Recycled Pendants

These are cute and even recycled! Recycled Treasures from Etsy sells recycled pendants and cufflinks that can be great bridal party thank you gifts, or even a replacement for place cards for your bridal party. I love the cufflinks too because they're made out of beer bottles. What better way to celebrate your love for Pacifico than with Pacifico bottle cap cufflinks for your groom and groomsmen?

Cake Toppers

I love cake toppers that mean something to a couple. I especially love double duty wedding items. Basically things you can reuse after the wedding. Check out these salt and pepper shakers that can be cake toppers.Very cute. More salt & pepper suggestions...

Crafting with Jullie

I found this lady, Jullie, who's pretty talented in knitting. She makes knitted mini people. If I had found her earlier enough, I may have brought it up to Ira to consider as a cake topper. Doing further investigation on her, it looks like she needs at least 2 months notification to be able to be completed in time. Now that the wedding is over, I still may consider her talents for future gifts. Here are some of my favorites from her.

DIY Candy Favors

DIY items are always great for weddings. It saves a ton of money and it can still look very cute. I've noticed that a lot of weddings now lean towards to candy/food favors. Well, I was clicking around and came across Hostess Blog. Even for our wedding, I noticed that a lot of party planning books, such as Martha Stewart stuff, work great for weddings. This one works just the same for weddings. It's a Candy Cone. All you need really is fancy wrapping paper and a stick to hold it up. Click here on how to make it.

Budget Wedding Dress

Whoever said you can't find a wedding dress for just a few hundred dollars obviously wasn't looking very hard. I found this dress that was only $280 and it's gorgeous! I tried finding it on the website again, but it's no longer available. The gown is from Jasz, and it's actually a prom dress!

Moral of the story: Don't ignore prom dresses when looking for a wedding gown. One of them just might be your wedding gown.