As you know weddings are EVENTS and wedding invitations come with lots of crap. So, I wanted to create a beautiful pocket to house my invitations so that everything wouldn't fly out of the envelope when someone opened it (we skipped the formality of inner envelopes). I priced some on Etsy and realized that there was no way I could afford pockets until I found a DIY solution. So here they are...lovely pockets...designed by me! Original mockup The first thing that was decided were the dimensions. I knew that oversized envelopes were extra postage so I decided to keep them at a 5x7 size (not to mention ease of finding envelopes for them). Actually, they ended up being more like 5.5 x 7 because we decided the easiest thing to do was to fold an 8.5 x 11 piece of paper in half to create our fold. I also recommend a bone folder if you have access to one, such crisp fold lines! Our basic shape: upside-down Borrowed things are the best things ...