Everyone keeps talking about..

OrtiqueWedding

Everyone keeps talking about " INNER envelopes" whn talking about pocketfold invites. what does that mean?


im assuming the " OUTER envelope" is the envelpe where you address it & put the stamp. so what is an inner envelope.. help plz

[Deleted User]

The inner envelope is typically what the actual invite is put inside. They are not required nor do all brides opt to use them. We did not have inner envelopes.

OrtiqueWedding

WOW! why would you do such a thing like that lol... seems like a waste. why would ne invitation need 2 envelopes? lol

oo can i ask you one more question?
 - />>>> the actual invitaion like this (PIP) is that just a regular store bought invite & just mounted on top of the color card stock? & how do you go about finding measurements for all this paper !! *getting fustrated *

[Deleted User]

Do you mean you are trying to find envelopes to fit the DIY invites? I would just get out your ruler and measure them.

Here is a site that a lot of brides have found very useful for paper related things: cardsandpockets.com

OrtiqueWedding

no the inner invitation (in this case the invite with the ribbon in the picture above, where it tell you who, what whn where )

i want an actual designed invite that on top of the color mat. so im asking if thats something that you find in a box at the store ...

GeauxTigers17

Since you asked why people would use them....

Inner envelopes come from when people had household staff. The outer envelope had the adults' names and the street address on it. The outer envelope was simply protection for the inner envelope that held the invitation, and was considered utilitarian and dirty. A maid would open all the mail and present the clean, inner envelope to the lady of the home. The inner envelope also had the adults on the invite, but without first names (ie, just Miss Smith or Mr. and Mrs. Smith) plus the childrens' names, if they were invited. 

People still use them for the sake of tradition/formality. 

hz80408

I DIY'ed my invites and made the main invite (the piece with the ribbon in your picture) 1/4" smaller all around than the background (the pink in your picture).

For example, I had a 5"x7" background, so my main invite with 4.5"x6.5" which gave 1/4" on all four sides for the background.

I have a picture in my bio if that's confusing