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I just hole punched the sides (through the topper and baggie) and tied it.

Borrow away! I made the tops (powerpoint -> JPEG -> word) and just printed them on cardstock. The shorter bags' tops were 6.6" wide and 4.5" tall, before they were folded in half. The treat bags' tops were 5.5" wide x 3.8" tall before they were folded over the bags. The clear bags were dollar store ziplocs and treat bags (large size) from michaels. Quote: Originally Posted by stella331 I love the wedding vow OOT themed bags...I def want to "borrow" that idea. Did you order postcards form Vistaprint for the bags? If so what size did you get? Also where did you get your clear bags? They seem to fit the postcards perfectly!

I did one per couple and one per single, if they weren't attending with someone. My BMs are sharing a room, but they're each getting their own bag. For the couples, like Ally, I also doubled up on shotglasses, soaps and chapsticks.

I'm getting married four weeks from today, holy crap!! I'm at the point in planning where I am just done with everything. I don't want to make any more decisions, I don't want any more drama or speedbumps!! :-) I'm done with OOT bags and wedding day gifts for everyone. Second fitting is next week. I'm just working on printing emails, making packing lists, starting to make piles to pack and getting stuff lined up for our AHR! Hope all is going well with you ladies! Final stretch!

Yes ma'am, dollar store ziplocs! The larger bags (Live, Laugh, Love kit) were large treat bags from Michaels that I bought from a BDW bride. The pez dispensers were annoyingly tall :-)

Thanks, ladies! BDW has done so much for me in my wedding planning. I hope that my templates can be a very tiny way to give back to this site for all it does for destination brides (not that my files are that great, but I hope they can help some folks). If you don't have enough posts, please become a supporter of BDW! It's the best $30 you'll spend on your wedding, I promise!! Thanks, Annie, my fellow cruise bride :-) The embarkation wedding and not knowing your venue is frustrating, I know! The pez, shotglasses and guitar picks are all nods to my FI's favorite things. The mustang soaps are because of how we met (at a car show) and our love of Mustangs. You couldn't pay me enough to tear these apart and redo them at this point, so I totally know how he feels! :-)

welcome packet monogram.pptx tip holder.pptx Photo Release.pdf kit tops final.pptx bag tags for bdw.pptx pashmina tag image v2.pptx chapstick labels page 1.docx

Price Breakdown Totebags - $2.89 Keycard/tip holder and lanyard - $.70 Sudoku/word search book - $1 Dramamine - $1.29 Advil - $.44 Band-aids - $1.25 Neosporin - $.69 Mints & gum - $.58 Purell - $.33 Tissues - $.25 Shout wipes - $.39 Mustang soaps - $.40 Sunscreen - $1.79 Aloe - $.99 Chapstick and shrink wrap - $.55 Flip-flop Playing cards - $.67 Mini personal fan and batteries - $1.50 Star Wars Pez - $1.92 Starfish wine stopper - $3 Personalized shotglass - $2.77 Personalized guitar picks - $.15 (5 picks per bag) Pashmina - $4.95 Cosmetics bag - $.50 Everything from Vistaprint was free Not including paper for kit toppers/folders, ribbon, BM extras and shipping costs, these worked out to $29 per bag, give or take a buck or two for doubling lanyards, soaps and chapsticks in the couples’ bags. We only had to make 12, so it was perfect for our budget. I know I went a bit overboard with the pictures, but this thread has really helped me to get organized. I cannot wait to give these bags to our guests at dinner on the first night of the cruise!!

I put in a bunch of extras for our parents and bridesmaids. For my mom and stepdad, MOB hat and totebag and Team Bride shirt for my stepdad (Vistaprint) For Al’s mom, Mother of the Groom shirt and Carnival Liberty totebag (Vistaprint) Extras for my bridesmaids: Bridesmaids shirts with nicknames on the back (Target, Michaels) Flip-flops for wedding day (Old Navy) Bridesmaids cosmetics bags (Michaels) Monogrammed jewelry rolls (David’s Bridal) Notebooks and monogrammed post-it notes Bridesmaids' stuff all together: Finally ready to start packing the bags! The Total Package Templates and pricing coming up!

I included a few different bags with stuff for the guests in the OOT bags. Brandy’s kit labels by Rebecca were a huge inspiration for the toppers for these kits. In Sickness and In Health – Carnival Liberty/St. Thomas Survival Kit Dramamine (www.cheaptravelsizes.com) Advil (www.minimus.biz) Band-aids (www.minimus.biz) Neosporin (www.minimus.biz) Mints & gum (Dollar Tree) Purell (Dollar Tree) Tissues (Other BDW brides) Mustang soaps (stores.ebay.com/silkybathnbody) Shout wipes (www.minimus.biz) For Better or For Worse – Sun, Sand & Fun Kit Sunscreen (www.cheaptravelsizes.com) Aloe (www.cheaptravelsizes.com) Chapsticks, inspired by Rebecca's design for Brandy (Dollar Tree, shrinkwraps from myworld.ebay.com/genegenejr/&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2754) Flip-flop Playing cards (Oriental Trading) Mini personal fans (Oriental Trading) In Good Times and In Bad – Live, Laugh, Love Kit Star Wars Pez (Amazon) Personalized shotglasses (Discount Mugs) Personalized guitar picks (www.claytoncustom.com) Starfish wine stoppers (BDW bride a long time ago) We included Sudoku/wordsearch books (Dollar Tree) and cosmetics bags (dollar bins at Joann’s Fabric). We got black pashminas for the ladies from Sears, bought on a day when they were ridiculously on sale. I printed the tags on shimmer cardstock and used blue ribbon to tie them. To be continued...

