Don’t Mess Up the Surprise Party by Denying the Proper Planning

There are many types of parties, but none of them have the magic of a surprise party. If you want to give someone something to remember for a long time to come a surprise party will definitely suffice. People give surprise parties for a variety of reasons. Some popular reasons for giving a surprise party [...]

Proper etiquette for graduation announcements?

Is it “okay” to send out graduation announcements if not inviting them to the “after party”? I’m graduating from college in another state and my parents are throwing me a small party a few weeks later in my old hometown. They can’t afford a big party but we would like to know if it’s acceptable [...]

Is it proper etiquette to send an invitation with a graduation announcement?

I’ll be graduating from college in about two months, and recently I was talking to my mom about having a graduation party/picnic at my house after the commencement ceremony (I live 45 minutes away from my college).
I want to send out party invitations along with the graduation announcements (not to everyone I’m sending announcements to, [...]

Is it proper or rude to send out college graduation announcements if you are not planning on having a party?

I’m graduating with a bachlors degree and i dont want to have a graduation party, so i was wondering, do i still send out announcements? I would like to let some people know that i am graduating.

What is proper etiquette regarding college graduation announcements?

Do I need to get a professional photo taken to send along with the announcement? Is it proper etiquette to even send a photo? How soon before graduation are announcements supposed to be sent?
I am the first person in my family to graduate college so this is new to us. Thanks.
I graduate in May 2007 [...]