How to Address Graduation Invitations
Graduation invitations and graduation announcements differ by intent. Send graduation announcements to everyone whom you want to boast to about the graduate's success. Mail graduation invitations to those whom you want to attend the graduation ceremony.
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Things You'll Need
- Invitees' addresses
- Graduation invitations with reply cards and mailing envelopes
- Postage
Instructions
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Send graduation invitations with sufficient lead time. Mail your invitations four-to-six weeks before commencement exercises. Give guests time to make travel plans. Allow for RSVP time as well. Request invitees to respond no later than two weeks before the event.
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Provide invited guests with a convenient way to accept or decline your graduation invitation. Include RSVP cards with your return address included and with prepaid postage.
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Extend the invitation. Write, for example,
Dr. and Mrs. Miller
invite you to attend
Commencement exercises
of their daughter,
Maria
at St. Edward's University
Reunion Center
On Saturday
May 19 at 11:00 AM
RSVP by May 5
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Write your guests' addresses by hand on the mailing envelope. Place the name(s) of each person you hope will attend on the mailing envelope, recommends the graduation website, Graduation Invitations & Graduation Party Ideas. If children will attend with parents, write their names on the envelopes.
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Address graduation invitation mailing envelopes using complete words. Write, for example,
Dr. and Ms. Billings
2989 Royale Circle, Apartment A
Evergreen, Colorado 80439
Add your return address to the mailing envelope.
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Tips & Warnings
Send invitations to a graduation reception separately, since you may not invite the same people.
Send graduation announcements separately from graduation ceremony invitations for the same reason.
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- Photo Credit graduation ceremony image by nextrecord from Fotolia.com
