Ideas for a creative and inventive self-portrait?

CREATIVE IDEAS Anyone???

• Does anyone have any creative ideas for things that we can do during the ceremony that will be cute besides the unity candle. *Ideas on cute activities that can be done at the reception to break the ice. Something fun but that people would be willing to participate in. *A creative idea to incorporate our 16 month old daughter in the reception (We thought about walking with her in the reception hall and being introduced as the "Smith's Family" instead of Ms. & Mr Smith" but anything that is a bit more creative? *And last. Something that I can do instead of just tossing the bouquet and something he can do instead of just throwing the garder. Something that will stick out and be fun at the same time. If anyone has good ideas I'll appreciate it. We do not want to be traditional. THANK YOU!

• Answer:

  Really, Lydia? Are you kidding? WHO CARES if they have a child already? If they want to have a big wedding, how is it any skin off your nose? But I guess if it makes you feel better to be rude about it, go right ahead. Reception ice breakers - How about a photo scavenger hunt? Use disposable cameras and provide guests with a list of things to take pictures of. Wine tasting bars at receptions add an element of elegance, and can serve as an icebreaker at the beginning of the reception. Hire a local expert, such as a sommelier from a favorite restaurant, to help the guests with the wine experience. http://www.do-it-yourself-weddings.com/unique-wedding-reception-idea.html As for incorporating your daughter, I'd probably skip that idea. You never know what kind of mood she'll be in and you really want the focus to be on you when you first walk in. Also try to do your first dance alone, but then there's nothing wrong with doing a family dance of all three of you together, maybe to a song you sing to her. After that, I'd probably have a trusted friend or relative keep an eye on your little girl so you and your husband can enjoy being husband and wife and get a chance to greet your guests. You could also do a special toast from the groom to the bride or a toast from the bride and groom together to their guests are a tasteful way for the newlyweds to thank friends and family verbally. This is especially true as more couples host and pay for their own nuptials. Some couples are hiring artists to create caricatures, sketches, or trendy black hand-cut silhouettes of guests during the cocktail hour and throughout the reception. While the dancing is in full swing, guests can take a break and pose -- then have something unique to take home with them Capture the spirit of the evening by renting a photo booth. Friends and family can really ham it up and create great keepsakes. Another idea is to set up a photo area by creating a backdrop so that guests can stop by and have playful portraits snapped by a photographer Table numbers are easy to do and bona fide crowd pleasers. Give your reception tables clever monikers. Flower types can be fun, say, if you're getting married in a garden, or names of runs are cute for ski buffs. Movie fans name tables after Hollywood classics. After guests pick up their escort cards and sit down with their tablemates at their special outposts, the table name becomes an instant icebreaker Announce to your guests that in order for you to kiss, they must stand up and tell a story, or share a memory, about either you or your fiance, or about you as a couple. Then get ready to reminisce, to laugh, and to brush away tears. Your guests will be kept entertained and you'll have so many more special memories of your big day to look back upon