Jber713

I just got back from our wedding at The Islander Resort. I have to say I was very impressed with everything the staff did to make our day so special! I would recommend it to anyone interested in the Islamorada area. We have a small place on the beach down there but I wanted a no fuss wedding and that is exactly what I had at the Islander Resort. Also they are building a huge banquet hall on the property for anyone who wants to get married on the beach and have the reception inside. (That's what we did to stay out of the heat) They currently have a small meeting building that was perfect for our wedding of 30 people. They are very reasonable with pricing also.

I don't know if they travel but I had my hair done at Blue Bamboo in Islamorada for our engagement pics and wedding, LOVE that place!!

Thank you!! It was absolutely perfect and I LOVED how the bottom flowed lightly in the beach breeze. My dress is an Allure Exclusive Edition from House of Brides. It's an unadvertised edition so you won't find it on the Allure website or House of Brides website... I actually couldn't find it anywhere so I contacted Allure directly and they sent me pics of it and explained that to me. If you check out my profile you can see the model pics of it. Or send me your email and I'll send you pics of me wearing it out of the water also.

Thank you! I had a photographer for my wedding but those underwater pictures were taken with my Cannon underwater camera and a friend of mine took them not the photographer.

So I jumped in a saltwater pool at the end of the night. If anyone has the chance I say do it!! My dress was hung outside to dry and by morning it was perfect! Girls if you are debating I say... You only get to do this once, just have fun and don't worry about the condition of your dress just GO FOR IT!!!

I jumped in the pool at the end of the night. It was a saltwater pool and my dress was perfect after hanging it outside the next day.

The Islander Resort

AmyG you looked STUNNING on your wedding day!! Congrats!!

Islamorada - June 9,2012

That pic has become one of my favorite pics as well.... Thanks!!

Hey girls, I thought I would share my welcome bags with everyone... Thank you so much to anyone I "borrowed" ideas from on this site! This site has giving me so many great ideas!! And Vistaprint is so addicting!! Much love... Xoxo Welcome letter tied to the bag made on Vistaprint, used the free postcards The tissue packets I bought at Target, 4 pack in the travel section, Magnet was made on Vistaprint, one of the first things I made on that site. Lotion was purchased at Michael's in the clearance section for less than 50 cents each! Lint roller from Target, 2 pack in the dollar section. The other thing is a pop out brush, also from Target in the travel section. First thing is is a pen and pad of paper found at Michael's in the clearance section for less than 50 cents each. Earrings and necklace got on eBay for about a $1 each. The nail set also came from Michael's in the dollar section. Water bottles came from the dollar section at Target and I made the front sticker on Vistaprint, back sticker on my home computer. I also put Propel/Gatorade packets inside them. I am totally addicted to Goldfish crackers and eat them everyday at work so those were a MUST HAVE in my welcome bags. The other is a beach/boat bag to carry stuff in rolled up, I was going to use them as my welcome bags but they were too big so decided to just put them inside instead. Wine came from Jewel... Hand sanitizer 3 pack from the dollar store, 3 for a buck! I made both oh $h%T kits and Wedding Weekend Survival Kits, only put one in each bag. Bought them at Target and made the sticker for them on Vistaprint when they had product labels for free, big rectangle stickers 4 to a page and I cut them down a little to fit better. What I put inside them, I may add one more thing, not sure... The outside postcard I glued onto the bag I also made on Vistaprint and I bought the bags at Walmart. I have 2 months still before I get married so I have a feeling I might add more stuff but I am trying to tell myself to STOP!! It isn't easy LOL If anyone has any cute ideas on what I can do with the wine bottles let me know... Thanks!!!

I'm thinking of doing some sort of eternity type band on both sides

Thanks kristinalilly!! :-)

Thought I'd join the club by posting my ring... I LOVE LOVE LOVE my ring!!! My FI took a couple hints and did an amazing job!!

Thank you! I can't believe how FAST they shipped, some made it overnight!

Thank you

I saw the MIB invites on this site and decided I HAD to do them! I am not a DIY by any means and even my mom was like "Are you sure you want to take on a project like that?" LOL I am so glad I did, they were a lot of work but SOOOOO worth it in the end. I used Adobe Illustrator for all of it (you can use a 30 trial for FREE, just make sure you have everything ready to go). I have to say Illustrator was a little hard to get the hang of at first but now I'm hooked!! I would like to thank milejilo and sunshine2413 I think I probably drove them both crazy with all the questions but they were both VERY helpful and so inspiring! My fiance even loves them and I can't believe how many people have called to tell me they were the BEST invites they have ever seen! I guess none of them know about this website I saw a few people asking how much they cost to ship. I paid about $2.80 each in the US Anyway, here they are...

I'd be interested in some tumblers. I need about 20, Thanks!

It is very difficult to figure out but I was determined and stuck with it!! I pretty much had to make everything from scratch but 8 hours later I think I have what I need. Considering it took me my entire day off to figure it out I'm not sure how to post templates but I will try LOL

I am totally lost with Adobe Illustrator! I downloaded the 30 day free trial to use for my MIB invites and I have no clue what I am doing!! I am about to throw my computer out the window I am so aggravated!! I need help!! Anyone have a template I can use in Illustrator for my actual invites? I am also looking for a RSVP boarding pass template.... Everyone on here is so helpful so I hope someone helps me soon before my 30 trial is over. Thank you so much in advance!!

OMG.... Let try "Cheeca Lodge" I seriously need to proofread before I post!!! Ok now I'm done. Sorry

Spell check it's "Cheeka Lodge" sorry typing on my iPhone and it like to try and correct me a lot! LOL

My fiancé and I are getting married in Islamorada 6/9/12... We make it down to Islamorada about once a month and have a small place there on the ocean. We've decided on the Islander for our wedding and so far the staff has been GREAT! I read in this thread about Holiday Isle (sorry but that place was a dump!) it just recently changed names to Postcard Inn and I guess they are trying to redecorate the room and grounds, the pools used to be extremely over crowded due to allowing anyone and everyone to use them but I've been told they recently stopped allowing that after changing names. Place looks great online but trust me I wouldn't even stay there so for sure not get married there. Maybe if it is completely overhauled by your wedding day I guess but I was not about to take that chance. I would recommend the Islander or Chica lodge in Islamorada or if your budget can afford it Hawks Cay in Duck Key is absolutely stunning!! Hope this helps someone, any questions let me know!!

I agree, those are no doubt fake... Anyone interested check eBay, they have the same knockoff keychains.

Thanks everyone... They were so much fun!