Graduation announcements

I don't see what it has to do with your wedding. Graduation announcements are definitely a thing. I've gotten plenty. I've never felt like I had to send a gift. I just loved hearing about people I know.

My cousin sent out high school graduation announcements about 3 years ago. I was so confused and had no idea what it was for. She lives in a different state and I haven't seen her since I was like 8

I'm graduating college a few months before my wedding as well. We are having a little cookout just to celebrate. I'm just inviting my very close family (grandparents, siblings, very close friends). I didn't want people to think they had to get a gift for both or make the trip and I'd much rather them come to the wedding. I wouldn't send them to everyone, especially if they would have to come from out of town.

I think they are tacky because it does look like you are asking for money. I would only send them to your close relatives like grandparents and any close aunts and uncles. Don't send too many though. I am also graduating with my second masters this year and get 10 invitations with my cap and gown. I am just sending them to my parents and sibblings. I don't want anything from them but I think they would appreciate it. Also keeping one as a keepsake.

High school graduation announcements are definitely "a thing" in my part of the South. I've always considered them an announcement, not gift grabby, as long as they go to close family like aunts, uncles etc.

They're definitely a thing, however I've never seen them done for college graduation. My parents sent out high school graduation announcements, but it was only to people invited to graduation ceremony and following party. Since it's so close to the wedding, and I'm assuming also for college, I'd skip it. When I graduated college, we ordered announcements through the school for those invited but didn't get a chance to send them out (my Mom was hosting a party for that one as well) and just told family and friends.

Also, not sure if this is intentional, but your wording in your OP makes it sound like you only want to send announcements to people you think will give money???

Im also graduating law school close to my wedding date. I've never heard of grad announcements. Unless you are having a graduation party ( for which you would send invites) I don't see the need to spend money on the stationary. I'd say save the money for your wedding expenses.

This is of course unless you have a) money to splurge and b) this is tradition/customary, then I don't see the need to do this especially so close in time to your wedding. Id say make a Facebook post, invite those close to you to the graduation ceremony, or call close friends and family and inform them but skip the announcements. Now if you want to receive graduation gifts such as money you will have to throw a graduation party/dinner which entails spending money. So Im not sure it will make sense anyway from a financial standpoint.

Congrats on the upcoming graduation!!!

I'm glad to hear that plenty of people don't think they are necessary or even a thing :-) I will definitely skip

Glad to hear that people don't think they are necessary or even a thing. I will definitely skip them now.

Graduation announcements are a thing! OP, maybe just send to your close family, as they're who will be proudest of you for completion of your degree. PS Way to go!!

I am also graduating (college) in May. I won't be sending announcements, but invites to come join me to PAR-TAY at our local watering hole, a keg(s) provided! I am not doing it to be gift grabby, I am doing it because the last 3 years of schooling has been HELL and I want all of the people who loved and supported me throughout to join me in celebrating finally finishing!

Gift grabby.

(ETA: I've never seen anything about gifts in announcements. It's usually just an FYI, also my family likes to keep them for scrapbooks, etc.) I sent out graduation announcements for high school and college and will be sending them again for law school in May. With our wedding in October, I am only sending announcements to my immediate family and a few close family friends. It's very common... I've received announcements from all of my friends and family over the years.

And I was talking about college. The young brides comment was in reference to a recent thread that got kind of heated wherein the term "young brides" was defined as between 18-24

Also graduating college a few months before the wedding. I won't be sending out graduation announcements or having a party or anything like that. I feel like it will look like I'm trying to get money from people and will seem kind of tacky. Besides, my family is pretty close knit and will all know that I had graduated anyways.

Did I misread it, or does it seem like you are trying to send announcements only to people who would send money? I must be confused

I'm graduating twelve days before my wedding and I never even thought about graduation announcements. It seems weird to me and I've never seen them.

I've never heard of people NOT sending graduation announcements. You're announcing a huge milestone and accomplishment in your life and everyone I've ever known to graduate college has done this.

Anyway, in this case I would skip the grad announcements OP. Also it comes off v rude that you'd consider only sending them to people who might give you money. Yeesh.

My daughter is graduating this year and we will be sending out announcements with her senior picture in them.

I see so many people saying they've never heard of that which is crazy because all schools offer them for high school as well as college.

@kyla c, oh gotcha! Well congrats on graduating!