Did you know that some of the most popular wedding accessories can easily be incorporated into your wedding day to create a unique and memorable ceremony that has it's very own personal touch? Today, I'm happy to have The Wedding Outlet joining me in sharing the Top 3 Unique Ways to Create a Personalized Wedding Ceremony.

1. Unique Wedding Ceremonies

Traditional weddings call for the couple to celebrate their union with a wedding unity candle. Trending alternatives to a unity candle include Love Letter Ceremony, Sand Ceremony Sets, Decanter Wine Ceremony, Red Rose Ceremony and more.

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The three-piece Decanter Wine Ceremony Set that you see above is a perfect way to integrate wine into your ceremony. It also makes a perfect keepsake gift for the newlyweds. The set includes a personalized fluted decanter and two personalized toasting flutes. Each one is engraved with a monogram {in your font choice}. This decanter set can be used after the wedding too for holiday celebrations, anniversaries, birthday, or any special event that includes wine.

2. Ring Pillow Alternatives

While Flower Baskets and Ring Bearer Pillows are still very popular, children today are making their way down the aisle with customized banners, ring boxes or kissing balls. These ring pillow and flower basket alternatives are certainly a crowd pleaser and make a statement just before the bride walks down the aisle.

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3. Custom Aisle Runners

An aisle runner makes a wonderful focal point and runway for the bride. When you use a customized aisle runner for your ceremony, you can tastefully add a personal touch to a highly visual area. The personalized runner will look amazing in your photos too.

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Which of these 3 Unique Ideas will you be including in your wedding to make it special and personalized?

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When planning your wedding, you won't want to forget about the small little details that can add so much extra fun to your day. When it comes to personalized wedding napkins and personalized coasters and matches - your imagination and theme are the only things that will limit your choices.

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Personalizing these aspects of your reception can help make it memorable for friends and family and Daisy Days now lets you personalize nearly any element of your wedding reception.

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You can browse all of the personalized wedding reception items online at Daisy-Days.com.

Your wedding day is all about you. Show off your fabulous style by personalizing some of your wedding accessories. From your ceremony to reception, The Wedding Outlet has a variety of accessories that will compliment your personal taste. Whether it's a gorgeous colored ribbon accent across your guestbook or a beautifully embroidered monogram atop your ring pillow, these personal touches will make wonderful keepsakes.

One of The Wedding Outlet's favorite ways to add a personal touch is with their popular stationery collections. Coordinate all your wedding stationery with the DIY wedding stationery collections. Choose from matching place cards, save the date cards, note cards, wedding programs, window clings and more.

Personalized wedding napkins are an easy way to add a special touch to your reception. Personalized napkins come in two sizes: beverage napkins (5"x 5") and luncheon napkins (6"x 6"). Personalize these wedding napkins with your names and wedding date, monogram or single initial. You can also select a picture that matches your wedding theme and there are over 29 colors to choose from.

A wedding banner will take your decor to a new level. Coordinate the banner to match your wedding colors and personalize it with your names, wedding date or monogram. These wedding banners are great for adding a special touch to both the reception site and church. You may also want to consider using a wedding table runner for the church altar.

The Wedding Outlet adds new items to their site each week. So be sure to check back to see the hottest trends for 2012 and 2013 weddings and find the latest wedding ceremony and reception accessories.

Guest Blogger with My Wedding Workbook

Brides have spoken, and they are embracing both high-tech and homespun items. Today's guest blogger Jeff Kear is owner of My Wedding Workbook - free online wedding software for engaged couples - and My Wedding Workbook Pro - online software for wedding consultants. Today he is sharing with us some interesting results from a survey of the more than 12,000 brides using his online planning tools.

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Since we started My Wedding Workbook in March of last year, brides have been sharing with us how they like to plan their weddings, and in a recent survey they told us that, in 2010, they are relying more than ever on homemade items as well as high-tech tools to help them.

Of the brides who responded to our survey, 73.6% said they will be using homemade or handmade items such as decorations, favors, centerpieces and invitations, and 68.7% also stated that they would be using high-tech tools such as wedding software and wedding web sites.

This makes sense with what we've been hearing over the last year as brides have really embraced handmade wedding items to add warmth and originality to their wedding (just look at the popularity of sites like Etsy and all the great handmade wedding items offered there ... even my wife bought a vintage handmade birdcage veil for our wedding there).

In addition, there are so many new high-tech wedding tools out there - from free software like ours and wedding websites to Facebook and iPhone apps - that it only makes sense that brides are taking advantage of all these helpful aids. According to our survey, 75.0% of brides are using wedding websites; 69.5% are using wedding software, electronic checklists and spreadsheets; and 54.9% are using online forums, blogs and other social media sites to connect with each other and gain wedding planning ideas and insights.

We also did a bit of research into new wedding traditions, and there are more than a few that are very popular with 2010 brides, including save-the-date cards, 62.6%; engagement photos, 59.2%; personalized wedding vows, 39.0%; unmatched bridesmaids' dresses, 34.7%; environmentally friendly products, 26.7%; and reception photo booths, 21.8%.

So, as a bride, what can you take from all this? First, there's more and more high-tech tools out there that can make planning a wedding easier and more fun. Second, if you want a more personal touch for your wedding, you should certainly either consider making your own items or buying handmade items (for which there are many online venues). Third, your peers are openly embracing new ideas and traditions, and you should feel free to explore them yourself in creating a wedding that's uniquely yours.

From all of us at My Wedding Workbook, happy planning in 2010 and beyond.

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Thank you very much Jeff for guest blogging today - I love being able to share these stats with my readers. I love the growing trend of eco-friendly weddings {along with the growing number of vendors that are going green as well}. Even with everyday life relying more on technology, it's so nice to see it being put to use to bring more personalization to weddings and help to make wedding planning easier for today's busy couples.