Graduation is approaching fast and it’s time to get your invitations in the mail. If you haven’t addressed invitations before, this can seem intimidating. You want to make sure the invites go to the right people and give the urgency intended in asking someone to attend your once-in-a-lifetime event! Some things to consider:
• Not all schools allow an open-ended list of invitees. There are sometimes limits to the number of people who can attend the actual ceremony. So before you send out an invite to distant Great-Aunt Mary, make sure you know how many guests you or your child are able to invite.
• Some people send announcements separately. If you are using your invites as your announcements as well, assure that the good news is apparent on the invite. This is not just another party, but the culmination of years of hard work for you or your graduate.
• Use as many photos as you can (being considerate of the fact that colored ink can be hard on the budget). Many people hold on to these types of invites as keepsakes.
• Use clear and reader friendly fonts. Some people love to play with fonts and though it may seem truly ‘designer’ to use very flowing scripts with lots of curly-cues, or maybe a severe font with a steam punk look, avoid this kind of personalization on the invites. Save those for the posters and decorations.
• Not only will the Postmaster thank you, but your relatives and friends will be glad to have clear time, date and location information. Even include a map of the locations you will be using for the day. This may include your school and home, or a reception site.
• When addressing the envelope, you may have 2, one is the outer mailing envelope and the inner one is the personal announcement envelope. Make sure you use full names and salutations for the person you are sending to on the outer envelope. Have your printer fill in the entire address, without abbreviations. On the inner envelope, you can personalize or have your printer use more personal wording such as ‘Grandma’ or ‘Aunt Suzie’.
The most important thing for your graduation invitations is to make them special and personalized to you. If you need some help or inspiration, just bring your pictures and specific information into Insty-Prints in Rochester and we can help come up with the perfect invitation with you!
