Heading to Jamaica Mon!

[christalgamble]

82 days (I think) and counting until my Jamaica Wedding. I will be getting married to my long time sweetheart, David (8 years together) at the Couples San Souci Resort in Ocho Rios. I'm a designer who also partners to run an event planning biz so the last thing I wanted to do was plan an all out, typical, local wedding. However believe it or not despite how simple a destination wedding can be to execute, I'm letting my OCD take over on the details. All 200 invites (I didn't want anyone to feel left out) were handmade message in a bottle favors accented with shells and raffia, with sand and a cocktail umbrella inside along with the invite. I shipped them in a short mailing tube that I hand stamped with silver shells and a wax seal with our monogram. Inside the tube I included a travel brochure, magnet, and RSVP postcard. If anyone wants to see it I will be glad to share. Sounds complicated, but remember what I said I do for a living. I'm now trying to figure out what to do for welcome baskets and favors. My biggest challenges so far are music and our wedding attire. We've got 3 attendants each who were given a color swatch and told to "wear a bikini if you're feeling brave". Any helpful advice anyone has for me I'll take - If I have any I'm more than willing to share as well.

[travelbug1]

personalize mini rum bottles, or bon marley CD cover, or mini sandels engraved with names/date/ steel drums for music or favor mini ones /
welcome basket, cold water & refreshing tropical fruit. w/personal note from you.
or welcome greeting in hotel/ cold hand towel and cocktail ..welcoming to your special day.
decorated candles "sea" candles for romance and the islands.