Guidelines for Graduation Announcement Invitation Wordings

Helpful Guidelines for Creating Your Graduation Announcement Invitation Wordings

One of the biggest concerns and apprehensions a person has regarding their graduation announcements and invitations is how to create just the right wordings. And, put simply – there is no right and wrong way for invitation announcement wording, but there are some recommended guidelines and helpful suggestions that will assist you along your way.

And, these are applicable to all type school graduations, from preschool and kindergarten, home school and high school, to special graduations and advanced college graduate occasions.

Determining the Number of Lines, Spacing, and Characters

Although there are no general restrictions on the number of lines or characters, the graduating announcement invitation card size you choose will determine these issues. Although there are many websites, like InvitationsByU.com, that enable you to add unlimited lines and characters, adding too many or too few lines will make the appearance looked distorted in your preview. However, as a general suggestions, write what you want to say, preview it, and then allow the expert designers at the website to align it professional when your proof is sent.

Overcoming Typical Incorrect Graduation Wording Grammar Issues

Generally, the most common problems with grammar are incorrect use of misuse of 'first, second, and third person'. If your verse, saying, or words start with 'Mr. and Mrs., written in the third person, it is correct to write 'they invite you . . .' rather than 'we invite you . . .' Additionally, in the third person, the graduate is 'their son,' not 'our son.' You will want to ensure the 'person' is consistent throughout the wording.

Suggestions for School Graduate Announcement Formatting

Generally, announcements and invitations for graduation should have the date and time written out instead of using numbers. Examples include:

• 'on Friday, the twenty-fifth of June at five o'clock in the afternoon'
• 'on Friday, June 25, 20xx at 5:00 p.m.'
• use either words or numerals, but never a combination of the two
• the phrase 'in the afternoon - evening' is used only with words format use
• for spelling out the date, time, and year, never capitalize the time or the date, but you should capitalize the year, month, and day. For example, 'on Friday, the fifth of May, Two thousand and twenty'

Graduate Wording Punctuation Ideas

Punctuation is most always viewed as an exact practice, and there are some simply rules that should followed. However, with your stationery cards, any type punctuation at the end of each line is usually omitted unless it is needed to assist in understanding the meaning of your invitation announcement card. One example is that you should ensure that all prepositions remain on the same line as their object. Consider these two examples:

• CORRECT: 'Please join us for a celebration / on Saturday, the third of June'
• NOT CORRECT: 'Please join us for a celebration on / Saturday, the third of June'

In the examples above, the preposition 'on' should remain on the line above and the student's name or the event on a separate line.

Regardless of the wordings, phrases, verses, or sayings you use, you should always proof read your graduation announcement invitation before approving and mailing. Most ordering processes will ask your permission to make minor changes in your proof before sending to you for approval. But, for major changes, they will usually contact you before even setting up and emailing your proof to you.

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