Pocket fold wedding invitations have actually become very popular. The reason most people like these is because it allows for a tidy way to keep all of the bits such as maps and rsvp cards handy in a beautifully designed invitation. If you are interested in adding some darker colored paper or something shiny that may be difficult to print on then this is an excellent way to introduce those colors without having to worry about readability issues.

Creating your own pocket fold wedding invites is really not that difficult, but you will need to keep in mind that making hundreds of them can easily become quite tedious. You will need:

An exacto knife/scissors
A Ruler
Something to cut onto, like a cutting matt
A scorer or bone folder, I suggest the cutterpede from Amazon

Some glue strips, I wouldn’t use liquid glue, that could get messy. The kind that it is a rolling dispenser is best.

You should get some oversized paper from the art store or from a paper company online. It would be good to ask for parent sheets, if dealing with a paper company. You could bring my template to the copy store to have it printed. You may just ask to have the template printed out in tiles. You could just print it on a letter sheet of paper and use it as a guide. I have also attached just the pointed edge so that you can use just that part when you need it as a guide. The rest you could easily measure out with your ruler, following my guide. Fold on the dotted lines and glue the bottom edges together to make the pocket. You will probably want to think of a way to keep the pocket closed. It would be good to use a custom sticker, ribbon or even a bellyband. Now all you need to do is create your invitations and extra cards and you will be done!

You will need to make your invitations slightly smaller than 5 x 7 because you will want to make sure that you can get a nice border around them. I would suggest 4.5 by 6.5. You would not want to make the pocket larger in order to accommodate a 5 x 7 invitation because it would not fit inside of your envelopes!

Have fun creating you pocket fold wedding invitations.

Download PDF: Pocket Fold Invitation Template

Download PDF:Pocket Fold Point Guide

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