If you are concerned that choosing and creating your graduation invitations will take too much time away from your studies or school activities, there is a solution. Fill-in-the-blank graduation invitations won’t take up too much of your budget or your free time, but are perfect for announcing your accomplishment.
Fill-in-the-blank invitations give you a pre-printed template with blank spaces for all the necessary information that should be included in the invitation. There is a field for the graduate’s name, the school’s name and degree earned (for higher education), the date, time and location of the ceremony (if guests are invited) or just the party. There is also space for the RSVP deadline and contact information, along with extra lines for any additional information you might choose to include, such as appropriate dress or attire.
There are several advantages to choosing fill-in-the-blank invitations for your graduation. Typically, these are less expensive than their custom counterparts, and they leave more of your budget for food, decorations, or money for a rainy day. Certain websites offer inexpensive downloads for you to print your own fill-in invitations. If you go with this option, you will need to buy quality cardstock and either stock up on quality printer ink or find a local print shop to do it for you.
Fill-in-the-blank graduation invitations still offer a great variety of designs and color schemes. If you are hosting a casual graduation gathering with a focus on your school colors, or choose a theme such as a luau, you are guaranteed to find corresponding fill-in invitations. For example, you might choose an graduation invitation featuring palm trees and coconuts framing the party information for a luau theme. Or, if your school colors are navy blue and orange, you might choose white invitations with a navy blue and orange scroll design across the top.
Fill-in invitations are appropriate for both casual and formal graduation parties. If you choose to host a formal dinner, your fill-in invitations should exude elegance, perhaps an ivory background with a black and gold border and a script font. You might consider hiring a calligrapher to write the information to match the font. This way, your invitations will have a formal look with a personal touch.
Fill-in invitations still work well for a casual graduation party. Even though your party will be laid back and you will fill in the invitations yourself, it is still important to write legibly and clearly. You do not want your guests to misunderstand important information, such as the date or time. Recipients could also not take your invitation seriously and choose to attend another event.
If your budget is small and your free time is practically non-existent, don’t worry about designing custom invitations. You are sure to find the perfect fill-in-the-blank graduation invitation to complement whatever type of graduation celebration you choose to host.
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