Weddingbee Blog

You thought we were done, right? Think again.

I sent out 100 finished pocketfold manvites - only to realize that the guest list wasn’t exactly finished. Yep, there were to be about twenty more additions, to be specific. These things happen.

Unfortunately, I didn’t have any extra pocketfolds ready-to-go. And Mr. Sew was too busy working on the dress to be bothered with more time-consuming pockets. And we were also fresh out of white glue sticks for seal making.

Well, why not modify the design a bit? It will help both as a way of handling my lack of materials and also my lack of motivation. Fresh ideas are always a good cure for laziness.

I started by introducing some red linen paper, to make the package a little more colorful than last time.

Since there was a lack of pockets for the inserts, I decided to try making a little folder instead. I punched holes at the top to keep the inserts inside.

I finished off the folder with a swirly embossed edge, and placed the inserts inside.

After mounting the main invitation card onto a plain rectangle of black linen paper, I tied it together with the insert folder and a stamped RSVP envelope.

I think the little ribbon feels a lot more feminine and cute than the wax seal did, which is ironic since most of these extra invites are going to men.

Anyone else have an ever-expanding guest list? How did you handle the second wave of necessary invitations?