Graduation is a huge milestone in anyone’s life. High Schoolers can’t wait to move on and start a life away from their parents. Whether going to college, or straight into the “real world”, the change in life style and responsibility is typically exhilarating, refreshing, and tackled with excitement and a smile. 

Students who decide to take the college track then have another graduation creep up, about  4 (or sometimes 5 or more) years later. College is a time when, stereotypically, you “find yourself”. This is when decision are made about what you want to do for the rest of your life (theoretically, of course). And when graduation comes around there is once again excitement. 

But for most college students, the “real world” seems a lot scarier for some reason. And it doesn’t usually help when every person you talk to asks the dreaded question: “What are your plans after college?” I speak from experience when I talk about this. I am one of “those students”, graduating college in less than three weeks from now. There is no way I could possibly count how many times people have asked me that question, and many times the same person will ask more than once.  

My suggestion to everyone out there who asks that question: just ask something else instead. There are too many unknown factors for most to actually answer that question well. Yes, some students do have plans, but they are few and far between. Questions like “What are you excited for/about?” or “How was your college experience/What was your favorite part of college?” are much less scary and stressful to to think about. You’ll be doing them a favor, trust me.

The biggest favor you can do for them is to help them celebrate and let them know how proud you are. 

College is hard, to say the least. It is no small feat and should be recognized by friends and family. How would you celebrate an achievement like this?

Life is all about transition. There may be periods in our life when we aren't going through any transition, but the important and memorable parts typically are all about it. Your first day of school, when you learn how to drive, graduating from high school or college, figuring out what to do with your life, new born babies, milestone birthdays, weddings, and anniversaries.

How do you celebrate these transitions? Parties, or even just announcements, are a great way to do so! And we are here for you with 30-35% discounts off retail prices on invitations and announcements for all occasions. Take a few minutes to browse through our selection and I'm sure you'll find something to your liking. 

We would be thrilled to work with you while you get prepared for your special day. Or if you have any friends with an event coming up, feel free to share our site with them as well. 

Don't hesitate to call (877-279-7205) or email (connie@toinvite.com) if you have any questions.

We look forward to helping you make your day a little more memorable :)

Todays economy presents an additional challenge to young couples that would like to plan a wedding to celebrate their love and the promise of a wonderful future.     This is a time in your life that you want to shout from the mountain tops....hug every member of your family....dance with the friends that were a big part of the love that you and your fiance share!   But how can you afford this?

toInvite.com is pleased that we can be a part of your solution with online discount wedding invitations, but there is the wedding cake, the wedding dress, the reception hall, the catering....so much!   We'd like to hear from you.   What solutions have you found that cut costs, but still provides you with the day that you have always dreamed of?   You have a secret that might make all the difference in anothers brides magical day.  Leave your comments here, we'd love to share them!

 I attended the most beautiful wedding event last evening.  We often hear a bride and groom talk about putting their own unique personalities into their wedding.  This couple succeeded in a huge way.

Their invitation was custom designed by the bride and the guests immediately knew that this was going to be a special event.  The bride and groom requested that all their guests arrive dressed in 50's glam!   The couple had a website available to their guests that spoke of who the couple was, how they met, their family, their friends, their dreams, and all about the wedding planning process.    What a treat the website was!  It gave everyone an opportunity to get to the know the couple better, and to cruise through recommended websites that gave ideas on 'what to wear'. 

The wedding was done in a cocktail party 1950's style.  The guests arrived at the event and were greeted by staff who took their coat and were then directed into the party.  The wedding couple mingled with their guests over cocktails. The groom was decked out in style, complete with a fedora.  The bride was stunning in a beautiful blue gown (pictured here).  

 After enjoying our cocktails, the couple gathered everyone together and their ceremony was presented.  It was a very warm ceremony that was unique to the couple.   It was very personal and you could see many tears welling up in the guests eyes.  

After the beautiful ceremony, a buffet was presented and the music began in earnest.  This was truly one of the most personal, unique and heart felt weddings I have been to.  It was small, intimate, and you could see how much fun the guests were having as they sipped their scotch and spun around in their skinny ties and pill box hats.