Help with HS Graduation invitations (on a budget)

[minniefan65]

We did photo invitations for both of our daughters when they graduated. We made them on one of the machines at Sam's Club. They were very inexpensive and everybody loved them.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

We're going to combine the graduation invitation /announcement and the party invitation. That's 50% of the reason that we're not going with the school's basic announcement. The other 50% is that the school's announcements are butt-ugly.

That's what I am doing too. We are having the party at our home before graduation. This will be helpful because our family is coming from all over to be here. (Atlanta, KY & other places in Alabama)

Also, there was no way to order just a few invitations from her school.

 

[m&amom]

I work in a high school counseling office and agree that the packages are expensive but you can get things seperately. However we love when students do photo collage invitations. You should also contact your counselor, we recieve an extra box of invitations each year that we sell for 1 dollar a piece so you could just buy your 15 then or you can just get 1 for a keepsake.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I work in a high school counseling office and agree that the packages are expensive but you can get things seperately. However we love when students do photo collage invitations. You should also contact your counselor, we recieve an extra box of invitations each year that we sell for 1 dollar a piece so you could just buy your 15 then or you can just get 1 for a keepsake.

Thanks, I'll keep that in mind. I have still not ordered anything yet, but I am working on it tonight. DD finally took the time to sit down with me and we found one that she likes at that polka dot website. Now if I can just get everything worded right.

Here is the thing, the graduation is at 7pm. I have family coming from all over so I am wanting to have a party for her that afternoon before graduation. I have seen some invitations where the party is listed "after", but do you think it would be OK to add it to the invitation for before? I am working on the wording now and I will post it in a minute to see what you think. Don't worry, I won't put our real info on it.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Graduation Class of 2011 (this will be big) After looking at it again, I may leave this out.?????

It is with great pride that we announce
the graduation of our daughter

Lauren Walt Disney ( this will be in a large pretty font)

from

Walt Disney World High School
May 27, 2011
7:00pm
at the Wide World of Sports Complex

Please join us before the commencement
to celebrate her achievements
at our home from 3:00-5:00

101 World Drive
Orlando Florida

Mike & Carla Disney



Please tell me if I should make any changes? I could use some help with this. It will be centered on the invitation. Here is a link to the one that she likes.

http://www.polkadotdesign.com/Polka-Dot-Design-Digital/PDDD-NP58GD0101/

 

[*Seanaci*]

OP, LOVE the invite. It's beautiful!

That being said, we did our wedding invites online. I designed it by hand using digital scrapbooking kits in...ummm...can't remember the program photoshop or something like that. Then just printed them as though they were 4x6 photo prints. They turned out lovely. And it cost me under $10 for the 40 invites I sent out.

 

[disykat]

Are they invited to the ceremony as well? I would assume not based on that invitation, but your post sounded like they were.

To me, it sounds like a graduation announcement along with a party invitation, but the time/place of the graduation was listed as well so I couldn't tell.

 

[buzz5985]

I made mine at Vistaprint.

http://www.vistaprint.com/invitatio...&pagesize=24&sort=p_TO!desc&xnav=gnbreadcrumb

Maggie

I have used Vistaprint for business cards and have been very, very happy. Plus if you go through MyPoints - you get bonus points. LOL

 

[allison443]

Are the guests invited to the actual graduation ceremony? Reading that invitation it sounds like maybe they are?

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Are the guests invited to the actual graduation ceremony? Reading that invitation it sounds like maybe they are?

Yes, I am inviting them to both. Does this sound OK or is it confusing? Is there a better way to word it so that it is more clear to understand? I am at a loss.

I am only sending out 20 invitations. We have a very small family and half of them wont even be able to come because they are so far away. I just didn't want to have to order two different invitations for this day of events so I am trying to combine them.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Graduation Class of 2011 (this will be big) After looking at it again, I may leave this out.?????

It is with great pride that we announce
the graduation of our daughter

Lauren Walt Disney ( this will be in a large pretty font)

from

Walt Disney World High School
May 27, 2011
7:00pm
at the Wide World of Sports Complex

Please join us before the commencement
as well to celebrate her achievements
at our home from 3:00pm until 5:00pm (Also, does this look better than from 3:00 - 5:00 ??
101 World Drive
Orlando Florida

Mike & Carla Disney



Please tell me if I should make any changes? I could use some help with this. It will be centered on the invitation. Here is a link to the one that she likes.

http://www.polkadotdesign.com/Polka-Dot-Design-Digital/PDDD-NP58GD0101/

Are they invited to the ceremony as well? I would assume not based on that invitation, but your post sounded like they were.

To me, it sounds like a graduation announcement along with a party invitation, but the time/place of the graduation was listed as well so I couldn't tell.

