Ideas for a Beautiful Beach Wedding

If you're looking for a small, simple, and beautifully natural wedding, a beach wedding is the perfect solution. And if you want to invite the whole gang, think about a fun-filled wedding weekend and reunion at an activity-rich resort, beach, or lakeside town. Whatever you decide, beach weddings are often memorable, unique, and offer a lot of options. Here are a few things to make planning yours an official breeze.

Find Your Perfect Location
Choose a location based on your wedding style and nonnegotiable guest list (if any). Unlike a hometown affair, you can't assume everyone will be able to attend, especially if you've chosen a beach that requires a journey for most people. You'll want to compare facilities and, if you're marrying on a private beach, look into any permit fees, container laws, and clean-up charges.

Start Early
Start researching and planning your beach wedding as soon as possible. Not only do you have to reserve your venue, but fulfilling the marriage and potential permit requirements of the state in which you are to be wed may take a few months. For example, some public beaches' parks commissions may require you to detail explicitly all pieces of equipment you'll be bringing to the site, as well as all food and beverages to be served there. Remember that you'll also need to have a plan in place for clean-up, which is one part of the wedding process you don't usually need to think about when your holding your affair indoors.

Ask Questions
Two maxims to keep in mind here: No question is stupid and you'll never know until you ask. Achieving your dream wedding means having all the information you need to make the perfect choices.

Be Flexible
Mother Nature works in mysterious ways. Always have a back-up plan in place for whatever she throws your way. Don't feel compelled to organize the day on a drill sergeant's time schedule; if you need to be on a rain delay for a couple of hours, the rest of the day can still proceed as planned.

Work With Those in the Know
Stress not! Work with a bridal consultant who specializes in beach weddings and/or a wedding planner based in the area where you'll be married to help you navigate a particular beach's requirements (these can vary by county and within towns). Planners also serve as expert eyes for finding -- and overseeing -- local vendors.

Guide Your Guests
If you've chosen a relatively unknown section of beach, make sure guests know how to find it and can traverse any boardwalks, rocky areas, or grassy dunes. Be sure to place a welcome basket at the front of your ceremony site (suntan lotion, bug spray, etc.) and goodies that will remind them of the setting -- parasols, refreshing glasses of lemonade, or cozy beach blankets, for example.

Arrive Early
Plan to arrive to your site a few hours early to be sure the set-up goes off without a hitch. Try to relax, and stay hydrated -- you don't want to start wilting during the ceremony!

Get It in Writing
Make sure you confirm all agreements in writing before you let a single dollar bill leave your wallet!

 

Another bonus is that you can choose a beautiful but simple dress (can you say less expensive and more comfortable??)

To see more of my Beach Inspired Invitations you can visit my store!

*Excerpts from: http://beach.weddings.com/articles/beach-wedding-planning-basics.aspx

 

Flip Flops on the Beach Wedding Invitation

This beautiful and elegant design, called Flip Flops on the Beach Wedding, has a bright white background. On the left side is a thin border showing a sandy beach. Also to the left side, are flip flops lining the design. This set has invitations, save the date cards, response cards, thank you cards, table number tent cards, envelope seals, wine labels, binders, and return address labels available. Use the envelope seal stickers for any of your DIY gifts - these are available in both large and small sizes!

Flip Flops on the Beach Wedding Invitation by NoteableExpressions
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Make personalized announcements and invitations for every occasion! Customize both sides of this flat card for free.

    5.25" x 5.25" – A square alternative!
    Choose from six paper types and nine colors
    High quality, full-color, full-bleed printing on both sides
    Each invitation comes with a white envelope
    Additional sizes available
    Postage rate for this size invitation (up to 1 oz) is $0.65

5.25" x 5.25" invitation envelopes require additional postage. Check with your local post office or www.usps.com to determine the amount of additional postage required.

Your party invites, announcements and promotional materials will have a crisp professional look on this smooth, vibrant, matte, 110lb cover-weight paper. Contains 50% recycled content (10% post-consumer and 40% pre-consumer waste).

Created and posted to the online marketplace by a very creative Seller called NoteableExpressions, the splendid wedding invitation above is listed in the Flip Flops on the Beach Wedding shop category. With the title “flip flops on the beach wedding invitation invitation”, this customizable invitation design's name fits very well for a variety of different reasons. Useful for sharing your event details, this flip flops on the beach wedding invitation invitation can be found by searching for any of these tags: beach, waterfront, and blue. If you liked viewing this exceptional customizable invitation template, you might find more favorites in NoteableExpressions's Zazzle store or in the marketplace at Zazzle.

