Amy’s LONG Planning post *Mucho Pics*

[Amy&Andy]

I can’t believe it’s finally time for this post! I’ve been saving pictures throughout the past year, knowing how you all LOVE these final planning threads. I have to say that this forum has been nothing short of inspirational, supportive, and a constant source of fun and friendship. I don’t know what my day would be like without the companionship of you lovely ladies! I may actually get some work done….but what the heck…..you guys are more fun! Anyways….here is what the past year of planning has created! I’m posting it all a bit early (we leave next Saturday) just in case I needed to answer any questions for current planners Enjoy!

I'll start from the beginning:

 

 

 

 

 

 

Save the dates:

Purchased message in a bottle DIY kits from Invitation in a Bottle - Message in a Bottle Weddings, Parties, Custom Invitations and Business Marketing then bought extra sand and tiny shells. Printed a label on name tag size labels and put on the outside of the bottle. Tied with Raffia and mailed in boxes I also got from the website. I filled the boxes with shredded raffia and FI spray painted them in silver and blue

 

 

Invites:

Ordered pocketfolds from cardsandpockets.com

Made templates for various sized inserts in Publisher

Printed on sparkly vellum

Made outside tie with heavy duty “belt making†silver ribbon and finished with “blinged†out white finger starfish

 

 

 

 

 

 

More coming.......

[Amy&Andy]

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Ceremony Table Décor:

*We will have one long table with a DIY silver sparkly table runner

*9 hurricanes filled with sand, shells and the white ball candle pictured below (from BB&

*4 floating candle bowls filled with blue and white gems, white shells, and a diamond blue light to illuminate the whole bowl

*Blue and white glass gems & shells scattered on the runner

*Small blue glass tea light holders with white tea light candles all throughout table

*Luminaries placed around area

*white lanterns strung around area as pictured below

*Silver framed name place cards

*Custom DIY menus

 

 

 

 

Cake Table:

*LOVE plates filled with silver chocolate candies with silver bags and scoop with frame *that reads, “LOVE is sweet, grab a treat!â€

 

[Amy&Andy]

Guestbook:

Cover:

Inside:

 

 

 

 

DIY Mailings:

*2 months out I mailed the brochures below with our menu selection RSVP card

*1 month out I mailed the “Let’s get in the Mexico mood music†custom CD

 

 

 

OOT Bags:

[Yari]

WOW, everything looks amazing!!!!

[Alyssa]

i love it Amy!!! everything flows together so beautifully - i am so excited for you and Andy!!!!!

[caroline]

OMG! I love your "LOVE" plates and candy idea!

 

Any your BD book! Yowza! They are some seriously sexy pictures!

 

Your efforts look wonderful. Everything is so nice. Thanks so much for sharing!

[stacey]

Holy crap, do you ahve a lot of stuff. Great Job!!

[Amy&Andy]

A few extras I forgot...

 

Sand ceremony vases

 

I have 36 of these blue tealight holders:

 

My bag:

[nolaroy724]

Wow, I am really impressed. You really have done a great job pulling everything together. I love your guest book.

 

I wish my FI was as stylish as yours! I had to beg him to agree to tuck in his shirt.

 

You are going to have a really beautiful wedding!

[Kristy!]

I always thought you looked like Carrie Underwood in your avatar, so how appropriate she's your hair inspiration! Everything looks so good. I love the OOT bags. You're going to have so much fun and I'm sure the wedding with be beautiful!