DIY Wedding Invitation Pocketfold Instructions

In an earlier blog post I stated that I have completed my wedding invitation pocketfold! Instead of typing out all of the instructions here on my blog, I have written an article on eHow called, "How to DIY Pocketfold Wedding Invitations". It's complete with each step you need to take to make your own pocketfold, along with images of each step along the way. (Click on them to enlarge)

I'm working on getting an actual template of the pocketfold up so you can just print it out to use as a template of your own to cut out the pocketfolds from the 11 x 17" cardstock. I hope to complete it soon and will be posting it here on my blog.

Less than 8 months until our wedding day! Time is going by a little too fast!!

My Square Pocketfold

I finally assembled a pocketfold today! (The proof is in the pic!) On the first one I did, I even taped the pocket completely closed. Whoops. :/

Our pocketfolds are white and square and have a bright blue mat. The invite itself will be white as well. Since our wedding is in the middle of the summer, I wanted the invites to have a crisp, clean look to them. Also, the outer envelope will be the same blue as the mat.

I can't wait to see how they look when they are finished!

This weekend I also started to work on my lovely pain-in-the-ass butterfly paddle fan/program idea. They are a bit challenging, but I'm confident they'll be worth it in the end. =]

Pocketfold Creation has Begun!

Yay! A pocketfold! Actually I think we've completed 5. So that's a good start I think. :) Roger was helping me so I'm looking forward to more of his help. I think I'll end up having to do a lot less by myself than I thought. I'm really glad that he's wanting to help out.

It took me FOREVER to decide on the colors of the pocketfolds. I knew I wanted to make my own rather than buying them already made for $1+ each. Crazy!

I really wanted a pretty blue for the pocketfold, but I couldn't find the right shade and then I opted to just do white pocketfolds with a bright blue mat and then have the outer envelope match the mat - so they'll be bright blue as well. They'll be sure to stick out in the mail once they've been sent. :)

I should note that we're currently just cutting the pocketfolds, we aren't scoring or folding them yet. I just want to get them all cut out first, that's the hardest part.

Tonight we'll be carving the remaining 2 pumpkins of our initial 6! I'll post pics of all of our pumpkins as soon as I've taken some. I can't wait to see them in the dark and lit up with candles!

DIY RSVP Response Card Design!

Last night I was working on the design for our RSVP response cards and this is what I came up with so far.

We are going to send them as postcards inside the invitation because the postage will be cheaper than ordering envelopes to go with them and purchasing postage for them. Plus, it'll be one less step for the guests to follow when replying. All they have to do is mark their answers and throw it in the mail!

I created this template in MS Publisher using Black Chancery font and a butterfly clip art image. =)

Butterfly Stamp for DIY Invitations

Our wedding will have a butterfly theme and since I'm doing the invitations myself, I decided to get a butterfly stamp. I'll either use it on the outer enclosure flap on the pocketfolder or on the invitation itself. I haven't fully decided, but I just got it yesterday and I'm so excited! I also bought a few other butterfly stamps, but I haven't received them yet.

I think I might order my paper this weekend from paper-papers.com. They have the color I want and can't find anywhere else in big enough sheets! It's looking like I'll be doing at least 100 invites, possibly as many as 150 so I want to get started right away so I don't feel like I have to rush through them!

DIY Projects

I am planning and hoping to complete a lot of the wedding details myself, including:

*Invitations - I'll be doing pocketfolds and my inspiration comes from Heather, you can find hers here. (one of her photos shown on the left)
*Programs
*Thank You's
*Rehearsal Dinner Invites
*Centerpieces for tables
*Table numbers

and I think there's more but I can't seem to think of them at the moment.

Let the scatterbrain moments begin...!

I received a few sample colors for the outfit for my flower girl and I'm thrilled with 2 out of the 3 so YAY! I'll be going dress shopping with some of my girls on October 11th, so I'm going to bring those swatches to compare with the potential bridesmaids dresses so I can see how it'll look. I'm getting so excited, the planning is finally under way!