Graduation Invitations

Grandparents, relatives and close family friends fit in a set of 25.

What Are Graduation Invitations

A graduation invitation is a flat card that tells guests who graduated, from which school, and when and where to come for the commencement, the pinning, the party or the open house. If you want a card that opens instead of a flat one, the Folded Invitations give you inside panels.

What Size Should a Graduation Invitation Be

Pick the size by the photo. The 4.25" x 5.5" default fits a standard envelope and suits a text-led card handed out at scale, while the 5" x 7" is the classic announcement shape, where a cap-and-gown portrait shares the front with the ceremony details. The 6" x 6" square reads bold and modern, standing out in a stack of mail or propping up on a party table. For a coordinated announcement, the Save the Date Cards come in the same three sizes.

The stock, the envelopes and the design are the three choices left.

Pick a stock that feels like a keepsake

For an invitation a family frames, a metallic pearl in gold, silver or champagne catches light like foil, the 14pt and 18pt linen add a woven texture, and the 24pt ultra thick gloss gives the card real heft. For a natural surface you can write on, the uncoated, cream and 18pt kraft covers do that, including recycled stocks at 30 and 100 percent post-consumer waste. A High Gloss UV Coating makes a photo or a school color shine.

Add envelopes and corners if you want them

If the invitations go out by mail, add the optional matching white wove envelopes to the order and the set arrives ready to address. Optional rounded corners at a 1/8" or 3/8" radius give a softer, modern edge.

Design it without a designer

Start from a layout in our design templates, part of the 10,000+ free designs we offer across every product, and change the colors, copy and photo in the online editor. Put the school colors and a cap-and-gown shot on the front, with the graduate's name, the date and the place underneath.

How Much Do Graduation Invitations Cost

Graduation invitations cost $19.77 for 25. A set of 700 runs $106.55 and 6,000 runs $238.14, which brings the per-card cost from about 79 cents down near 4 cents. Set the slider below to your guest count for the total.

Where to Get Graduation Invitations

Get them from a printer that prints in its own plant and sends a proof first, since a misspelled name on 100 cards is the costly mistake. Ours print in our Queens, New York plant, and you can check spelling and color on a free online proof on screen or a next-day hardcopy proof on the real stock.

How Do Graduation Invitations Compare to the Rest of the Range

A card that opens, a save-the-date sent months ahead and a plain invitation card all sit in the invitation lineup. The chart below sets this card beside the folded, kraft and diamond glitter invitations on price, stock and turnaround.

When to Order and Send Graduation Invitations

Mail graduation invitations about four to six weeks before the party, so guests have time to plan around it. Order them before that mailing date with room for three steps: approving the free online proof, the 3 business day standard production, and shipping to you. Then leave a few evenings to address the matching envelopes. Production time starts once you approve the proof, so a quick sign-off keeps the schedule.

How Fast Can You Get Graduation Invitations

Graduation invitations print on a 3 business day standard turnaround, and when a ceremony date sneaks up you can move that to 2-day, Next-Day or even Same-Day production. Each step buys back time for a set percentage on top of the base price, so you only pay for speed when you actually need it. Order a same-day job by the cutoff and it ships that afternoon from the NYC plant, and 99.8% of 4OVER4 orders land on time with 82% shipping early.

See the Rest of Our Invitations

For a party that needs no photo, the Invitation Cards are the simpler flat option. Yard signs, banners and thank-you cards for the same celebration are in the full print product range.

Print Your Graduation Invitations Today

At 4OVER4.COM, quality comes first, and it is backed by our satisfaction guarantees and 25+ years of printing since 1999. Pick your size and stock, and print your graduation invitations today.