I selected an image from istockphoto.com and downloaded it (after paying for it!) onto my computer.  Honestly, the hardest part of this was selecting the design to use.  Since I don't have Adobe Ilustrator, and I was enchanted by the Gocco, I made a photocopy of this image to use on the Gocco.  I played around with the "Mask" feature on my Mac to take pieces of the design and apply them onto all the insert pages.
After Gocco-ing the design and Titles for the Invitation inserts, I printed them on my now-trusty Canon Ink Jet printer.  In retrospect, I think I probably should have Gocco'd the text too.  Ah well.  I even (GASP- the horror!) printed the addresses on the outer invitation envelopes and RSVP cards.  Trust me- it looked way better than if I handwrote them. After a couple of attempts with my newly-purchased Rotary Cutter, I gave up and took the inserts to Kinkos to get cut.  Well worth the 5 bucks.  We then started the assembly process, using double-sided tape.
For the closure, FI cut 2" squares out of coordinating ivory cardstock, Gocco'd a "C" in Old English font, and applied to the purchased 225" Tiffany Square.  I put a larger piece of tape on the left side of the pocketfolder and a much smaller piece on the right side, so that our guests could open and close the folder.
After all that hard work, I couldn't imagine using an ugly $1 stamp, so I spring for custom stamps from Endicia.  Note that this company was one of the few that offered a $1 stamp option.

Supplies	Source
Sand Perfetto Pocketfolders Ivory Perfetto Inserts, RSVP Card Pack, and Envelopes Tiffany Invitation Mats Double-sided tape 2.25" Tiffany Squares	Cards and Pockets
4 bar Aqua Lagoon Metallic Envelopes	Paper and More
Gocco	Paper Source
Aqua Marine Pearl Gocco Ink (I TOTALLY lucked out as this matched the Tiffany colored paper perfectly.  Yay!!!	Northwood Studios
Note: Tiffany = Aqua Lagoon = Stardust Lichen Based on my samples, they were all the same!  So shop around for the best prices.

And here I am hand cancelling at the Post Office.  Not sure it was worth it, but the
Post Office in Dunwoody, Georgia was so super friendly I have to give them a shout out!

OOT Bags

I ordered one bag from Cheat Totes.com, but it was significantly smaller than the dimensions advertised. 


So, I gave up on them and ordered 3 sets of 10 bags from Dunwoody Booth.  Turnaround time was great and I love the bags.  They have a few different options- canvas, paper, etc.  These are made from recycled material and able to be used again, warming the tree-hugger part of my heart.  We went with the circle bag on the right- it was a perfect fit with our color scheme! 

Now, what to put in the bags?

Welcome Letter with emergency contact info
St. Thomas What to Do Brochure
Banana Boat Sunblock                                                       
Natrapel bug repellent (DEET free)
Aloe Vera
Aspirin
Advil (no Tylenol, due to the drinking/liver thing)
Sudafed
Bandaid travel pack
Shout it out Wipes
Tissues
Bottled Water
Snacks

 

Where to get it? 

Travel bins at Target, Minimus, Drugstore.com, and All travel sizes.  However, I have found better deals by buying case quantities.  Just Google the product and "wholesale case" or "bulk" and you should find several other sites. Reviews on these to come! 

Photosharing Card

Wedding Timeline

Created in Microsoft PowerPoint- I'll order these as Jumbo Post cards from VistaPrint the next free offer!

Wedding Brochure

I sent the following brochure to all guests who responded "Yes" along with a "What to do in St. Thomas" Guidebook.  Brochure created in VistaPrint.




A huge shout-out to RitaJen at Media Marketing who sent me VI Places to Explore


and Katie with Travidia who sent me What to Do USVI and is delivering a box to the hotel for our OOT bags!  Katie is getting married in January- Good Luck, Katie!
Will You Marry Our Mommy card for FI

OK, I wish the girls were sitting closer together... but how cute are they?  I'm planning on slipping this into a card and putting it under FI's door the morning of the wedding.