Convocation season
For the end of something long
A graduation is the rare occasion with a genuine archive behind it. Four years of photographs already exist, scattered across phones, and nobody has ever put them in order. Doing that is most of the gift.
It is also a day heavy with people telling the graduate what comes next. A page that looks backwards instead — at the first week, the bad year, the friends who are about to scatter to different cities — is a good deal rarer, and holds up better in five years.
Templates that suit it
A dedicated congratulations template ships later this year. Until then the birthday one adapts well: it is built for a friend and its structure is already photographs plus reasons plus a message.
What to write
Use these as they are, or as a running start. Every template also has a draft-it-for-me button if the words will not come.
From a parent
We watched you decide to do this on your own and then do it, mostly without asking us for anything. That is the part we are proud of. Congratulations.
From a friend
Four years, one degree, and an unreasonable number of 3am conversations that are the actual reason any of us got through it. Congratulations. Do not disappear.
For someone who nearly did not finish
There was a year where this was genuinely in doubt and both of us knew it. You finished anyway. That counts for far more than the marks.
Works for: A friend · A son or daughter · A younger sibling · A student
Questions people actually ask
Can I collect photos from other friends?
Yes, and it is worth doing. Ask a few people for their two best and you will get pictures the graduate has never seen, which is what makes the page land.
How many photos can I add?
Up to fifteen on the paid page. For a graduation that is usually the right upper limit — it covers four years without becoming a slideshow.