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Old Navy - they have every color under the sun and totally cheap.

Thanks so much everyone. Looking back, I can't believe how much I did and can't even imagine doing it again, but its amazing how a wedding can motivate you. Now that we are getting close to our 1 year anniversary, I'm not on this sight as much as I used to be so I'm sorry for my late response. My inserts and backgrounds were mostly taken from clip art so I have no problem sharing those. I'm going to post a few here. Yes, it was only the outside that I had professionally printed (cover and back - I was able to fit 2 on a page). I glued the page that had "united states of marriage" and "trip tips" to the cover - that was printed single sided. The other pages were printed double sided so it was only one additional page that was sewed in. I hope that makes sense - it's hard to remember exactly.

Mine are printed double sided with the exception of the cover which was glued. I had to play around with the order a bit too but I'm pretty sure the Aylee template had instructions on the order.

I found the map doing a Yahoo picture search. I just inserted the picture into the template - probably had to play around with setting to move it to the background, etc. It's hard to remember now - so many projects since this one!

Noticed the typo before the wedding but figured no one would notice. People hardly read the programs and I couldn't bear to start over.

The ribbon went through the existing holes. They are pretty fragile but the larger ones are a little sturdier so it was fine.

That's odd, I haven't had to do anything. I've been able to use my Bahamas marriage license for everything and no ones given me any trouble. It can't be a state thing can it? I mean most things I'm changing are national - social security, passport, banks, etc.

Congrats on all you accomplished - sounds like everything is really coming together! And for anyone considering the Junkanoo, its a must! Our guests LOVED it and it really did get the party off on the right track. The second site visit is so key - you really get to work out the details and fine tune everything BEFORE the big weekend. For anyone who can fit it into their budget, I highly recommend it. What a score with Wildflowers storing your stuff - I didn't even think to ask them. By the way, our first dance was the same song, but the Frankie Valli version.

I used 2 sticks of wax for about 40 invites. But that was really stretching it - by the end I was burning my fingers becasue I had so little left.

The cake was made by the on-site Atlantis bakers. I provided a picture of a cake I found on The Knot and they were able to duplicate it. The flowers came from Wildflowers - I fell in love the blue orchids the moment I saw them on their website.

Thought I'd pipe in with a post-wedding point of view. We were adamant about NOT registering - we simply did not need anything. People kept hounding us (particularly those who were not attending) but we did not give in. I guess we got our message across because other than a few random little gifts, almost everyone gave cash or American Express gift cards. It was awesome and just what we wanted and we didn't have to deal with any fees that "honeymoon registry" websites charge. We used all the Amex cards when we checked out of our honeymoon hotel (room was prepaid, but all those food, drink and spa charges add up). For those of you on the fence, don't register just because people tell you to - do what YOU want.

If you are having multiple tables with 8-10 at each one, then table assignments is enough - the specific seat doesn't really matter. But if you have one big table, then I think you need actual seat assignments.

I dreaded doing the seating chart. I had been going over it in my mind based on preliminary guest counts and then we had people back out and then some "surprise" guests. Some tables were pretty straight forward with groups but some had to be split and some had to be merged. My rule of thumb was to put everyone with at least one other couple they knew. We had 4 tables - 2 had 9 people (this was where we stuck our last minute guests), 1 had 8 people and 1 had 7 people. So don't worry about getting them all to be the same exact count. It looked fine and I doubt anyone even noticed. We also had one table that was mostly our wedding party (plus dates/spouses) but also put some friends there too. We threw away formalities and put people together who would actually talk to one another.

I gave out the bags at the welcome party the first night. I had to buy water and snacks in the Bahamas plus assemble all the bags so they weren't ready immediately. When I checked with the hotel about delivery, they said they didn't do it before guests checked in because there is always a chance that the room would change. The delivery was in the evening which would have been after our party so it didn't make sense for us. Also our resort would not hold them at the check-in desk. it worked out well doing it at the party plus I got to see people's reactions as they opened them. I wouldn't recommend giving them out at the airport as airlines are so strict now adays with carryons. Your guests may already a suitcase and carry on and then the OOT would put them over the limit. I didn't do iron ons. I ended up having them screen printed through the company I ordered from since the minimum was only 25. I'm soooo glad I did it that way. Sure it cost more, but as I learned with most of my DIY projects, there is trial and error involved - its no big deal when you're dealing with paper but if I screwed up a bag or 2 then it would have cost me more.

I can't say for 100% sure, but usually they only apply the minimums because doesn't pay to print just a few. You should definitely call and find out about blank ones - the company is so nice.

Yes, I did have to do the minimum but for the bag I ordered it was only 25. What I found during my research is that the cheaper bags had high minimums but the more expensive ones didn't. I had contemplated ordering blank bags (since minimums don't apply to that) and either doing the printing myself or finding a local shop since those are usually per piece, and don't require a minimum. So that's a possibility you can look into.

I wore my dress all night - ceremony, reception and after-hour dance club! It was quite sweaty by the end of the night. But one trip to the dry cleaner and its as good as new. And best part - dry cleaning was only $17 because it was considered a "special occasion dress" not a wedding dress.

Great idea to do it at the one year anniversary - I have to consider that one!

The picture quality was pretty good considering it was instant. It can't compare to a digital camera but it was very convenient. None of the photos are warped or anything like some of the old Polaroid ones. Cool idea having the florist hang the frames. We didn't have a backdrop but it was inside. We had it set up in the cocktail hour area (which was a large open area with floor to ceiling windows) but it was available all night. So there was plenty of light. I bought the camera and film together on Amazon and the film doesn't expire until 2012. It's Fuji and they are actively making and selling them. I think Polaroid stopped making them about a year or so ago so everything that's left is expired. We just used the camera again this past weekend at my sister in law's birthday party. Glad it got some more use - not sure when else I'll need it. Hmmm, maybe I should sell it here.

I've been out of town a few days but I was going to say the same thing. If I had to do it again I'd buy all the snacks at home and carry them in my suitcase and just buy the water in the Bahamas. We stopped at City Market in Cable Beach which you literally drive past on the way from the airport. It's pretty large so we expected it to be like a normal supermarket. Boy were we wrong! the selection is worse than a 7-11 and the prices are crazy! We spent $125 and we only had 17 welcome bags. I think the water bottles were like $.79 or $.89 each but they didn't have 12 or 24 packs so we had to find a box and load individual ones into it so we could carry it. Most items didn't have prices and finding an employee to ask was ridiculous. We wasted A LOT of time in there.

You're really not going to have to worry about carrying it. Your WC will take it from you before the ceremony and then bring it to the reception and stash it at your table. I'm glad I had one and nver had to worry about it.

I used a website to make the crossword puzzle. I can't remember which one - if you do a yahoo/Google search for custom crossword puzzles you'll find some. I did have some trouble exporting it though - I ended up printing as a PDF and then inserting that as a picture into the activity book. It got all warped otherwise.

It's been awhile since I posted the picture of the dress I ordered, so I thought I'd post my actual address here - I was SOOOO happy with it. I took 2 tiers off the bottom (I'm on the short side) so it was short and sexy. The dress came with the bolero jacket which really dressed it up. I wore it for the cermony but took off for the reception.

Those look awesome!

I'm pretty sure mine was a like any other legal document where my name was printed with a line above to sign - so whatever is printed is what you'll sign. Don't worry - your officiant will walk you through it.