Kick off your grad's entry into the real world before you’re forced to kick them out of the basement. Commence the celebrations with festive graduation party invitations for every level of scholarly achievement—from the last days of high school to the pomp and circumstance of a baccalaureate.

No more theses, no more blue books, no more of the tuition office’s dirty looks—graduation is an event worth celebrating for student and benefactor alike. Send out college graduation invitations with the grandeur of the Ivy League and the festive spirit of a real party school. (Choose one of our free graduation invitations if you’re still dodging calls from Sallie Mae and her associates.) Designs with flying mortarboards and tassels are a staple of the season, and you’ll find options in every mood. A diploma-inspired invitation celebrates the real reason for the celebration (and costs a bit less, too). Since you’re celebrating a very important piece of paper, consider flat-printed paper invitations of equal craft and refinement—perhaps an option stamped in silver, rose gold, and gold foil, even. Stately pen and ink drawings and typographic designs make a lovely entree to a formal event, and hand-painted illustrations from Rifle Paper Co. depict the day’s festivities with a bit of whimsy. Future fashion designers can accessorize their scholarly headwear with a graduation party invitation from kate spade new york. If you want to take one last nostalgic snapshot of your grad, a photo invitation is a great way to frame a moment from their bright college years. You don’t have to pick just one moment, though—a multi-photo design lets you reminisce as fully as you like.

With the online design tool, you can customize your invitation’s type to match your grad’s school colors or go boldly in your own direction. If you couldn’t find a ready-made template for the day’s specific achievement, use the tool to spell out the specifics of your honoree’s accomplishment, whether it’s nursing school graduation, completing a dissertation defense, or just finishing kindergarten. You can even upload your own design, if you’re looking to show off any skills you picked up in art school. Deliver your invitation digitally with the help of our online address book or opt for traditional paper to kick off the post-procession party—you can order pre-addressed envelopes, if you’re not interested in hand-copying from your address book. Even if you’ve chosen to deliver the news online, you can still order a single paper keepsake invitation for the family album. Once you’ve sent your invitations out, manage your event online from start to finish. Use the RSVP tool to keep track of the guest list and put a few photographic souvenirs in an online gallery after the evening’s end. (Make sure the tassel’s not too askew.)

If you couldn’t invite every well-wisher to your grad’s send-off, send graduation announcements to friends, family, and any potential job source in your network. Offer a gift of personal stationery to the newly degreed, because your son or daughter has hopefully graduated to writing their own thank you notes.