Beach Themed Wedding Ideas

Wedding themes are favored by many brides and grooms. Weddings with themes are easier to plan, decorate, and showcase a couple's style and personality while providing a more memorable experience for wedding guests. One of the most popular themes for a themed wedding is Beach.

While many beach themed weddings take place on the shoreline, it is also very popular to replicate a beach wedding in an indoor setting. Whether a beach wedding is held outdoors, or at a restaurant, on a deck, or in a banquet hall, these beach wedding ideas should help kick start the imagination and inspire any bride-to-be.

Set the tone with decorations and supplies

Beaches evoke a carefree, spontaneous vibe which is what a beach themed wedding strives to do. To achieve this atmosphere, you start with the save-the-dates. Go with a pure beach motif such as palm trees, flip flops, a sail boat or seashells. If you're having trouble choosing, try to look at each theme and figure out what they might suggest to your guests. Flip flops feel more casual, while sail boats recall a New England style, nautical wedding. Send invitations in equally beach-y fashion, navy blue and white is the perfect color scheme for nautical themes while vibrant colors like yellow and orange can be good for casual beach weddings.

During the ceremony, a unity sand ceremony kit is almost indispensable in any beach-themed wedding. For a more casual look, a unity sand kit with a smaller, heart-shaped vase and brightly colored sand is perfect. A simple and elegant hand-blown glass sand ceremony kit with silver and white sand is an excellent choice for a more formal wedding.

Beach weddings can be elegant too. A nautical themed wedding is one way to have the carefree feel in a more formal setting. Grab some star fish decorations, a few seashells and collect beach stones and place them in a deep vase with some sand for centerpieces. Surround the vase with four to six tea lights for night time receptions. Or line a long banquet table with sail boat tea light holders in frosted blue glass.

Choose linen napkins or personalize wedding napkins with a beach-themed icon, and direct guests to their seats with seashell place card holders to bring more of the beach to your wedding.

Complete the look with favors

Beach wedding favors also come in all kinds of shapes and colors. Flip flop coasters are fun for a sandy reception, while mini wooden sailboats are perfect for a clam bake wedding. Edibles are always delightful and beach themed wedding cookies come in the shape of surfboards, starfish, bathing suits and more.

These are just a few ideas that can be incorporated into any beach wedding. With the right amount of creativity and ingenuity, a host can showcase the bride and groom's style and personality while providing a memorable and one-of-a-kind experience for guests in attendance.