25 Beach Wedding Ideas

                                                                                         

If you are planning a beach themed wedding or you are getting married on the beach, then here are 25 beach themed things for your wedding reception.

1. Give your guests personalized rock sweet favors.
2. Invite your guests with quirky flip flop printed wedding invitations, perfect for a laid back beach wedding.
3. Name your reception tables after famous sea faring movies, such as Casablanca, Finding Nemo and Castaway.
4. Hold your reception on the nearest pier and fill it with a traditional beach funfair. Hire in dodgems, a carousel and helter skelter.
5. Let your guests lounge around on the beach in colorful deck chairs.
6. Hand out pairs of flip flops to your guests so they can stroll along the beach or go for a paddle in the sea without ruining their expensive wedding shoes.
7. Serve up ice cream instead of a formal dessert. You could even serve it from a vintage ice cream tricycle
8. Place your name cards in cute sea shell holders on your tables.
9. Serve your guests fish and chips either plated for a sit down meal or in traditional newspaper cones for a more informal buffet style. Fish and chips are great for the budget as well
10. Display your name cards on delightful little deck chair photo frames which your guests can take home afterwards.
11. Top your wedding cake with a beach themed wedding cake topper.
12. Have your wedding cake decorated with sea shells, starfish and sea horses.
13. Write your guests names on beach pebbles and use as place cards.
14. Keep everyone entertained with beach games or provide them with buckets and spades and have a sand castle competition
15. Make your own sand castles with heart shaped buckets.
16. Light your tables with little sail boat tea light holders for a romantic atmosphere later in the day.
17. If you are having a destination wedding send your guests invitations shaped like travel passes or airline tickets.
18. Write your guests names on little wooden sail boats available from toy shops. They could double as wedding favors also.
19. Serve up your guests an ocean feast with local seafood such as oysters, squid, prawns and even caviar
20. For wedding favors give your guests seaside themed cookies shaped like bikini’s, ice creams, palm trees or flip flops.
21. Carry a bouquet of orchids. They are perfect for a beach wedding with their light and airy appearance; they are the perfect choice for a light and floaty beach wedding dress.
22. Make sure your guests know where to seat with a seating plan accented with sea shells and starfish.
23. Keep the bugs away with plenty of citronella candles dotted around the tables and reception area.
24. Make sure your guests don’t get lost on the way to the reception with beach signs placed around the locality.
25. Welcome your guests to the reception area with a handmade driftwood sign complete with your names and wedding date. It also makes a lovely souvenir of the day.

About the author:

Georgina Clatworthy is a dedicated full time writer who composes informative articles related to wedding favors and wedding. She is connected with 1WeddingSource, today’s leading wedding social networking planning site.



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