Free Graduation Invitations and Announcements

Online Printable Invites & Invitation Websites are Cheap Solutions

Jan 9, 2010 Naomi Rockler-Gladen

Free Personalized Graduation Cards - Jane M. Sawyer, Morguefile.com

Customized graduation invitations and announcements can be created for free or for very cheap. Here are some ideas on how to save money on personalized graduation cards.

Graduation invitations and announcements can be elaborate and "spendy" for college students and their families. Unfortunately, for most college students, college graduation isn't exactly the best time to be spending lots of money of things that aren't necessities.

Fortunately, it's easy to find free graduation invitations and announcements – or cheap graduation invitations and announcements that only require paper, postage, ink cartridges, and other minor expenses. Here are some ideas on how to put together free or inexpensive creative invitations and announcements that are fun and even impressive.

Free Printable Online Graduation Invitations and Announcements

An increasingly popular way to put together graduation invitations and announcements is to create personalized invitations online, and then print them out onto card stock. This service is available for free on large greeting cards websites such as AmericanGreetings.com, and at smaller greeting card company websites as well. Many of these websites also offer tips on how to make these personalized cards look as professional and attractive as possible.

For the most part, these websites are easy to use and don't require a good deal of computer savvy or artistic skills. Users browse the websites to find an appropriate card. After choosing a card, they are prompted to enter personalized information, such as the graduate's name, date and location of event, and sometimes a personal message.

For an especially nice personalized touch, look for card templates that allow users to enter a photograph of the graduate. Other personalized cards let users enter the logo or similar identifying image of the school.

Free Online Invitation Websites

Another popular way to invite people to a graduation is through an invitation website such as eVite.com. These websites can be very handy because the person who set up the invitation to keep track of who plans to come and who does not. They are also totally paperless, unless someone chooses to print out their invitation, which saves money and is good for the environment.

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Creative Graduation Invitation Ideas

To create fun and unique graduation announcements, consider using photos, collages, quotations, and creative crafty touches. Here are a few creative ideas.

Websites such as eVite are very easy to use. After choosing an invitation template, the user is prompted to enter information (name, event information, and so forth). Because the information is online as opposed to on a sheet of printed paper, generally a larger amount of information will fit than on a traditional invite. The user also needs to enter the names and email addresses of the recipients, as they will receive the invites via email. Users also can easily add backgrounds and images to the cards, including photos of the graduate and school logos.

A disadvantage of online invitations is that these assume that everyone who is invites will have access to a computer. Older attendees might not have access to the invitation and will have to be invited separately. In addition, many people enjoy collecting and preserving personalzied invitations, and online invites just don't have the same feel in someone's scrapbook.

School Graduation Invitations and Announcements

Many colleges, universities, and other schools offer students a small number of invitations and announcements for free or for a nominal charge. These invitations and announcements often are professionally printed and very nice, and may do the trick for the even just fine. If a student needs more than are offered, a solution is to find other students who aren't using all of theirs.

Free and Cheap Alternatives to Expensive Invites and Announcements

Elaborate invites are lovely, but they're an unnecessary expense because of free alternatives such as printable online cards and invitation websites. With just a little bit of work, this is one task that can be completed inexpensively.

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