Graduation announcements

What's a graduation announcement? Is it for high school or college??

I don't know if this is a regional/family tradition but I never send out "announcements." When I graduated last year I sent out invites to the small party we had but I guess I just left everyone else to assume that I finished school haha

Wait, so you only want to send them out to people who will send you money??

I probably wouldn't send out anything....it definitely sounds money grabbing!

I didn't send out college graduation invites (I hope that's what you're speaking of). My mom posted to FB and that was the end of it. Not something that needs actual physical announcements.

I've never received nor have a ever sent a graduation announcement. This seems like a money grab to me.

I just wouldn't send out an announcement. I've never done that anyway when I finished undergrad or grad school, but with your wedding right after I'd just say forgo the graduation announcement.

The last family graduation party I had was for high school. By college you should be an adult.

Why do you need to announce that you graduated? Don't most people assume that you do? They can congratulate you at the wedding or the next family holiday, whichever is first. It'll be fine, save your money.

Graduation announcements are definitely a "thing" - and I have never heard of them being perceived as a grab for gifts or money. It is an announcement to your friends and family that you have achieved your degree (from college). Its just to let them know you have succeeded, nothing is ever mentioned about gifts in such announcements.

I don't know if it's a regional thing but graduation announcements are definitely a thing where I live. Almost everyone in my extended family and family friends sent them out. Most people get professional photos done just to send them out, although it is usually only for high school graduation. I think people assume that if you are graduating college you are about to start working so they don't send anything. I would forgo it since it is so close to the wedding. If you are having a graduation party, bridal shower and wedding and expect gifts at each that would be taken as gift grabby by many people.

Personally, I've only received an announcement when I was either invited to the grad ceremony or a grad party. Otherwise, it may look gift-grabby.

Here are some examples of graduation announcements:. Many parents send these out when their child graduates High school. Many college graduates send them out as well - just FYI

I am also graduating very closely before getting married. I'm assuming you're graduating college? If that's the case, I honestly didn't think people did announcements for college graduation...

Never heard of it. Personally I don't see the point of it. I've already graduated college with my first and will have my 2nd diploma next March. I was too excited and couldn't keep from posting to Facebook with my "I did it!! " posts.. I'm sure it will be the same way my next graduation. I say just stick to your STDs only and make your happy announcement on FB or something.

They're definitely a thing, and I sent them out, but it turned into a mess. My aunt took it as an invitation, but I only got 6 tickets to the ceremony, so she took it as being "uninvited". Make sure your people wouldn't make the same mistake.

As far as I can tell, they're pretty much a money grab, so if I had the chance to redo it, I wouldn't.

I did this for law school. Where I'm from, people send them to people who are invited to the graduation ceremony (for me, it was 8 people). Those people might give gifts, but no one did at mine except my mom. Definitely don't send them to lots of people.

I don't think it being near your wedding should influence you either way.

I'm graduating either a few weeks before or four months after my wedding. I wouldn't send them if I were you.

They are definitely a thing in my area, though. My little sister sent them when she graduated high school and I recently got one from my childhood best friend.

All we did when I graduated college was go out to dinner. We just had a small gathering. Then I went out to the bars with friends to celebrate. I didn't know you announced graduation?

Is this for a college graduation? Or is it high school? The 'young brides' comment is making me worry.

I'm graduating a few months before my wedding and I'm not announcing it at all.

And an education isn't just for "young brides", unless you mean high school...