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Quote: Originally Posted by carlymcmullen Tami, they look awesome! I have one question though, when I did mine, I wasn't sure what the big G was for, do you know?? hhhmmm.... I don't have a big G on mine -- at least not when I view it. Where do you see it?

Oh, and the fonts I used are from Download fonts | dafont.com in case they don't show up for everyone. Scriptina wmtrees1 Tropicana BV Californian FB Copperplate Gothic Lucinda Handwriting

I'm following in others footsteps and posting my templates as well. There are 3 attachments because I used different color paper for different things. 80lb cover stock in Textured White for the main invitation sheets (4 pages). 60lb cover stock in Bright Orange for the RSVP postcard page (It has our Return Address printed on the backside -- and I didn't staple this one with the main invitation pages). 80lb cover stock in Bright Blue for the Pocket that everything goes in. Our colors are blue and orange so we're also using bright orange envelopes and our logo sticker for mailing. I'll post actual pics once everything is cut and assembled (that is still a work in progress) but these are our finalized templates that everything was printed from. 180 of them. Ugh. The detailed cutting is taking f-o-r-e-v-e-r... Passport Invites.doc Invite RSVP.doc Invite Pocket A.doc

They look great Carly! I'll post mine as well, since they are a little different.

WOW! Looks great! I've never been to PV ... are the beaches all rocky like that? It looks amazing!

You can do it Mel --- I have sent over all of my motivation for you to use b/c I haven't been utilizing it lately -- and you are closer to your big day thanI am. lol. You will be GORGEOUS!!!!!! because you already are!!!

Great bouquet! Great cutie pie niece! Great fabulous dress!

I was about to order the photo stamps when I realized the cost --- even after all the discounts I culd find it's $125 for 15 sheets of 20 stamps. NO WAY! Defeats the purpose of saving money with DIY. So, I'm going to do the photo stickers. $4.99 for a sheet of $20 is way easier to swallow!

We'll be at an AI ... but still have to add on fees for the reception. I think it's $2500 for a 3-hour beach reception ... buffett w/ open bar (but we will pay an extra preium for top shelf, which Tom insists on). With an estimated 60 people that's like $40+ per person, and with the premium liquor fee it'll be closer to $60pp ... so I think your fee is right on target.

I voted for #4 b/c I think it goes best with your dress. My dress has champagne too but the purse I got isn't the same shade ... so I'd be afraid of trying to match the sash color.

We're going Wednesday for our Saturday wedding. I think you should go Tuesday. You truly might not meet with Laikin until Thursday, but it will give you time to scout out the resort and see if you find locales for the ceremony or reception that they had not shown you in the pics. I think it will help you get a feel for the resort and for what you want/expect from your wedding.

Quote: Originally Posted by chrisnessa Thank you All. It is going great he being home. This is our first time to date everyday. Met in 2003, met again in December. 5 trips to Europe. 1,000 of mins on Skype, phone, emails and now Jan 5, 08 Mr and Mrs!!! Yeah. We're still in the lust state hahahaha That is AMAZING! Congratulations and enjoy your time together! Now it should be easy to save up money for the wedding or whatever ... since you're not flying to Europe all the time and using up precious airtime on the phone. hehe

Quote: Originally Posted by amy martin Woohoo! Awesome Tami... too bad I'm going to ruin it. Hehe Only kidding.. it'll probably make it out alive! Both dresses are great! You definitely got an awesome deal for the TTD session. Hey Amy! Great to see you back on here! Tom and I can't wait for that TTD session!!! lol ... I sent my Mom the pics and of course she says "it's much too nice to trash...". No worries for us though! Heck, it will still be wet when we leave for our honeymoon resort the next day, so I might even just leave it behind for the resort to fight over!

I am using a trio from Mary Kay right now that I LOVE. It's a sheer color that looks fabulous. The liner and lipstick stay on well, and the gloss has a shimmer -- the gloss is the only thing I need to reapply all day. I love it! Lip Liner: Dusty Pink Lipstick: Sheer Blush Lip Gloss: Sugarberry

Glad to have you on the forum! Happy planning! How 'soon' is 'soon' for your big day? :-)

I originally made an invite based on one I saw in a magazine and loved. But, I eventually decided to go with the Boarding Pass invites and am currently cutting and assembling those. I got that template and made it my own from some of the fab ladies on here!

