Graduation announcement etiquette may seem like all the other etiquette you run into at graduation and weddings. That can mean that you feel that it will be restrictive, make your graduation communications boring and indeed take away something of the graduate’s personality. Indeed if you let the etiquette determine everything you will do then that would be correct. However graduation announcement etiquette, and all other forms of etiquette, could be seen as help and advice instead of restrictions. The etiquette can stop you from leaving something important out and will give you a lot of help in key areas where you will be concerned about exactly what to do. The bets way to proceed is to look at etiquette as a guide, a helping hand and something that will make sure you have no omissions.
There will be areas where you decide not to follow the standard etiquette. That is usually best approaches by understanding the etiquette, knowing why it says what is says and making an informed choice about not following it. This kind of approach is best if you are following graduation announcement etiquette. That way your changes will not impact adversely on the overall announcement. Indeed they can add lots of color and personality to the announcements without taking anything away from their overall purpose.
If you think of the purpose of the announcements. You are letting everyone who cares for the graduate know that they have graduated. But not just that. You are quite rightly providing the details on the graduation. That will be the name of the graduate, their qualifications, graduation date, name of the educational institution and perhaps what they are doing next. The graduation announcement etiquette covers all this very well and lets you just slot in the details you need to. However there are lots of other things to consider. The parents of the graduate very clearly want to express their feelings in the wording that is used. They will want to say something meaningful about the love and pride they have in the graduate. They will also want to say something meaningful about the journey the graduate has been on and also if the graduate has achieved at a very high level. This may not come under etiquette as such but it does make a real difference if you get it right. You might also want to say something about gifts. Many people have a no gifts policy. That suits them perfectly and the etiquette surely doe s allow that to be stated.
There are other things to consider. The formal and correct title of the announcements is clearly stated in the graduation announcement etiquette. You may wish to alter it slightly but it surely does help to know what is required. Even addressing envelopes can be tricky. The recipients may be divorced, married, single, professionally qualified and even have a formal title. The etiquette gives all you need to know to get the address right. Of course you may wish to alter it .
I hope you get the basic formal Graduation Announcement Etiquette and then be happy with your own version.
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