For the invitations, given that we have such a large party going, I made 30 "Messages in a Bottle" for those people who had already put down a deposit to travel and sent cards to the others. The postage for the Bottles are $10 each so I had them all prepared before Christmas and handed them out personally during the Holidays. The bottles I purchased from Michael's for $.74 Sand - from our own lakefront (lol) Shells - ordered from Florida Shells and Gifts https://store02.prostores.com/servlet/floridashellsandgift00/InvoiceAccount?smode=checkout The mixed Nassa was $.99 and I bought 2 (I also bought other shells for decorating the table and had the parcel delivered to friends in Michigan to save on shipping) Umbrellas - purchased from Micheal's for $5.00 for 100 Labels - ordered return address labels from Vistaprint and paid $8.00 for 50 Ribbon - purchased from the Dollar Store for $2.00 Boxes - ordred from invitationinabottle.com If I had to do it all over again, I would have just ordered the DYI kit from www.invitationinabottle.com for $1.99 per bottle including the boxes...it works out to be cheaper. The actual invitations, I ordered from www.magnetstreet.com for $2.25 each.