One of the most delightful times in any parents life
, and the life of the graduate, comes when it is time to send out the graduation invitations and announcements. The fun is just starting at that point and certainly the excitement is starting to build. The thought is graduating is very exciting as the end of a major chapter in the life of your child approaches. I loved this time with our first child. The celebrations for graduation do go on through many stages of education and each stage such as Kindergarten and High School is a significant milestone and achievement.
Many people do wonder if they need to do both graduation invitations and announcements. Concerns can be raised about the expense, the fact you may not have spoken to some relatives for a long time and suddenly they are receiving graduation announcements, and also the concern about long lost relatives now feeling hey must send a gift. All of these concerns can be met in a reasonable way to allow you to move forward. Think of relatives who you have not seen for a while and then imagine if you were them and you did not hear about the graduation. This is a great chance to make contact, give them the good news and establish contact for the future. You can of course make sure you state no gifts on the announcements and that will help. Many relatives may still send a gift but that is their choice. Considering the expense of graduation is a good idea. You should set a budget for the overall celebrations and stick to it. There are wonderful free printable graduation invitations that can save you a lot of money. It is a once in a lifetime event for the graduate so it is worthwhile making it a special one. You may not want to look back in years to come and feel you did not do your best at this time.
Depending on the budget you have set you can always send out good graduation invitations and announcements. If you have a large budget then you can use a professional printer who may help with the design, printing and even address the envelopes and mail them all. If your budget is not quite that large you can make the invitations and announcements on your PC at home, buy from a store or use free printable invitations.
The best thing can be the wording you use. Spending time getting the correct wording for your graduation invitations can bring a warm, personal touch to them which makes all the difference.