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How do you search for the groupon in other areas? Survival Kit Topper.pptx Travel Brochure.pub

Oh my! I'm so sorry to hear that! Do you have a backup? Or maybe sell the dress on a wedding classified (don't just post it here use others also)

One thing I learned is most people have no idea what a save the date is, they thought it was the invitation - so they thought they had no choice but to rsvp

http://www.lnt.com/show_product/615117-1217 10 sashes for $5.99 - $12.99 (depending on material organza, satin, ect) There are also table runners and table cloths available. Use the coupon code and get 20% off and free shipping!

hmmm...maybe try oriental trading company or bar supply websites, if you want to personalize i'm sure you could use something free from vista print. I think it might be cool to have candy in them instead of paper if that fits the budget

That's perfect! I wish I had one near me!

You’ve waited long enough, it’s time to reveal my precious baby! Here are our Save the Dates! Most everyone recieved a kraft envelope with a “luggage tag†with their name and address on it. I had to take out the address but I was so happy to have my mother’s handwriting on my Save the Dates. I’ve always loved her handwriting so this was more precious to me than calligraphy. The envelopes had a Love stamp and a Disney stamp. I loved the Up stamp but my favorite version had a Green stamp and a Wall-E stamp. What’s inside? The STD postcard comes first, followed by the Early Bird RSVP and then the Passport of travel details And if you recieved a larger package in the mail it looked like this… I used a combination of stamps I liked to acheive the collected, vintage stamp look. To be green, instead of buying new packing materials I stuffed the boxes with various packaging materials I had saved from bubble wrap, to peanuts, to newspaper to tissue paper. In addition to the envelope pictured above guests recieved one of three different piggy banks inside their box. Each piggy had a label with our logo that said “It’s Better in The Bahamas†And the final package… I was very proud of how well it all came together despite the little hiccups. Here’s a detail of the contents: Front of the STD Back of the STD (includes a magnet) Front of the Early Bird RSVP Back of the Early Bird RSVP (with edits to the address) Passport Pages The first page of the real Passport had a picture that represented the country and an intent for the purpose of travel. I decided to use a picture of us and a scripture that I felt was the intent for the purpose of our wedding. I turned this page so you can read it correctly but it is turned the way a real passport booklet is. On the US Passport it features an eagle and the Constitution. I used a conch shell since it’s our symbol and rewrote a Constitution for our United State of Marriage. I didn’t want to use United States because I didn’t want to favor my country over his. I did my best to make it look realistic. I wanted to have a page that looked like passport stamps, so I put some travel details like the Travel Agents contact information in a few faux passport stamps. You wouldn’t believe some of the questions I’ve gotten about Bahamas. I didn’t realize how little Americans know about what’s outside our country until I started dating Ra. About 70% of people think Bahamas and Jamacia are the same, they ask me what language they speak there and they want to know why they need a passport since it’s US territory. To be honest I didn’t know all of this information but I wanted to answer a lot of the questions I get asked often and make guests feel comfortable knowing a little something about the foreign land they are traveling to. Because convenience was important to me I wanted to give everyone the option of flying down or traveling on a cruise ship since they wouldn’t need a passport. I put the necessary information for flying and cruising on the next two pages, directing them to the website for more details. My favorite part is the little line that says it’s either the least expensive option or gives you more time in Nassau. Because quotes and poems are important to both of us I wanted to include a poem that was special to me and described how I felt about marrying Ra. After working on it for a month I felt so proud of this little passport. I felt so proud of the entire Save the Date package. I hope my family and friends are surprised by the package, appreciate it and are motivated to make the trip. Have you ever recieved an unexpected package in the mail that made you smile? For more details on how I designed them see my blog: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/79241/dominiqueambers-wedding-planning-blog

oh wow..it's looks pretty easy and inexpensive! I might try this if I have time! thanks so much for for posting

Save the Date Journey: The Big Reveal February 4, 2012 You’ve waited long enough, it’s time to reveal my precious baby! Here are our Save the Dates! Most everyone recieved a kraft envelope with a “luggage tag†with their name and address on it. I had to take out the address but I was so happy to have my mother’s handwriting on my Save the Dates. I’ve always loved her handwriting so this was more precious to me than calligraphy. The envelopes had a Love stamp and a Disney stamp. I loved the Up stamp but my favorite version had a Green stamp and a Wall-E stamp. What’s inside? The STD postcard comes first, followed by the Early Bird RSVP and then the Passport of travel details And if you recieved a larger package in the mail it looked like this… I used a combination of stamps I liked to acheive the collected, vintage stamp look. To be green, instead of buying new packing materials I stuffed the boxes with various packaging materials I had saved from bubble wrap, to peanuts, to newspaper to tissue paper. In addition to the envelope pictured above guests recieved one of three different piggy banks inside their box. Each piggy had a label with our logo that said “It’s Better in The Bahamas†And the final package… I was very proud of how well it all came together despite the little hiccups. Here’s a detail of the contents: Front of the STD Back of the STD (includes a magnet) Front of the Early Bird RSVP Back of the Early Bird RSVP (with edits to the address) Passport Pages The first page of the real Passport had a picture that represented the country and an intent for the purpose of travel. I decided to use a picture of us and a scripture that I felt was the intent for the purpose of our wedding. I turned this page so you can read it correctly but it is turned the way a real passport booklet is. On the US Passport it features an eagle and the Constitution. I used a conch shell since it’s our symbol and rewrote a Constitution for our United State of Marriage. I didn’t want to use United States because I didn’t want to favor my country over his. I did my best to make it look realistic. I wanted to have a page that looked like passport stamps, so I put some travel details like the Travel Agents contact information in a few faux passport stamps. You wouldn’t believe some of the questions I’ve gotten about Bahamas. I didn’t realize how little Americans know about what’s outside our country until I started dating Ra. About 70% of people think Bahamas and Jamacia are the same, they ask me what language they speak there and they want to know why they need a passport since it’s US territory. To be honest I didn’t know all of this information but I wanted to answer a lot of the questions I get asked often and make guests feel comfortable knowing a little something about the foreign land they are traveling to. Because convenience was important to me I wanted to give everyone the option of flying down or traveling on a cruise ship since they wouldn’t need a passport. I put the necessary information for flying and cruising on the next two pages, directing them to the website for more details. My favorite part is the little line that says it’s either the least expensive option or gives you more time in Nassau. Because quotes and poems are important to both of us I wanted to include a poem that was special to me and described how I felt about marrying Ra. After working on it for a month I felt so proud of this little passport. I felt so proud of the entire Save the Date package. I hope my family and friends are surprised by the package, appreciate it and are motivated to make the trip. Have you ever recieved an unexpected package in the mail that made you smile? All Photos are Personal

