You want your beach themed wedding to be beautiful and have all the trappings normally associated with nuptuals, but you would like your beach wedding centerpieces to reflect the mood of the day. Don’t worry that this will be difficult. In fact it can be surprisingly simple and cost effective which is always a bonus in the present economic climate!

Beach wedding centerpieces should be simple and natural to echo the surroundings. Four things commonly help to make up beach wedding centerpieces – glass, sand, shells and flowers. These can be combined with candles to make beautiful designs. Here are a few ideas:

1) You have to make sure the candles are safe and are not blown out by a gust of wind, so why not fill the bottom of a clear glass vase with sand, put your candle in the center of the sand and the glass acts as a shield. Decorate around it with seashells or flowers and you have a very simple wedding table centerpiece.

2) Take a low vase and fill with tropical, colorful flowers such as red antherium, hibiscus and birds of paradise flowers. Palm or banana leaves continue the tropical theme. I suggest a low vase, because you don’t want the overall height of your wedding table arrangement to interfere with guests’ ability to see each other over the top! Another tip is to check the suitability of your flowers for a seaside wedding in advance. Your florist will probably be able to tell you, but if there is any doubt then ask him or her for a sample of one or two flowers in advance. Leave them in a vase in the main reception are for a few hours to see how they hold up.

3) How about 3 clear straight glass vases arranged together, with varying amounts of water in each and a floating candle in each one. Again, the arrangement could be adorned with seashells or flowers if desired, but it would also be elegantly beautiful on its own.

Whatever you decide to use for your beach wedding centerpieces, rest assured that you cannot go far wrong if you keep to the simple and natural theme.

Find a really helpful Beach Wedding Planning Guide and Workbook here.

Weddings are truly one of the most important and special events in one’s life. Therefore, everyone should make the moment as romantic as possible, and having a beach wedding is a terrific idea! You will have the wedding of your dream, one that everybody will talk about for ages to come.

Beach weddings could happen on mostly any beach, whether it is local, international or even situated on a small yet tropical island.

This is the first step regarding beach weddings: to carefully choose your beach. Always take in consideration the season, as more exotic locations, such as Mexico or Hawaii are more recommended if you plan to get married during winter, for instance.

Plan the perfect time for your wedding. This is actually a tough step, because the main problem is that nice weather attracts other visitors to the beach and you don’t want to have misbehaving and uninvited guests to your wedding. On the other hand, nobody wants to get married on a rainy day, for instance. Thus, the perfect time would be somewhere in the morning, at 8 or 9 am, whereas the season should be spring or summer if you opt for a local beach.

Regarding the reception, it is a must to have a ceremony venue at a less than a 15-minute drive away from your beach, as this is a thing most people do and has become a wedding etiquette.

Last but not least, you need to choose the right attire for your beach wedding. You should go for a more casual look, while avoiding heavy materials. A great idea for the groom is to wear a comfortable linen shirt, paired with some black trousers, for example. Ladies should avoid having the dress to long, because it will get dirty and will fill with sand.

Nobody said that planning a perfect beach wedding is easy, but if you put some time and effort into it, you will have the wedding of your dreams!

Find a really helpful Beach Wedding Planning Guide and Workbook here.