Printed Graduation Invitations
Printed graduation invitations can be ordered from many places - local and online. You choose the style and wording you want and the supplier will do the rest.
Carlson Craft and Pear Tree Greetings are two reliable online websites that offer great selections of classic and casual printed graduation invitations. These two sites have hundreds of graduation invitations to choose from, including plenty of photo invitations and announcements.
Both websites let you choose the invitation style you want, change background colors (for many styles), pick from several different verses (or write your own), choose your font style, upload one or more photos (for photo invitations) and choose the quantity you need. Carlson Craft even lets you order a sample invitation first if you're having trouble deciding.
Carlson Craft offers more traditional and more formal invitations and announcements while Pear Tree Greetings offers more casual and more contemporary invitations. Invitation costs vary widely especially between printers. This is due to a number of things so when you're picking your invitation and looking at the cost make sure you also check what's included - the size of the invitation, the finish, etc.
For many invitations styles you can also find matching or coordinating Thank You Cards, Return Address Labels and Graduation Profile Cards.
Ordering online is a good way to shop. You can take your time browsing the many different options without feeling any pressure. If you're overwhelmed with the choices and if you have time then consider ordering a sample or two before you make your final decision.
Classic & Deluxe Graduation Invitations
 Classic & Deluxe Graduation Invitations usually include an ensemble of invitation items including the announcement itself, inner and outer envelopes, name cards, and open house cards. You can order these locally or online.
Carlson Craft has over 60 different styles to choose from. You can pick the style you like, choose from several different verses (or create your own), pick the font style, and change the colors (for selected invitations).
Click here to see their selection and to order.
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 Casual & Contemporary Graduation Invitations
Casual Graduation Invitations have many of the same features as Classic Invitations but they tend to be a little lighter, a little more fun. And they're usually a little less expensive.
Pear Tree Greetings has a huge selection of fun graduation invitations to choose from and Carlson Craft has some too.
Like the classic & deluxe invitations above, you can choose the style you want, choose a verse you like (or write your own), select a font style, and change the colors (for some invitations).
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Graduation Photo Announcements
 Graduation Photo Announcements include one or more photos of your graduate.
For the photo(s), some people use formal graduation pictures such as the grad in their graduation cap & gown, some people use more casual photos and some people use a combination of both. The choice is yours and there really is no right or wrong way.
For photo announcements with more than one photo you can use current photos of your grad or a mix of current photos and photos of when the grad was a baby or small child.
Both Pear Tree Greetings and Carlson Craft offer several different styles of photo announcements. Just go to their websites to see what each has to offer.
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 Online photo developers such as Snapfish also offer photo announcements. They have a few different options to choose from including photo cards, note cards, and postcards.
You may also be able to order graduation photo announcements from your local photo shop, printer or card shop and the photographer who took your senior portrait is another option. Give them a call. It may not be too late!
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Money saving Tips: Your graduate may come home and ask for 20 more invitations to pass out at school. Either order more invitations than you plan to mail and avoid a reorder, or make a more economical version for the kids. Check Pear Tree Greetings for less expensive 3 1/2" x 2" profile cards or design a photo postcard at Snapfish.
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Photo Stamps & Collegiate Stamps
Don't forget to get stamps, too. A popular trend in celebrations is PhotoStamps. You can turn your grad's photo into real US postage using PhotoStamps.
Or create a stamp using the college your grad is going to or just graduated from. These are also available from PhotoStamps.
Add another fun & unexpected touch by using these one-of-a-kind stamps on your invitations and thank you cards.
Graduation Return Address Labels
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Graduation themed return address labels are super-convenient for grads & parents to use. Use them on Graduation Invitations, Announcements and Thank You Cards.
Online websites like Pear Tree Greetings and Carlson Craft offer several choices at reasonable prices. Go to their websites to see what they have and to order.
Return Address Labels may also be available from your local print shop. Go to our Local Resources webpage to find print shops in your area.
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Graduation Envelope Seals
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Enhance the look of your Graduation Invitations, Announcements and Thank You Cards with graduation-themed envelope seals.
Carlson Craft offers several choices. Click here to see their selection and to order.
GraduationParty.com also offers envelope seals in our online E-Shopping store. Click here to check out our selection.
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Photo Confetti & Wordfetti
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 Some people like to spice up their invitations and thank you cards by including a little bit of confetti in them. Why not go the extra step and add some Photofetti!
Photofetti is photo confetti made with your snapshots and Wordfetti is congratulatory messages. Both are mixed with colorful accents. In addition to including it in your invitations and thank you cards, you can also sprinkle it on your tables the day of your party.
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Warning! You may not be able to use a professional photo for photo announcements unless you have a written waiver from the photographer. So check with your invitation supplier to see what their requirements are and call your photographer to obtain a one-time copyright waiver. Your supplier may need a copy of this. Your photographer may charge a small amount of money. This varies by photographer.
Or choose photos you took yourself for your graduation announcements or invitations.
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