My dress was regularly $599, but it was on sale for $450. TTD dress was $76. Haven't gotten the veil yet, but the one I love is $175.

Quote: Originally Posted by Christine are you kidding, that is amazing, you know the whole buttons down the back is the only thing I wish I would have gotten on my dress, I have always loved that look. You look great in that dress. Yeah, I love the buttons. I wish my real WD had that ... although it probably wouldn't look right with the detailing on my dress, but even so... Quote: Originally Posted by beachbride that dress is gorgeous!! and fits you great!!! Thanks! It does fit perfect right now, but even if I lose more weight (crossing fingers that I do!) I doubt I'll have it altered. No sense spending the money if it's just for the TTD pics, I figure. Quote: Originally Posted by starfish kate Beautiful- I love the simplicity of it. Yes, I think that will make for some great pics since it's so simple. Quote: Originally Posted by CrystalVegas Wow Tami! You are going to be a knock out bride!! I love both dresses...simply stunning. I can't believe your TTD gown was only $76! I hope I can find a deal like that. I know!!! It definitely pays to shop on eBay. When I found it, I think I bid upto $110, and emaield the seller for shipping costs ahead of time so I didn't get blown away by an outrageous S/H charge. I feel bad for the girl who sold it though b/c it's worth WAY more than I paid!

Quote: Originally Posted by Galit Woah Tami! If that's your TTD dress, I can't wait to see your wedding dress!!! It's so pretty - I seriously can't believe you got it for $76... your pictures are goign to be great! lol. I know! I can't believe what a steal it was! Here are a few quick pics of my REAL wedding dress.

Okay ladies ... here are the pics of my TTD dress. :-)

P.S. My BM that helped me does the Creative Memories scrapbooking stuff and had the paper cutters and corner rounders for us to use. But if you do have to buy them, it doesn't sound like they cost much.

Because of the lengthy and expensive legal requirments ... we are doing a Symbolic Ceremony in the DR and signing our legal paperwork in the US before we go. It was a tough decision, but it was the best one for us ...

YIPPEE!!!! CONGRATS! It's about time! I bet you are dancing on CLOUD 9 ... and will be for a while!!! :-)

I'm doing mine now ... 180 of them. There are 5 pages total for mine (plus pockets and mailing envelopes). I am using 80lb White Cover Stock for the first 4 pages (main info) and a 60lb Bright Orange Cover Stock for the RSVP postcard (5th page). I am using 80lb Bright Blue Cover Stock for the pockets. And bright orange envelopes to match the RSVP postcards to mail the invites. Our paper we got at an Xpedx store. Less than $40 for all of it, but I think Tom got a good discount). (1 ream/250 sheets each of the white, blue and orange ... and they threw in about 50 extra sheets of the white for free to keep me from having to buy a whole extra ream). One of my BM and I worked on them Saturday night for about 3.5 hours and got a good bit of them cut (straight line cuts only). Yesterday, Tom helped some and another friend came over and in about 2 hours we got all the insert sheets cut. Now, we are doing the corner round cuts and using an Exact-O knife for the detailed part of the Boarding Passes (should take the rest of the week in the evenings to finish). Last is to cut the pockets. Tom's job is to glue the pockets and staple pages 1-4 of the Boarding Passes. I'm using a mail merge program and a Handwritten font for addressing the invites and will print them out instead of hand writing them to save time. I work for a copier/printer, so printing is fast and easy (and free). Postage will be the big cost (180 invites and 180 RSVP postcards, which also take regular rate postage). All in all, I'm 'guestimating' a total of about 20 hours to complete all 180, including assembly. Cost estimate for 180 DIY: Less than $200 [<$40 for paper, $147.60 for postage] Cost estimate for 180 to have somone else print/cut/assemble: $900 plus postage

Quote: Originally Posted by jmhein I really want a shell ring holder too, ever since I saw that pic as well! I think I am going to go with the Polished Tiger Clam Shell on this site that Lizz had posted (affordable - only $5.95!!!): Beach Wedding Favors: Beach Weddings by HansonEllis Oh yeah ... that one is awesome! I'm going to order this and check out the quality (even if it's poor quality, I don't mind for the price!). We have 2 ringbearers, so I could afford to get each of them one to carry (as opposed to the others posted, which are awesome, but just too expensive!).