Treat the ladies in your wedding party to a pedicure, then slip those toes into some special slippers. Hot glue scrumptious silk roses onto the toes of terry cloth slippers and the smile on their faces will match the tingle in their toes!

Need a little light on the patio when the sun starts to set on your reception? Just grab all of your clay pots, spray paint them white and fill them with sand. Place around the patio and plunge clusters of white taper candles into the sand & light them up for a romantic setting.

Brighten up the guest book table with a piece of glass cut to size with smoothed edges. Now place all of your engagement photos under the glass top. What fun it would be to surprise everyone with pics taken at the bachelorette and bachelor parties for the gift table!

Lay a piece of lace over the back of a glass dessert plate. Spray a mist of white spray paint over the lace. When you lift off the lace, you will see a frosty shadow of lace. What a lovely addition to a bridesmaids luncheon, and for a special favor for each guest to take home.

Keep the guests happy with a celebration shaker! Simply transform a cardboard tube into a shaker by filling it with dried beans, seal the ends with tape, and wrap it with white crepe paper.  Twist the paper ends and tie with satin ribbon.  Finish with labels on the side with a special message from the bride and groom.

Cute tank tops for the girls and t-shirts for the guys in the wedding party are simple to make.  Pre-wash black shirts to remove the sizing.  Iron white fusible letters onto the backs of the shirts for bride, groom, best man, and all of the other friends in your wedding party to remind them of your appreciation for their addition to your special day.

Keep the kids happy all through your outdoor reception with heart shaped bubble wands!  Wrap heavy wire around a dowel rod, then shape into a heart, ending the heart shape back onto the dowel rod to complete.

Party Bubbles Recipe: In a large shallow pan, mix 5 cups water, 2 cups liquid dishwashing soap and 1/2 cup corn syrup. To make really big bubbles, be sure the bubble wand gets completely immersed in the bubble mixture. Now you have a quiet activity to keep the kids occupied!

For your reception, make a box to hold 'Advice and Blessings' from a recycled shoe box, covered completely with white satin or lace fabric, with an opening in the lid. Then, pass out paper to all of the guests to write down blessings and advice for the new couple and put into the box. Open the box during dessert and read the many blessings out loud. You'll be touched and entertained by everyone's blessings!

What to do with all that expensive used wrapping paper after a wedding shower? Don't throw it away....put it through a paper shredder and use it for confetti.  Roll 12 x 12 inch scrapbooking paper into cones and tie with a ribbon.  Fill the cones with confetti to toss over the bride and groom as they make their way to the limousine.

Place clear glass Christmas balls at each of the guest's place settings for the rehearsal dinner with a gold or silver paint pen.  Let them sign their names and write a blessing to the couple with the pens, and give to the couple.  Now, the couple will have beautiful sentimental ornaments to adorn their tree for their very first Christmas!

Don't have time to actually make handmade Invitations or Thank You cards like you planned to? Why not embellish purchased cards with lovely coordinating ribbon? Just tie a bow around the fold of the card for that special handmade touch.

A wonderful wrapping doubles the delight of any gift! One of the easiest wrappings is fabric circles cut with pinking shears. Place the gift in the center of your chosen holiday fabric, cut a large circle, and gather the fabric up around the gift. Tie up the fabric with a bountiful bow.  Set them at the place of everyone in the wedding party for the rehearsal dinner for an instantly glamorous table.

Nothing sets a scene like a huge silver punch bowl filled with your favorite punch. Nestle it onto an elegantly decorated fresh wreath and tie a dozen 36 inch long ribbons all the way around the wreath. Next, pull the ribbons straight from the wreath toward the edges of the table, for an inexpensive yet stunning impression... and the perfect place for your guests to gather.

A kitchen shower can be a fun and functional surprise for the bride. Invite all of the guests to bring their favorite recipe and a kitchen gadget to prepare the dish.

An elegant presentation, even for the busiest bride, can be achieved by lighting all the candles in the room just before the guests arrive. Clusters of candles create stunning centerpieces if you place them on mirrors and tie them with an abundance of bridal ribbon.

The guests are gone, and you're left with burned down candles? Simply toss all of them into a thrift store pot over a pan of water to melt down. Then place an old taper candle in a milk carton filled with ice. Pour melted wax around candle and when set, peel away carton. Now you have a beautiful "ice candle" to remind you of your beautiful day!

Here's a fresh idea to create a ring bearer's pillow.  Simply cover a white pillow with white silk flowers.  Pull the flowers from their stems and hot glue to completely cover the pillow.  Add two long silk ribbons to hold the rings for a beautiful presentation.

For a simply decadent and divine centerpiece, cover Styrofoam cones with white icing and then attach white bonbons or chocolates with toothpicks to cover. Then sit chocolate covered cones on cake stands for absolutely delicious centerpieces! Add votive cups everywhere, and put place cards into white bon-bons by scoring with a knife and gently pushing name cards into the candy. An aromatic, romantic event to be remembered!

Gather your guest's signatures at the reception, by framing your wedding portrait with a black over-sized mat, at least 6 inches larger than the size of the photo.  Lay the matted photo on a table with several silver paint pens, and let your guests write salutations to the bride and groom.  After the wedding, place the beautiful remembrance in a frame for your new home.

Don't you just love those fancy glass 3-tiered cake plates? Well, make one yourself, by gluing 2 glass candlesticks between 3 sizes of glass plates with E6000.  These are absolutely darling when filled with doughnuts or cupcakes for your reception table.

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