Today is Day 3 high school homeschool graduation invitations for the updated 10 days series for planning a homeschool graduation. Also, look at more ideas on my how to homeschool high school page.
You would think it would be easy.
Pick out some homeschool graduation invitations and have them printed or ordered online. What could possibly be hard about that?
When it got close to the time of having to pick them out, the do-it-yourself homeschooler in me kicked in.
The words mattered to me because we have traveled a different road for almost our whole journey.
Why should I end up with something normal when it matters the most now?
I admit it, tears came with mulling over and searching to find the right words of how I felt deep down. You know not the surface wording we are suppose to say on an invitation.
But words you keep tucked away low down, because if they surface people may think you have lost it.
I wanted to express how grateful his father and I were that we had the privilege to homeschool Mr. Senior 2013. I wanted to thank the Creator for the blessing of having him in our life.
Heart Felt Words Meaningful to Your Family
Tears streamed as my hands typed.
Knowing the quiet, dignified demeanor of my son (he doesn’t take after me, must be his father) I knew right away he would be, to say the least uncomfortable by what I had already drafted.
Remember, what I said earlier about this not being just your party? It’s true. Mr. Senior 2013 cared about the details of the party including the invitation wording.
I had always thought because he was a boy, he might leave some of that up to me, but he didn’t.
I think that it is one of the privileges of homeschooling – teaching kids to care and being responsible even about little things.
So after realizing that much of my wording was way too sentimental for an invitation and that it wasn’t a Thank the Lord invitation for his life, I was able to pick out words that expressed how we felt without scaring away my guests.
Too, by this point you will have decided if you will do a group graduation, which we decided not to.
We really wanted something private where we dictated the events for the evening.
More Homeschool High School Graduation Planning Resources
- Start the Planning Day 1.
- High School Senior Portraits Day 2
- Invitations Day 3
- Graduation Menu and Party Venue Day 4
- Home Graduation Ideas Day 5
- DIY Decorations Day 6
- Table Decoration Ideas Day 7
- High School Graduation Gift Day 8
- Free Editable High School Diploma Template Day 9
- Graduation Celebration Day 10
Look at some of these ideas for wording for both individual and group graduations.
Homeschool Graduation Invitations
- “Join us as we celebrate the homeschool graduation…..”
- “The Class of 20__ proudly announces the homeschool graduation from (use the name of your school).”
- “We have accomplished our God-given assignment and proudly announce the homeschool graduation of…”
- “Mr. & Mrs. You are proud to announce the graduation of …….from their homeschool education.”
- “With thanks to God for his guidance, the parents of ….. announce the homeschool high school graduation of……”
- “…….will be receiving his high school diploma from (name your school) Homeschool Program.”
- “As our final years come to an end, we pause to reflect on the joy and memories. Please join us as _____ celebrates his homeschool high school graduation.”
- ‘We celebrate the blessing of our homeschool journey by announcing the high school graduation of……”
- “Please join us in honor of ____’s graduation from (your school name)”
- “It is with great pride that we announce the graduation of our son………..from ………”
Do Save the Date Text or Email
Deciding to do a double-sided card also allowed room for more wording on the back which was important to us.
We were able to express our thankfulness for Mr. Senior 2013 and keep his dignity. Looking above I was able to get in all the details on the card.
Just as a side point to remember, I did send out a save the date email/text way early to my guests.
Especially if you plan a graduation in the summer, you will want to do this way ahead of time even if you don’t have all the details worked out.
I know our friends appreciated the save the date email/text so they could make vacation plans.
Homeschool High School Graduation Invitation Wording
Though saving money was not the main driving point for me preparing his invitation, it was a nice side advantage.
Two ways I have saved money so far, but felt like we were still having a unique experience are:
- I had 2 photographers. One was not quite so professional where I had more time to devote to the photo shoot. The second one I knew exactly how long I would have him and had a list of photos for him too which I will tell you about in an upcoming post.
- I designed my own invitations and only paid for printing/envelopes. Even if you don’t have the skill set for creating graphics, a lot of homeschoolers do. It is possible among your local group that you may find a homeschool teen or parent that can do this.
In the end, choosing invitations mattered more than I realized, and I didn’t want to leave the words that mattered most up to a stranger.
Whether you homeschool the whole time or a few short years, it is is a treasured time and there is no substitute for expressing your heart.
The other words that I have for my son as his mom stayed where they should be and that is with him.
But those are not the only ways I unexpectedly saved money.
The venue or location to have our graduation was equally important and by accident I stumbled across another way to save money on this part of the planning too.
In my next post on this series, I will give you some tips on how we chose a venue.
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