Gown hire – £42
Guest tickets – £60
Photos – £36
Graduation dress – £50
Total overall cost of £188, with additional travel expenses
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'I wasn't particularly bothered about graduation and also didn't have the money or the time so my friend and I did our own version. Afterwards we got drunk in the flat. It was lovely. Accounts from the real thing suggest I didn't miss too much, especially if you're not into all that ceremony-type stuff. Obviously if you are, it's probably worth it.'
Bin bags – £1.50
Curtain tassel – £1 from Poundland
Electric tape (4 pack) – £2
Kitchen roll (2 pack) – £1
Bottle of supermarket prosecco – £4.99
Photographer – in kind
Venue (friend's flat) – in kind
Skype call to parents – free
© Rachael Clerke via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £45
Official photos – £100
'Plus the price of some smart new clothes to wear under the gown and a haircut in an attempt to look smart in the unreasonably expensive photos.'
© Naomi Jameson via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £68
Guest tickets – free for graduand and family
New dress ('every girl needs one') – £65
Meal with family and friends – £200
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Guest tickets – £112 (£28 x 4)
Overall cost – £200
'My parents are both out of work so I had to max my overdraft to pay for it all. Their proudest day and my most expensive!'
© Shelly Asquith via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – $50
Guest tickets – $100
Return air fare from India – $1000
'However, the moment is most memorable in my life, and priceless for sure.'
© Mohan Bonda via GuardianWitness
Robe hire – £47
Official photograph – £27
Guest tickets – 'Four seats, for my family, were free at the University of Sheffield.'
© Louise Carly Roberts via GuardianWitness
Single graduation fee, covering gown, diploma and tickets – $50
"Also additional expenses, such as dinner, flowers and sun cream. Ah, the sun cream was also provided by the organizers... '
© Asen V Dimitrov via GuardianWitness
Total cost of photos and gown hire – £140
'My parents had to stay with me for two nights. I was lucky to have a spare room – a hotel would have been another £100.'
© snaaapd via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £40
Guest tickets – £100
Official photos – £40
Additional expenses, such as travel, accommodation, meal and drinks – over £700
© Joshua Slater via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £38
Guest tickets – £0
'All in all very good value – had a great day!'
© Saab1 via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £50
Guest tickets – £10 each
'I couldn't afford official photos; they were so expensive.'
© weaselbeef via GuardianWitness
Gown hire – £40
Hat hire – £10
'Didn't go out for a meal or anything, but did have to put a tank of fuel in the campervan to get there and then go camping for the weekend afterwards as a celebration!'
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