How do you send graduation announcements online?

Choose an announcement design and upload your graduate's photos, then customize the wording, school colors, fonts, and envelope liner. Build your list by importing a spreadsheet, pulling contacts from your email, or entering names by hand. Send a test to yourself, then send by email or text message (in supported countries) and watch opens and deliveries land on your dashboard.

When should you send graduation announcements?

Most families send in the two weeks around the ceremony, either just before it or right after, once the date and the school are confirmed. There is no hard deadline, and a digital announcement arrives the day you send it rather than after a print and shipping wait, so a late start still lands well. If a party follows, send the announcement first and the party invitation separately.

What is the difference between a graduation announcement and a party invitation?

An announcement shares the news and does not ask anyone to attend or reply, so it can go to a wide list including relatives and family friends who live far away. A party invitation asks for an RSVP and goes to the shorter list of people who can actually come. Many families send both, using the announcement list as the starting point for the smaller invitation list.

Can I use the graduate's photos and school colors?

Yes. Add your own photos to a designer template and set the colors and fonts to match the school, or upload a finished card of your own as a .jpg, .png, or PDF if a photographer made one. Either way it arrives inside the animated envelope with your own background music and the same list and tracking tools.

How much do digital graduation announcements cost?

Greenvelope is a paid, ad-free platform with a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by the number of people you are sending to, with no subscription required and no per-guest charges. Annual memberships are available if you are also sending a party invitation and thank you notes for gifts. You can build and preview a card and send to up to 10 people in trial mode before you pay.

How does Greenvelope calculate people?

Each person (with or without email) added to the mailing list counts as (1) person. For example, "The Smith Family" of John, Jill, Tim, and Lauren would count as (4) people.

What if I am unsure how many people I need?

In this case, we recommend purchasing a smaller package initially. You can then easily purchase additional people from within your mailing on an as needed basis.

Can I send in multiple batches?

Greenvelope allows you to resend invitations or send invitations to new contacts at any time.

What if I need multiple versions of my card?

The best way to set this up would be to have two different mailings. You will need to purchase a separate "single mailing" package for each version.

Do you offer RSVP tracking?

Yes! Greenvelope's robust RSVP tracking makes planning effortless. You can collect RSVPs, track plus ones, gather meal selections, send RSVP reminders, set up seating charts, and more.

Can I also send my invitations via text message?

In addition to email, you can send your Greenvelope invitations and cards via SMS text message, WhatsApp, Facebook messenger, or a sharable link.

Do you offer digital thank you notes or save the dates?

Yes, in addition to our digital invitations and RSVP tracking, Greenvelope offers both save the dates and thank you notes. Each mailing type provides easy-to-use features, such as address collection on save the dates and individual customization for thank you notes.

What if I need to update my invitation after I've sent it?

You can do that! One of the many benefits of digital invitations is that you can add additional information, update your card, or quickly follow-up with guests with ease.

Can I send a sample to myself?

Yes! When you arrive at the 'Send' step after designing your mailing, your account information will automatically be added so you can easily send yourself a test and make sure everything looks exactly how you want it.

Our Help Center is always available to help guide you through the process and answer common questions. If you have additional questions, our in-house customer support team is available 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM PDT Monday - Thursday and 7:30 AM - 3:00 PM PDT Friday via support@greenvelope.com or 1-888-737-5635.

Digital Graduation Announcements with Animated Envelopes and Photo Uploads

Greenvelope is the best way to send graduation announcements for most families: the graduate's photos and school colors inside an animated envelope with background music, rated 4.9 stars across 10,000+ Trustpilot reviews. It arrives the day you send it rather than after a print and shipping wait, with delivery tracking and sending by email or text (in supported countries). Ad-free, with a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by guest count, with no subscription required and no per-guest charges.

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Personalization Choose a customizable invitation design, curated from our indie designers, then update font, color, photos, layout, and more.
Importing Guest List Easily import contacts from a spreadsheet, directly from your email, or by using your Greenvelope address book.
Messaging Stay connected with your guests through easy-to-use event messaging that is perfect for last-minute updates and check-ins.
Address Validation Prior to being sent, each email address will be automatically verified to ensure optimal delivery and minimize bouncebacks.

Track RSVPs View ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ responses, open rates, and survey responses in real-time. RSVP collection has never been so easy.
Survey Questions “Chicken or fish?” “Do you have a song request?” You can easily collect all the information you want—no matter the question.
Daily Updates Opt to receive emails with the updates that are most important to you, from RSVP notifications to daily open rate summaries.
Auto-Reminders Schedule and send reminders to subsets of your guest list to alert them of an upcoming RSVP deadline or event date.

Graduation Announcements for High School, College, and Beyond

Share the news of a middle school, high school, or college graduation with an announcement built around the graduate's own photos, set in the school's colors, from over 150 independent designers. Upload a finished card from a photographer if you already have one. Every send is ad-free, with a flat one-time price starting at $19, set by guest count, with no subscription required and no per-guest charges. Throwing a party as well? Our graduation party invitations add RSVP tracking to the same list.

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Founded in 2008 with the mission to create digital invitations that provide all of the elegance of traditional invites without any of the waste, helping event hosts be more eco-friendly is at the core of what we do. Since then, our hosts have helped save an estimated 2 million pounds of paper by going digital.

Through partnerships with the National Forest Foundation, Mountains to Sound, the National Park Foundation, and 1% for the Planet, our online invitations will continue to do more than just save paper. Together we can invite a greener future.