Bride2B22

Thank you!! I can clearly say that i am sick and tired of cutting and trimming! haha

Hey Dolls! I want to thank all of the wonderful ladies who shared their invites and all of the advice on how to make them! I have a special thanks for LadyDi who was gracious enough to answer so many of my questions, especially about the printing of these damn things!!! This was a very tedious project for sure! but so worth it in the end. I couldn't see myself paying a professional 6-7 dollars per invite! I had about 70 to make which would've cost me almost $500 bucks! I believe i spend about $230 overall....but this includes all of the hardware (rotary paper trimers, round corner punch, etc) and i also have a bunch of paper and cardstock leftover that i will be using for other wedding projects such as menus and programs. Here is a list of the items i used. Aylee's Passport Template- $10....http://www.ayleebits.com/2009/03/09/passport-invitation-template/ ----I ended up not using the microsoft word version, instead i copied the background watermark and created a template using Photoshop. PS had so many different options for colors and fonts that certainly helped! Passport Cover- for the covers we used Pink Azalea Metallic Cardstock 105#, 8 1/2 x 11 from paperandmore.com- it was about $31 for a pack of 100- I only needed about 40 so now i have a good amount left over for my other projects! Inside pages- I used White Card Stock 74# (110# Index), 8 1/2 x 11 from paperandmore.com- it was about $10 for a pack of 100- I still have some left over as i only needed about 70 sheets. Fiskars 12" round paper trimmer- about $25 at Joanns- originally $40 but had a 40% off discount! Fiskars Corner Punch- round- This was about $7 at Joanns A2 Orange Flame Metallic Envelopes, 4 3/8" x 5 3/4" from paperandmore.com- $11.99 per 50 pack. I bought some Zig brand adhesives that did not work too well with the heavy cardstock...and in the end i did not have the patience to deal with mini glue dots, therefore i ended up stapling them and it looked just fine to me! haha.... My RSVPs were from vistaprint. I got them all for free!! There are other items used but i can't remember right now lol.....I worked really hard on these, my brother helped with PS because he is very skilled, and my sister who is my MOH helped with the printing and assembling. Overall this was truly a labor of love and it was a bitter sweet moment mailing these out!! I really had a hard time letting go of them haha FYI the passport has 8 pages- I only took pics of a few of them! Here are a few pics- I hope you ladies love them as much as i do! Now off to tackle other wedding projects!!!

Jess- while you countdown your departure, i count down the day that you'll post your planning thread! hahahahah...jk! i hope all your final touches are going great! This week should be a non-productive week at work for you for sure!

I just added myself to the list Natalie79 - October 30, 2010 Celine- November 5, 2010 bmlynch - November 6, 2010 Randi - November 11, 2010 Trinas79 - November 11, 2010 jesmcan - November 12, 2010 futuremrs1113-November 13, 2010 giraffexx - November 19, 2010 mslisaaragon - November 22, 2010 Lisa DSO- November 24, 2010 Jenny310 - November 27, 2010 FutureMrsYak- December 2, 2010 msglave-December 11, 2010 MichaelandAraceli- December 18, 2010 pineapplebride - *maybe* April 2011 ChicagoBride2011- May 1, 2011 speedy130 - May 7, 2011 rosieposie - May 22, 2011 risa 1818- June 12, 2011 Bride2B22- June 21, 2011 Prettypigpig - July 4, 2011 Heidi88- July 22, 2011 Augustbride2011- August 20, 2011 Bride2bDebbie - November 20, 2011

hahahaha love it! i have no choice.....J has a little brother who is 10 and a sister who is 13.....and my two little cousins are my flowers girls.....4 and 8......they are super cute tho!

i saw that Dubs! thankfully we were there right when i got engaged so it made things so much easier.....you should def just stay at a cheaper hotel down the street....and if your guests find it too expensive they can stay next door at the Gran Caribe lol.....but trust me this place is worth every single penny!!!

Oh Jess i will never give up rice!! no way haha

Jess- I didn't know you were Spanish! me too haha.....where from?

Jess---$650 is nothing if i can look like that!!! ha!! your pictures are amazing! every woman should do this! we need to show our sexiiiii side!! love it! this was just a sneak peek of your planning thread!! haha i am sure it's going to be amazing! and very informative... just the way i like them!

OMG OMG OMG OMG Jess you looks facking hot!!! Holy shit!!! your man is going to LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE these!!! wooooooooohhh hot momma!!! I love it! you look gorgeous girl!!!!!!! now i really can't wait to take mine! how much was it? if you dont mind sharing! wow who did your makeup? how do they make you look so flawless? geez these are so hot i can't stop looking at them!!!

OMG Lisa thank god this did not happen right before the wedding! i wish you luck with that! Jess- who did you do your Boudior session with?? i am planning on doing mine next feb-march with this photographer from NYC!! i can't wait to see your pics!

Jess! i can't believe you leave in a week!!! wooohooo! so excited for you! and all the other ladies leaving soon! HA i can't wait until next saturday so i can read your planning thread!! lol

GM ladies!! so we just booked our package for our flight/hotel for the wedding!! woopiii to that! we are going from saturday to saturday and the wedding will be that tuesday.......we are not sure yet if we are doing a honeymoon....we might just do it a couple months after so that we can recuperate from the wedding spending! did you girls get travel insurance from your TA? we are not sure if we are going to get it......it's like 100pp..........idk what to do!

I am only ordering mine for the female guests! I have to figure out what to get the guys!

wow Catamaya looks fantastic!!! Its def an experience the guests will LOVE and appreciate!!!

Risa- if you are having a private reception then it includes oper bar! I just got off the phone with my WC! lol your question reminded me that i had not yet asked her i just assumed too....

after seeing your TTD teasers i def made the decision to book a TTD!!!

if the florist has to set up anything for the wedding then they will charge you the crazy vendors fee! if they are just dropping stuff off at the front desk for you, then there is no charge! but then again ask you WC because we all get different answers sometimes!

I loveeeee your hair flower!! where did you get it? and who did your makeup?? the spa?

Awwww you guys look so nice! and you looked BEAUTIFUL!!!! i gotta say, Luz is great! and she is def very reasonable for us brides on a budget.....i was really ready to book her but the amount of pictures is what held me back.....i def recomend her though!

LuzMaria Avila is the sweetest thing! the only reason we did not book her was because we didnt want to be limited to the number of pictures we were getting........i dont want just 200 pictures of my wedding day! i take more than 200 on a night out with my friends lol .....she is really awesome though and her work is not bad at all.....

Oh man! i misread.....mine is in June! wow yours is so close!!

Natalie good luck with everything!!! your wedding will be beautiful!!! so exciting!!! are you posting a planning thread??

Great JOB! Great PRICE!! They look super cute!!!! your guests are going to love them!

Hey! would it be a pain to get an isle runner down to mexico?? you can PM me and i can send you Ivan's prices! we booked him for our wedding!! he is amazing and very reasonably priced......i wouldnt go with the resort photographer....and FYI Ivan does not work with you if you have a second photographer (like the resort one), he wants to make sure no one is in his way while he's at work lol....it's in his contract......and your photographer can definately be in your room as long as you either pay the vendor fee OR book them a room at the hotel...... I am using him for ALL day coverage!