What do the bikini bags look like? It would be cool if they had a light blue different from the other guys if not then I'd do blue. Are all your girls wearing the same color?

very cute, I think the colors are great!

So the ones for that price are small? Like not big enough for a towel? I have my bags but I'm asking for the other ladies

I feel it helped because 1) people felt it was the invitation and they needed to give a response and 2) I asked for yes, no or maybe so I got some maybe's which helps me get an idea... and then for the flip side there the majority of people who feel there's plenty of time so they'll let me know closer to the actual wedding..I would say go for it, I needed to know if we could get group rates for hotels and cruises so I needed an idea of who was coming and I made the rsvp date for three weeks after I sent them out, in hindsight I would have given them more time to think about it.

I think we have the same sisters....mine are younger and are 21 and 19 in two months and they feel I should buy the passports, flight, hotel, food and the dress because it was my choice to have a destination wedding. I paid for one's dress but I haven't officially asked them to be in the wedding yet because I'm thinking about taking it back. Plus they've been threading me and fighting over who's going to be MOH since I started talking marriage and I don't want to pick one. Are you sisters older or younger?

You don't like the...to have and to hold your room key and tip money?

Thanks Blujaye! Its a nice feeling other people are interested in my wedding details. I really love my ring, I'm anxious to have six bands because it looked so hot in the store, ut I have to be patient so they each have meaning. Did you drop any hints for your fiancé? I googled worst brides dresses (or something like that) and a few others similar came up!

I was on edge reading that story! I'm so glad it worked out for you! Safe and Happy Travels!

Here are the Save the Dates I almost went with...I'm posting them because I see posts asking for non-passport, non-boarding pass, non-message in the bottle, and non-luggage-tag save the date so I thought these might inspire the ladies looking for something different. I started out with way too much inspiration, I tried to find a way to incorporate everything I liked. Here was my inspiration: FIrst I fell for a unique twist on magnets. I like the idea of fridge reminders but I’ve never liked the idea of my face on your fridge. But if I did magnets I’d want a seashell one too and that was going to be expensive to mail. The school supply obsessed kid in me went crazy over these. In the course of my research I found the little golf pencils were cheaper but that any pencil would be very difficult to mail. I really like audience participation so I wanted guests to feel like they could “playâ€. You would get a personalized golf pencil and three tiny magnets, one with our faces, one with our logo and one with a tiny seashell. Here's what I came up with: I shopped online for tiny magnets, they wern’t cheap and I hate paying shipping. I went to the craft stores and Wal-mart and found a few, good ole’ Wal-mart was the cheapest. I found glass gems/bubbles at the dollar store, both large and small. I originally planned to print the date on paper and make it another glass bubble but then I found wood disks at a pretty good price on Etsy. I really wanted to incorporate wood. (I LOVE wood, it reminds me of going to the hardware store with my father as a little girl.) This would make the project more expensive because I would need to make a stamp to get the date on. I just needed shells. Finding the right size was difficult. I spent hours and hours working on this project and I just wasn’t feeling it. It would be costly and time consuming. I played around with the cardboard postcard next. Here was my inspiration: Source: http://masonjarbride.blogspot.com/2009/02/as-promised.html It’s so pretty right. The best part is it’s green and cheap. It’s made with repurposed cardboard boxes, labels, lace trim and ribbon. I knew this would work well in my shrinking budget and I loved the contrast of the torn cardboard and pretty lace. And here is my (digital mockup) version: I liked the non-traditional look of these STD’s because they were different than just a picture of the couple of someone’s fridge. Not that there’s anything wrong with them, I just feel weird about my face on your fridge until you get sick of it. Plus I have a strong desire to be creative, unique and different than the rest. Being the indecisive person I am I had such a very hard time choosing one. So it was time to start designing again...Stay tuned! If you want more details of the journey to my save the dates you can see my blog here: http://www.bestdestinationwedding.com/t/79241/dominiqueambers-wedding-planning-blog

Thanks Patty! It's nice to finally see your face!

I really love your wording....I might use that for my pre-boarding mailout

On 1 the pink type is too hard on the eyes, maybe put the initials in pink so they will pop...I like 2 as well but it's still a little busy for the eyes. I love 3 because I've not seen that around here, it's simple and classic. I think 4 is my favorite because I have a think for pen and in drawings, but I can see you using 4 and one of the round ones

I love these vintage postcards! Your's are beautiful, they make me want to be there so bad!

Um....I REALLY want to come to your wedding, but I want like four dinners, is that possible? Oh, but great invitations!

This is the best passport I've seen...I wish I saw this before I did mine so I could've borrowed that kraft envelope!

I love that sparkly paper! So pretty