Yes, they are invited to both. I have the times for both on the invitation. How could I change this to be more clear? I am

I added "as well"... did this help?

 

[disykat]

Yes, they are invited to both. I have the times for both on the invitation. How could I change this to be more clear? I am

I added "as well"... did this help?

I would use the words "you are invited" rather than "we are announcing." To me, announcing a graduation is different than inviting people to attend. Where I live, graduations have very limited tickets (maybe six tickets per student) and people might announce the event and celebrate it with a larger group than are actually invited to the ceremony. That's why I assumed "announcing" it meant I was NOT invited to the ceremony.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I would use the words "you are invited" rather than "we are announcing." To me, announcing a graduation is different than inviting people to attend. Where I live, graduations have very limited tickets (maybe six tickets per student) and people might announce the event and celebrate it with a larger group than are actually invited to the ceremony. That's why I assumed "announcing" it meant I was NOT invited to the ceremony.

Ok, that makes sense. I am new to all of this. Thank you so much!!

 

[diamondpixienc]

Target has some great budget friendly options for invitaions, announcements, etc. All you need is a great photo. Congrats to your DD and good luck w/ your planning.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Target has some great budget friendly options for invitaions, announcements, etc. All you need is a great photo. Congrats to your DD and good luck w/ your planning.

Thank you!! I went to Target, Hobby Lobby & Party City today and I didn't see anything that I liked better than the one that she picked out online. I went ahead and ordered this one tonight, but I ended up ordering 30 instead of the 20 that I needed. I was scared I would mess up on something and need an extra or two. It was right at 75.00 for them, and that's with them printing our address on the envelope for us. After all of that, I may have come out better with the one from the school. Oh well, I like this one so much better, and it just fits my DD's personality.

Thank you all so very much for all of your help. I really appreciate it. Now I can move on to the next big project. I am almost scared to see what it is.

 

[Jedana]

We are going through this this year! DD ordered her announcements thru Shutterfly; I spent about $70 and got 50 annoucements w/envelopes, 50 calling cards, and 50 address labels.

The annoucements have 8 pictures of her on them (from this year) and they did not balk at putting her official senior photos on them (even without a release from the other company).

They came out really nice, she's happy with them. The invitations to the ceremony are being done via email, as she can only invite 10 people (7 after us) and because most of our family lives out of state and they are unable to attend due to finances. The afterparty is just going to be a bbq at the house for whoever wants to attend.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

We are going through this this year! DD ordered her announcements thru Shutterfly; I spent about $70 and got 50 annoucements w/envelopes, 50 calling cards, and 50 address labels.

The annoucements have 8 pictures of her on them (from this year) and they did not balk at putting her official senior photos on them (even without a release from the other company).

They came out really nice, she's happy with them. The invitations to the ceremony are being done via email, as she can only invite 10 people (7 after us) and because most of our family lives out of state and they are unable to attend due to finances. The afterparty is just going to be a bbq at the house for whoever wants to attend.

The invitations sound really nice, and that's what I had started out wanting, but we fooled around and have not had her senior pictures made yet. We did the ones through the school, but she didn't like them, so my cousin who is a photographer is going to make them for us this spring. I just didn't want to wait to long to get the invitations ordered so we had to go this way. I saw the proof this morning and I really like it. I just hope that they look even better in person.

We have not been told about a limit on people attending. We are having it at the Sportsplex football stadium and as far as I know there has never been a limit. We will not have to many people come anyway. I know for sure of 14, but I am not really counting on more than that, and that includes me & DH and our other two children. The funny thing is, all but three are going to Disney with us.

I wish that we could have done something after the graduation, but it would be so late, and we are actually leaving for Disney when it's over. To say that this is going to be a stressful week is an understatement. I am going to have to plan everything out just right to not get stressed to much.

Now I am looking for ideas for the party. I went to hobby lobby & party city and I really didn't see anything that I really liked, but they are just now getting all of these things in so they may get more.

I am going with a classic look, I think. I want to use clear plastic plates & cups and the silver looking plastic forks and spoons. I am thinking of doing the party in the colors of her invitation, because she loves those colors together, and it will look really good in my house where we will be having it. I am just going to have finger foods for the most part and my mom is going to help me with some of it. Oh my! there is so much to think about.

 

[zurgswife]

My DD is graduating this May and I need to go ahead and order her invitations. They offered them through the school but. I couldn't do that, way to expensive.

Can someone direct me to a website that you have used and been happy with, that is reasonable? OR, do you have any ideas that will help me? We need less than 20 of them.

Thank you in advance.

What are graduation invitations for...the graduation or party afterwards. We just call the family but we have small graduation celebrations.