Graduation Party Invitation Wording: 40+ Examples

A graduation party invitation has an awkward job: celebrating an achievement without appearing to solicit gifts, for a guest list that spans grandparents and university friends. Here are 40+ wording examples.

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Classic graduation party wording

1. Please join us to celebrate Anna’s graduation. Saturday 12th, 2pm to 6pm, 22 Grove Road.
2. She did it! Join us to celebrate Anna’s graduation from Leeds. Saturday 12th, 2pm.
3. You are invited to a graduation celebration for James Hart. Saturday 12th, 7pm.
4. Please join us in celebrating Anna’s degree. Saturday 12th, from 2pm.
5. Come and celebrate three years of hard work! Anna’s graduation party, Saturday 12th, 2pm.
6. We are throwing a party for our graduate. Saturday 12th, 2pm to 6pm.
7. Please join us to mark James finishing his degree. Saturday 12th, from 7pm.
8. Graduation celebration for Anna! Saturday 12th, 2pm. RSVP by the 5th.
9. Come and raise a glass to our new graduate. Saturday 12th, from 2pm.
10. Join us to celebrate Anna’s graduation and everything that got her there.

Relaxed wording

1. Anna has a degree! Come and celebrate. Saturday 12th, from 2pm.
2. Three years, one degree, one party. Saturday 12th, 2pm at ours.
3. He is finally finished. Drinks Saturday 12th from 7pm.
4. Come and celebrate Anna surviving university. Saturday 12th, 2pm.
5. Graduation drinks! Saturday 12th, from 7pm, The Anchor.
6. We are having a party because Anna graduated. Saturday 12th, 2pm onwards.
7. Done, dusted and graduated. Come and celebrate on Saturday 12th.
8. Barbecue to celebrate Anna’s graduation! Saturday 12th from 2pm.
9. Come and toast our graduate. Saturday 12th, from 2pm.
10. Party at ours — Anna graduated! Saturday 12th, 2pm to 6pm.

For an open house or drop-in

1. Open house to celebrate Anna’s graduation. Sunday 13th, 12pm to 6pm — come whenever suits.
2. Drop in any time between 1pm and 6pm on Sunday to congratulate our graduate.
3. Open house Sunday. Come for ten minutes or the whole afternoon.
4. We are in all day Sunday celebrating Anna’s degree. Come when you can.
5. Graduation open house, Saturday 12pm to 8pm. Come and go as you please.
6. Doors open Sunday from noon. Tea, cake and one very relieved graduate.

Wording for the practical details

1. No gifts please — your company is more than enough.
2. Anna is moving into a flat soon, so anything for a first home would be very welcome.
3. Food provided — come hungry.
4. Drinks and nibbles from 2pm, barbecue at 4pm.
5. Bring a bottle if you are drinking.
6. Children very welcome — there is a garden.
7. Parking is on the street and gets busy after 1pm.
8. Please let us know about dietary requirements when you reply.
9. RSVP to Jo on 07700 900123 by the 5th.
10. Do pass this on to anyone from university we have missed.

Short lines

1. Anna graduated — come and celebrate!
2. Graduation party, Saturday 2pm.
3. She did it! Join us.
4. Come and toast our graduate.
5. Three years done. Party at ours.
6. Graduation drinks — details inside.
7. Celebrating a degree well earned.
8. We would love you there.

How to word it well

1. Name the achievement precisely. The subject and institution matter to grandparents and to the graduate.
2. Address gifts head on. “No gifts please” or a specific steer both work; silence leaves guests guessing.
3. Say what kind of party it is. A barbecue with grandparents and a night out are very different invitations.
4. Include an end time. The guest list usually spans several generations.
5. Invite the university friends explicitly. They often assume a family party is not for them.

Send it — and pair it with a gift

A free invitation ecard handles a mixed family-and-university guest list. See also graduation wishes and what to write in a graduation card:

FAQ

What do you write on a graduation party invitation?

The graduate’s name and what they achieved, date, start and end time, venue, food, and a clear line about gifts.

How do you handle gifts?

Say something explicit. “No gifts please” or a steer towards a first home is far less awkward than leaving guests to guess.

Should you invite university friends to a family party?

Yes, and say so on the invitation — they usually assume a family celebration is not meant for them.

When should invitations go out?

Three to four weeks ahead. Graduation dates are known months in advance, so there is no excuse for a rush.

What is a good short line?

“Anna graduated — come and celebrate!”

What if the party is for a school leaver rather than a graduate?

The same wording works — name the achievement precisely and adjust the tone to the age of the guest list.