation season here in Illinois, and I love getting graduation cards in the mail! To me, they are like Christmas cards; really fun to receive and display to remind me of the milestones friends and family are celebrating.
I thought it would be helpful to include some tips about what is appropriate on graduation cards for high school and college grads.
- If you’re having a graduation party, you can print the details right on the announcements, or place an extra printed insert inside the envelope. The insert style is helpful if you're trying to save space on your invites, or if you already printed them.
- When you're sending a graduation/ceremony announcement, it's just that, an announcement, it's not a request for gifts. People really do like to hear about your achievement + seeing recent photos of you. Especially out-of-town family and friends who have not seen the graduate in awhile.
- But, some do want to send gifts -so remember to include your full address on your envelopes. Registries or suggested gifts are not appropriate on these invitations.
- If some do send gifts, keep a detailed list of those sending gifts so you can be sure to send a thank you card...proper etiquette in any year. {Shining Moments Photography can even make custom thank you cards along with your graduation announcements, and add personalization for your year. Find out about our graduation card catalog} Basic Invite also has many great cards as well if you prefer to do-it-yourself
- It's courteous and important to send grad cards + party invites 3-4 weeks before the event. If you have a lot of out-of-town invites going out, abide by a minimum of six weeks prior to your event.
Graduation announcements may not seem like much, but as one who has sent + received many grad announcements, it's a really BIG DEAL.
Yes, I'm obviously a photo-obsessed gal, but I love seeing them. And just like my Christmas cards, they stay up on display a little longer than most, but trust me, I'm NOT the only one.
My grandmother has a floor-to-ceiling display of mailed cards + photos of all her grandkids. More are kept than you think, so why not make it an AMAZING ANNOUNCEMENT?
Need senior portraits that are uniquely you for these gorgeous announcements? Let’s talk!
Basic Invite makes it easy to add your own images to their templates {screen shot below}::