I absolutely loved making these bags! I think this was one of my favorite projects throughout this planning process, and I’m really excited to share them with you all. We got the bags from Cheap Totes, and they were totally worth the price ($2.89). They’re a nice large size with a big pocket on the outside, and the quality is great. I made tags for each bag on shimmer cardstock, and used a 3†punch from Michaels (with a coupon of course!) I did separate welcome packets for cruising guests and St. Thomas guests. I ended up making my own folders from black cardstock because I couldn’t find the right size folders I needed. I tied each folder with ribbon and a welcome monogram. Welcome Packet Contents Welcome postcard (Vistaprint) Wedding week events (Vistaprint) Wedding day timeline (Vistaprint) Photoshare business cards glued to one of the pockets (Vistaprint) St. Thomas postcards (www.vitraders.com) – top postcard (Vistaprint) explained one should be returned for our guestbook Door hangers (Vistaprint) Photo release form for the cruising guests (from Carnival, see templates below) Recipe cards (from Jules23, Vistaprint) Keycard/tip holder on lanyard (stores.ebay.com/gcishoponline) Here's the whole welcome packet all put together: To be continued...

Got my turquoise bags today! Thanks for sending them so quickly, Chanel!! They are perfect! Every time I buy from you, you don't steer me wrong :-) thanks hun!

For my shower, I made sugar scrubs for all the guests, and I got rave reviews. I think it worked out to maybe $2/jar? I still have about 25 jars if you decide to go this route. This may be too much info but whatever LOL I got pet jars from Uline (sold by the case, best prices I could find), sugar and oil from Aldi (cheapie grocery store) and fragrance oils from Michaels. One variety box of fragrence oils would make more than 85 scrubs. I made labels and tags and I was able to make 40 jars in one night.

Thanks, Tammie! Happy it will help you. I hope you'll post some pics when you're done :-)

I'm still working on posting my for sale thread, but I have the following items: (13) Zipper pouches for keycard holders (with 2 black clip-on lanyards) $4 (13) Non-zipper pouches for keycard holders $2 (4) Hard plastic luggage tags with plastic loops $2 (8) 2oz. hand sanitizers $2 (5) Packs of tissue $2 Shipping would be extra...

We hate the Twilight movies (mostly the actors), but we're doing our first dance to that song too! That is the cutest video I've ever seen, even my FI was smiling like a little girl! :-)

I will have 15 sheer turquoise table runners to sell at the end of April http://www.bbcrafts.com/wedding-supplies+XB33939-.html I might also have a 20ft. length of wide, shimmery turquoise burlap-ish runner fabric (using this for our candy buffet).

I did something a bit similar, but within the country. I live in Chicago and went to Maryland for a weekend to go dress shopping. I had three appointments in two days (should have given myself at least two hours at each place). We also had a marathon mall shopping trip. We did find my dress, my bridesmaids dresses (David's Bridal) and my mom's dress (mall department store) all in one weekend. I think your budget is completely reasonable, but I'm sorry I can't give you any location suggestions, not knowing NY at all! :-( The only thing I'd worry about in your situation is getting it eventually shipped to you for final fittings. Make sure the salon that you order from is aware of your situation, and if they really want your business, they will make it work for you. Don't forget to work this additional shipping time into your timeline! Good luck with your trip!

if you love it, go for it :-) I looked for some for a bit, but I wasn't in love with anything I found, so I held off. I'll just have to live vicariously through you LOL

I just bought a fingerprint tree from Etsy for our AHR on Friday night. The seller was so sweet and got a proof to me on Saturday with a final file on Sunday morning. Love that she did it all on a weekend and I didn't have to wait for Monday! I'm going to have it printed at Kinkos. I already got the inkpads and pens from Hobby Lobby! Etsy seller: YourKeepsakeCo 18x24" tree with 4x6 instruction card

I say if it's something you've always wanted, and you might regret not getting them when you had the chance to, just do it! It's what, like $40/100 napkins? And they won't take that much room in your luggage. I say go for it if it's in your budget!

Hey there, can I take the turquoise organza baggies off your hands? I'd like all of them if possible! For shipping costs, my zip is 60516. Thanks!!

I almost ordered that exact poster yesterday! FI wanted a regular tree so we went with something else but I love that one!