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I love these bird themed lanterns. These would be great tied to chairs for aisle decor or on tables at the reception.




Gotta love these colorful wooden buckets.





What a great way to serve a non-alcoholic wine inspired drink.

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These chair covers are different and interesting. Maybe for the bride and grooms seat at the reception.





These could be a great alternative to renting costly silverware.





I am in love with these slate placecard holders.

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Many brides know that wedding cakes are expensive. They are more like art than cake. If you are daring enough you could always try to DIY the cake. Wendy Kromer offers edible decorations that you can buy like these cute birds.




Looking for a unique thank you card to wow your guests. These will do the trick.



I love these personalized ice cream scoops. They also sell knives, forks and spoons!



These labels are very modern and cool.

"Cool Things Wednesdays" is Sweeping the Nation :)

When Wishpot asked me to be a "wedding expert" I was floored and honored.

When they asked me if they could republish Cool Things Wednesdays for their blog I fell out of my chair.

For those of you unfamiliar with Wishpot you can register for anything your little heart desires. A great site in my opinion. Check them out!

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What a cute and rustic way to hold pens for your guestbook. From NapaStyle.



I love this message in a bottle invitation. My grass obsession continues...


These silver vessels are elegant and beautiful.



I love this green cake stand.

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I love these cuff bracelets by Heather Benjamin.





Anything printed on wood is always beautiful. These guys will do programs, placecards, the whole invitation suite etc.





These are great wine inspired placecards. They are reusable also.

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I have always loved the look of escort cards or pictures hung by clothes pins. These of course are not your average clothes pins.







One of my superstar brides sent me this. (Thank you G!!). What a great way to store your wedding gift cards. The bottom part can just be "cut off" if need be in order to make it stand better.





Looking for a special way to gift a bottle of wine or champagne. I love this.

For the non-traditional groom check out these tire track rings!

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I love these lip balm from Baby Bear Shop. Such a cute gift for your bridesmaids.

Talk about a stylish clutch. Just check out the full website. You will be amazed.

These cute tea canisters were the favors J & R used at their wedding on 05.31.08. Also very economical at a max of $1.95 each.

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I love these rustic Italian coolers. Perfect to welcome your guests.

I know many venues that have a pool next to either the ceremony or reception sites. How about adding your monogram?

I love this woodgrained paper. Great for wrapping favors.

This walkway would be great to use on the sand to add some stability. Of course it depends on what type of shoes the bride/bridal party will be wearing.

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How cool is a scribed marriage certificate? They can make them on parchment, tile or wood.





And I love these cocktail napkins. I have seen them in green and brown (below) also.








You can also get matching escort/place cards.

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I love the idea of using this pebble walkway as an aisle runner!

Bright colors always seem to be in. These lanterns create a great atmosphere.

They also come in white.

Love tubs filled with beverages.

These tealight holders are very modern and chic.

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These wood grained tags are way cool.

I also think these alphabet tags would be great even as decoration....

Love these too!

This cake screams bridal shower to me.

I love the idea of giving your guests individual cakes for dessert.

These are cute too.

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Cupcakes are all the rage. While the cupcakes below are for a dinosaur themed birthday party this would be a great way to serve cupcakes to your guests. Imagine your waiters taking these around to each table and letting guests take the cupcake they want....

Tray is actually a candle holder but Shim and Sons showed us how to think outside the box. From Ikea.

Everyone always says you can't go wrong with an edible favor. If you are not into this idea how about a usable favor such as this beautiful rosewood wine opener. Check out other wedding favor wine openers here.

So I love this skull parasol. Different but very cool. It would look great with a white wedding dress with a black sash....