Graduation is a significant life passage that deserves to be celebrated! Family and friends love hearing the good news, and they may even send a gift! Graduation invitations and announcements are often saved as momentos, and a photo invitation or announcement makes an extra special keepsake. In my case, it’s the photo graduation announcements that I save. Words alone don’t have as much impact or as much heart.
Color Services has created a collection of photo graduation templates that are very stylish and fun! If you want something with a bit more edge than a formal style, there are many options that make it easy to create a card as unique as you! A multi-image style is a great way to showcase a variety of images from the school year. A contemporary motif can express your personal style. And what better way to express yourself than a card in your favorite color!
The templates at Color Services enable great flexibilty. A 2-sided design offers plentiful open space on the back for the text of your own creating. Perhaps you’d like to tell about your year of study abroad and list the highlights of your travels. Or maybe you’re having an Open House at your home that you’d like to announce. Another nice idea is to tell about your future plans…such as a job you’ve accepted, your plans for higher education or where you plan to live.
As for the etiquette of invitations vs. announcements, here are some tips. A set amount of seating is typically allotted to each graduate for the ceremony, so invitations should be limited to those who can be accommodated with seats. Usually this is the immediate family, and invitations should be mailed out from 3 to 6 weeks in advance. When creating your invitation, be sure to include the specific location along with any necessary pointers on where to meet. For the special people in your life that you can’t invite to the ceremony, graduation announcements are the way to spread the word about this momentous life occasion. Send your graduation announcements out within 2 weeks of the ceremony – either before or after.
For you early birds who are ready to get started now, Color Services is offering savings on Photo Graduation Announcements and Invitations with 20% Off through April 18, 2014. Use Coupon Code GRAD20 at checkout!