sosodj

these are great, i've never seen there before, great idea

i love the colors, this is such a great idea

Originally Posted by venus909 

 

I posted these in the Wedding Invited forum but feel they are more suited here since they are DIY.

 

I am super excited that my invite project is finally complete.  I got so much inspiration and ideas for this project from this site that I wanted to post them in hopes to help someone else.

 

I First want to specifically thank Sunshine2413 and Laurabrea78 for their very detailed posts on their invites and templates.  They were a HUGE source of information and ideas.

 

I ordered the MIB supplies from www.sandartsupplies.com and I got all the paper that I used from Archivers.  I made the crystal charms, tags and pretty much everything else myself

 

There was sooo much that went into this process.  I made 100 invites and spent about 3 months completing them.  If you have any question feel free to ask I'll be happy to go into detail.

 

Here is the whole set!  I have 2 bottles in the picture because I did some with Fuschia crystals and some with clear crystals and wanted to picture both. 

 

 

Here are the detailed pictures:

 

 

These are the bottles

 

And a close up of the charms.  I made the pearl and crystal charms using Swarovski elements.  The palm tree charms I got on Etsy.

 

 

Each bottle had a pull tag.  I hand cut and rounded the corners of each tag and added an eyelet to prevent it from ripping when it was tied to the raffia.

 

All the bottles had shells, a sand dollar, and starfish inside.  I ordered the shells from sandartsupplies.com and the startfish and sand dollars from qualityshells.com

 

 

This is the "message" that was rolled up and tied with raffia and put in each bottle. These were printed on Blue Parchment paper that I got from Staples and then I burned the edges of each after I printed them.  THANK YOU to Sunshine2413/Laurabrea78 that shared her template with me.

 

All the Trip and Wedding information was included in the passport. The cover was printed on metallic cardstock from Archivers.  the insides were printed on a higher end white printer paper that I got from work.  I used Alyee's template for these.  Here is the cover and the inside pages:

 

 

 

 

 

 

The RSVP cards were cut in the shape of tags.  The envelopes were printed to match the same design.

 

 

 

 

The bottle and passports were packaged in this box:

 

 

 

 

 

 

And here are the some of the invites ready to go!

 

 

I hope I was able to inspire someone else

 

Thanks for looking!

i can't belive you did so much work! good for you, these are amazing, your guests will absolutly LOVE these. How many did you make?

Originally Posted by SunsetLove 

 

I bought these:

 

http://www.ebay.com/itm/130489995128?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1439.l2649

 

and these:

 

http://www.orientaltrading.com/neon-coil-key-chains-a2-19_156-12-1.fltr?Ntt=coil+key+chains

 

 

 

 

thanks for the link for the coils, these are the cheapest one's i've seen so far

Originally Posted by sosodj 

 

Are you doing a private reception or in a restaurant?

 

yes I'm having a private one, I'm not sure how many people we will be but 30 have already confirmed. Many of my guests are coming from all over  so i would like to catch up with all of them. I'm renting a terrace as i think that this was the most economical for me because i have a feeling that we will be as much as 50 people.

Have you decided on anything else? what were you thinking about doing for decorations? 

Originally Posted by jennifer11203 

 

 

Thank you so much for your help. Your information was really helpful!! I'm going to start doing more research and see if I can find something. Fingers crossed!!! I need to have something booked by AUGUST!! AHHH lol

 

When you chose your destination wedding did you also stay longer for your honeymoon and if so how many days??

 

Thanks

I told my travel agent to book us for two weeks only because i know that the first week will be so hectic with wedding stuff that i know by the end of it we will be exhausted. My travel agent said that she would look in to changing hotels to a much swankier one as the airfare will already be paid for so she said that i probably wouldn't cost much, but either way, even if i stay at the same hotel i really don't mind.

I don't think that you will have an issue getting a hotel for August. I think the first step is email all the hotels that you are interested in and get the wedding packages and that way you can narrow it down. Do you have a travel agent?

Originally Posted by FireyNurse 

 

Oh, and I had one made at Costco once, made it through their online photo site and then picked it up at the store and it was ok but not the best quality!

thanks for sharing i was actually thinking of doing it with Costco

Originally Posted by emagana 

 

Just found some plain canvas tote bags for my OTT  at www.ecobags.com/Our_Products/Canvas_Bags

 

I think I am going to iron on a simple design of wedding date and location.

Oriental trading have some cheaper ones if you are interetsed

Originally Posted by Shay4966 

 

Hello and welcome - 

 

A 2013 get right for the isle challenge .

 

If you are interested in taking this challenge just simply reply to this post with "quotations" and fill in the information. I will be making a excel spreadsheet with the individuals who wish to participate. I will also be updating, and posting it monthly to the thread with any new change in your status. The start date for this challenge is March 15th.  Updates will be every two weeks from March 15th, on top of status updates there will be picture postings each month (optional).

 

Please make sure you check with your doctor when starting any new diet/exercises, and always keep it healthy.  

 

Name:     ____________________

Age:        ____________________

Height:    ____________________

 

	_"Current"_	__"Goal"__
Weight
Bust:
Waist:
Hips:

 

 

 

Should you come across something that you have tried or currently trying and works, please share with the rest. 

 

If there is something that I am missing please let me know..

 

Have fun and Good luck !! 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

i'd love to join, i'll  do my measurements tonight, how often do we do a "weigh in"

this thread is great, now i want to buy the DVD's and get on the band wagon!
 

Originally Posted by AcutieRN 

 

I can't agree with the "you are what you eat" statement more!  I have lost 47 lbs since last July (I'm only 5'1) and it all came down to what I ate!  I really did eat the same thing day in and day out which consisted of protien and veggies as well.I had been on weight watchers for years and couldn't understand why I kept gaining not losing!  It was def not a clean diet for me. I also ramped up the cardio and started to include lots of weights and interval cardio, and wow, what a difference.  I am down to the last two weeks and can't believe that clean eating has transformed me.  Good luck and thanks for the post!

 

Good for you on your weight loss, it's such an achievement

good job

i never thought about a welcome letter but it is a really nice idea
 

What things have you made on vistaprint?
 

love the ideas of the passport cover being sent with the invites
 

thanks for all your help, Mugs it is
 

thanks so much, this is so helpful
 

love the dress
 

Originally Posted by Mufin1785 

 

We are having a Champagne Brunch 1 month after we return with 125 guests.  This is our breakdown:

 

$3375-  hall, food, champagne, wine beer 

$ 490 - 3 hours of photography with full release of pictures on DVD

$ 400 - wedding cake

 

$4265.00  But, I also want to do favors and flowers on the the tables so it will probably be closer to $5,000

i think that this is a great idea, i never thought of having a brunch

I think that it doesn't matter if school has started or not as you are doing it on the weekend. I think that Saturday is better as people won't have to rush to get there on a Friday after work
 

i have been to a few destination weddings which is why i really wanted to have one. Spending a week with everyone is a great experience for everyone and at the end of the week your guests will have met so many good friends who they would never have the opportunity to meet
 

i think that if your FI really doesn't let go if the idea, i think that your mum would be great and just have the wedding party sit with the other guests

i was wondering what was the norm, thanks
 

thanks for the great tips
 

thanks, i guess a road trip is in order:)