Text by Jo Ross
Photography by Amy Polston
Welded Bliss Photography by Ted Bressoud & Dana Andriot

There are many new and interesting ways to make your wedding very special and memorable. We shopped some of Louisville's best wedding providers to give you the latest and greatest.

Getting married on the beach? Heels in the sand aren’t the best idea. Get a pedicure and decorate your tootsies with gorgeous crystal, rhinestone, or pearl "foot jewelry”. Created in sterling silver, one size fits most. Priced at $125 per pair, Sher's.

Everyone has a wedding cake, and some are decorated with the traditional Bride and Groom figurines. Louisville-based Welded Bliss designs and creates contemporary toppers that last a lifetime. These stainless steel sculptures are hand made to order and depict the Bride and Groom dancing or embracing in a whimsical, loving manner. The topper then becomes a votive candleholder or bud vase to decorate your mantle or dining room table. These toppers and distinctive cake pedestals are all created from food grade stainless steel, and each is one of a kind. Toppers, $295; cake pedestals, $850-$950, Welded Bliss.

Another unique idea comes from Country Squire Florist, exclusively in Louisville. "Elegant Aisles," by Elizabeth Farley, are hand screened aisle runners created in florals or monogrammed with the couple's initials. The floral designs can be created to match the flowers in the wedding, adding an additional bit of elegance and individuality to the ceremony. Priced from $250 to $1,000 for 50 to 150 feet in length, Country Squire Florist, Inc. (Wedding shoes by Ferraroli for Regalia, Sher's.)

Grooms will make a big hit by giving their groomsmen a pair of monogrammed boxer shorts! Sam Meyer offers not only boxers, but monogrammed belts, engraved key chains, and other specialty items to commemorate the ceremony. Priced around $50, Sam Meyer.

Brides, take note! This idea will ensure that your wedding pictures will look great, even if your grooms-men usually wear their pants way low. Colonel Q suggests suspenders to go with tuxedos, in classic white or black. Your wedding party will look neat and well dressed. New on the market is the self-tie bow ties, which fortunately, come with instructions. Suspenders, $12.95 and up; self-tie bow ties, $15.95 and up, Colonel Q.