Wedding invitations are a big part of setting the theme and tone of your wedding. If your guests receive a hand written super market generic "party" invitation then I think they're likely to assume your wedding is going to be a fairly casual affair

For couples having themed weddings you could have themed invitations to match!

You can have some beautiful wedding invitations without spending a fortune, there are plenty of printing companies which have some stock designs which would be cheaper than having your invites custom designed. If you're really keen you can even design and hand make your invitations yourself.

There are countless brides and grooms spending hours cutting, sticking and tying ribbons on some beautiful handmade invitations so if you think you want to give it a go start researching designs for ideas and go from there.

A professional program like Adobe InDesign or Photoshop is preferrable for designing your wedding stationary, but if you don't have access to these programs (and let's face it, how many ordinary people do) then you can just as easily use a program like Microsoft Publisher.

If you're wondering how to make something like this, follow these instructions for making these cute pocketfold invitations.

1. Start with your sheet of 12″x12″ cardstock and use a paper trimmer to cut it down to 7″x12″. Keep the remaining piece for making the pocket.
2. Using a Scor-Pal, or a scoring blade and a straight edge, score the paper at 2.5″ and 7.5″.
3. Fold along the score lines and use a bone folder to create a crisp crease. Voila! You have the outer folder!
4. To make the pocket, take the remaining 5″x12″ piece of card stock and cut a 3.5″x7.5″ rectangle.
5. Score the rectangle at .5″ on both 3.5″ sides, and at one of the 7.5″ sides.
6. To get a nice, clean fold without overlapping, you have to miter the corner. To do this, take your scissors and cut the two bottom corners (where the score lines intersect) at an angle.
7. Fold in the three sides. The edges of your mitered corners should meet, but not overlap.
8. Apply double-sided tape to the .5″ sides.
9. Adhere the pocket to the inside of the folder.
10. Decorate the pocketfold with a strip of paper to create a bellyband to hold it all closed.

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