College Graduation Party Ideas

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davidandrew

Sounds like a great idea and I do like the ideas given above. You can save money by texting the invites as long as you give all the details required. If you do need to choose a theme you can pick the one that is simplest to set up and easiest for guests to find costume. You might not use wild west but it does give the idea of one where you can find cheap items. You can also borrow as much as you can. Xmas tree lights, streamers and tinsel are easy to find from relatives. For favors you can arrange budget items like a piece of cake, graduation pens or glow sticks. Food can be put together from contributions from family and friends and you can work wih your immediate family to make sure say a buffet has more than enough food and also desserts.

You might not use these ideas exactly but you can hopefully use them to help you create your own.

By

KansasCindy

Hi, Trisha. My suggestion is a simple wine and cheese open house with coffee, tea, sodas and some chips and dips and finger sandwiches for those that don't want wine or cheese. :-) Open houses are great for several reasons:

#1 You set the time limit (1:00 - 5:00 or 7:00 - 11:00, or whatever works around the rest of your day), and the venue (your home or apartment) is already paid for via rent or mortgage.

#2 An open house gives your guests the opportunity to drop by as they can around other obligations they have for the day - and chances are, around graduation time, they have more than one party they've been invited to as well as just regular scheduling limitations they may have.

#3 The informal, casual atmosphere is comfortable and gracious for all of your guests. They don't have to worry about a new outfit or a theme they might feel obligated to adapt to.

#4 A simple open house needs no expensive decorations or themes or pretense, just a clean apartment or home to host the get-together.

#5 You are probably in enough debt after finishing a college degree program and wine, cheese, coffee, tea, sodas, chips and dips are inexpensive and appropriately modest for the celebration.

Good luck and congratulations to both of you on your graduations!

By

redhatterb

Can't you just have a get together with family and friends, instead of having a theme of some kind. The parties I have been to, people just have age together and visit. But then on the other hand the people that I know don't have graduation parties.

I am planning to throw my mother a surprise graduation party. She will be graduating from Wake Forest University. We would like to use the school's colors black and gold to decorate. We have rented a recreation center. Does anyone have any decorating tips using those colors?

Tammy from Durham, NC

RE: College Graduation Party Ideas

Also, using gossamer in many ways - making swags, adding bows to chairs, etc. Can be made to look casual or very elegant, depending on your party!

What really looks great with black and gold is white twinkle (Christmas) lights. add these around the food and gift tables. Really dramatic effect.

Use black tableclothes and then add gold skirting. Use clusters of black and gold balloons for the centerpieces. (03/13/2006)

My name is Ulissa. I'm 23 yrs old and about to graduate from college in two months (meaning May).

My wonderful son is graduating from college in May with a major in chemistry. I'm puzzled as to how to prepare if I have a party at home.

I am planning a group graduation party for me and my friends. We are all graduating from university under the Business Information System discipline. The idea is to have a BBQ at a farm. My friends and I are all party animals and are over 21. Please help.