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Party 411™
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Marne Loveman, Marketing and Development Associate
216.514.8411, partygirl@party411.com
May 8, 2000
PARTY411.COM OFFERS TIPS TO GET FAMILY AND GRADUATES THROUGH GRADUATION
Cleveland, OH - It's that time of year again for "Pomp and
Circumstance," caps and gowns, smiles and tears, the end of one chapter and
the beginning of another. Graduation is a time of
mixed emotions for both graduates and family members. Party411.com, the
Internet's most visited event planning service, offers the following tips and
advice for graduation etiquette, invitations and party planning from its very
own Etiquette Queen, Party Girl
and Party Doctor.
What will the proud graduate wear under that graduation gown? Light, airy
fabrics like cotton and linen are best. Ms. Graduate should wear something easy
and elegant like a simple dress or a skirt and blouse. What's underneath should
be light in color if her graduation gown is white or yellow. Depending on school
customs, Mr. Graduate may need to wear a tie - if so, wear a rep tie or foulard
with a neatly pressed shirt in white, blue or another pale color. Spread collar
or button down is fine. Even if a tie is not required, it looks so much better.
Dress trousers are not necessary; neatly pressed casual khaki or olive drab will
do. Females should go with a moderately dressy shoe (either flats or pumps).
Loafers or dress shoes for males. Avoid the tackiness of flip-flops, sandals,
tennis shoes or bunny slippers, regardless of the graduate's gender.
Who should you invite to your graduation? Who will receive announcements?
Graduation announcements should not be distributed to people other than close
friends and family members, unless the notation "no gifts please" has
been added. (A rough rule to follow would be this: send announcements only to
those who already know that you are graduating.) The same thing goes for
graduation invitations (they include a request for attendance at the ceremony).
Better to invite only immediate family and closest friends. That means, of
course, you must have at least one fabulous graduation party to which you can
invite all of those people who helped you and your family survive the last
several years.
Whether it is a traditional graduation party such as an open house or a more
"organized party" such as a roast for the graduate or a buffet dinner,
plan a party theme that reflects your graduate's plans for the future.
Lastly, with the impending transition of graduates and the complexities of
American families, Party411's very own Party Doctor,
Dr. Sonya Friedman, offers these tips for family members who want to do their
best in supporting their grads while keeping cool:
- Perhaps the most important thing we can do is to gently let go. If we are
feeling insecure about our grad's ability to make it on their own, we'll be
all over them with rules, regulations and potential phone calls attempting
to check up on them. The message that gets conveyed to them is clearly that
you don't think they are capable of managing their own lives.
- Equally as important is your ability to say to your graduate that while
they may be moving on they will never be moving out of your life. They need
to hear that they are deeply cared about and that you are there for them if
they need guidance or just someone with whom they can openly talk.
- Lastly, it's important to remember, at this time, that the role of a
parent is to teach kids to walk, and then to walk away. And we haven't
really done our jobs well unless we do both.
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