Graduation Announcements
Graduation invitations and announcements
Graduation is just around the corner, and now is the time to think about how you’re going to announce the big day. When you consider the options for graduation announcements, there are several things to keep in mind. How much will you spend? Will you use photo graduation announcements? Don’t forget, of course, the best part of all - graduation party invitations. Here are some pointers as you get ready for the big day.
Graduation Announcement Options
- The Professional Choice. There is no shortage of companies who will gladly do your graduation invitations for you. Many of these online-based services simply need your mailing list, a few preferences, and, of course, a sum of money for the service. It’s an easy option, and you are usually guaranteed high-quality service. Their professional editing teams, high-quality printing machines and dedicated staff will execute a fine job. Your school may already have a preferred provider, which would make placing orders easy. The only downside for some people is the price tag attached.
- Cheap Graduation Invitation Options. With a simple computer program and a bit of work, you can make your own graduation invitations. If you’re not skilled enough with a program such as Microsoft Word or Adobe Photoshop, there is a huge variety of user-friendly graduation invitation programs to choose from. These programs give you a great selection of styles, colors, designs and fonts. The integrated mail merge systems can even print your envelopes for you. The advantage of this method is the reduced cost of your graduation cards.
- Photo Graduation Announcements. An increasingly popular choice is the photo graduation announcement. Usually, this consists of a photo or a collage of photos of the graduate, accompanied by the information for the graduation. This style of invitation combines the customary graduation picture along with the invitation. It’s certainly simpler, easier and often cheaper. Make sure you consider the price of high-quality photo printing and photo paper. Thankfully, mailing a simple photo graduation announcement is often less expensive than sending an entire envelope with a full invitation.
Graduation Party Invitations
What about the party? Here is where your creativity reigns. Again, you have the option of having these invitations prepared professionally, or you can do it yourself with one of the many software packages designed specifically for invitations. The professionals can handle the whole job for you, and even produce invitations with die-cuts or embossed lettering. The homemade option allows your creativity to take over and gives you as many options as you wish, all with the bonus of a reduced cost.