Made on high quality card stock, Zazzle's invitations are the ultimate way to send your special event details. One-of-a-kind and vibrant, this store's beach section custom invitation will be printed with this Zazzle artist's waterfront idea with Zazzle's highly-advanced process that will render the images at the best level of quality. In the end, the remarkable "tropical" custom invitation template design shown above will be so bright that you'll want to mail one to all of your relatives.

Treasure by the Sea Invitation

The Treasures by the Sea Blue motif will be a refreshing, beach-themed addition to your wedding. An off-white background is the perfect backdrop for the blue starfish and shell pattern. Matching full ensemble for your wedding: Save the Date cards,Response Cards, Table Tents, Postage and more. If you would like this design but in a different color, please contact me via the link on the front page.

Treasure by the Sea Invitation by NoteableExpressions
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Make custom invitations and announcements for every special occasion! Add photos and text to both sides of this flat card for free. 5" x 7" (portrait) or 7" x 5" (landscape) Choose from six paper types and nine colors High quality, full-color, full-bleed printing on both sides Each invitation comes with a white envelope Additional sizes available Postage rate for this size invitation (up to 1 oz) is $0.44 Your party invites, announcements and promotional materials will have a crisp professional look on this smooth, vibrant, matte, 110lb cover-weight paper. Contains 50% recycled content (10% post-consumer and 40% pre-consumer waste). Identified as the “treasure by the sea invitation invitation”, this invitation design is a great sample of the artistry in the online marketplace at Zazzle. Contributed by the very creative designer, NoteableExpressions, the ingenious engage custom invitation design shown above can be found in the Treasure by the Sea category and was tagged as marriage, wedding, and cup. The optimal personalized invitation for any kind of event, this treasure by the sea invitation invitation design will look fabulous after you've added your party information. Customizable on both the back and the front, this treasure by the sea invitation personalized invitation comes conveniently with a white envelope. If you are looking for "wedding" or "cup" invitations, you'll definitely love this personalized invitation after it has been created with this Zazzle seller's cup store category design. This treasure by the sea invitation invitation will surely get your guests excited for your event thanks to the highly-advanced technique by which it's made. Printed in full color on professional quality card stock, your custom invitations will look positively dazzling regardless of wha's printed on them. Given the numerous amount of possibilities for personalizing this cup design, you will most definitely find an ideal custom invitation for any occasion!

Tropical Paradise in Green and Pink Wedding Invite

This white, card invitation makes you feel like your in the tropics! Featuring a palm tree in a green, grass color on the left side of the invitation with your wording in flamingo pink and grass imprint to the right. Matching enclosures and a save the date have the same tropical touch featuring seashells and starfish. Matching full ensemble for your wedding: Save the Date cards,Response Cards, Table Tents, Postage and more. If you would like this design but in a different color, please contact me via the link on the front page.

Tropical Paradise in Green and Pink Wedding Invite by NoteableExpressions
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Make custom invitations and announcements for every special occasion! Add photos and text to both sides of this flat card for free. 5" x 7" (portrait) or 7" x 5" (landscape) Choose from six paper types and nine colors High quality, full-color, full-bleed printing on both sides Each invitation comes with a white envelope Additional sizes available Postage rate for this size invitation (up to 1 oz) is $0.44 Your party invites, announcements and promotional materials will have a crisp professional look on this smooth, vibrant, matte, 110lb cover-weight paper. Contains 50% recycled content (10% post-consumer and 40% pre-consumer waste). This amazingly awesome customizable invitation posted by a skilled Zazzle designer called NoteableExpressions is tagged paradise, tropical, palm, & r s v p. No matter what you're shopping for, Zazzle's marketplace has custom invitations for a whole lot of occasions. You can find this Zazzle Seller's brilliant tropics and paradise custom invitation in our Tropical Paradise in Green and Pink shop category in addition to many other creative products that are able to be bought in the Zazzle community marketplace. The perfect way to send your special party details, this invitation will definitely look terrific when paired with this Zazzle artist's tropics artwork. Just a small example of our thousands of choices, this product looks radiant printed on our professional card stock. Once it's made, the wonderful "r s v p" custom invitation above will definitely have your friends and family excited for your event. Unbelievably one-of-a-kind, this tropical paradise in green and pink wedding invite invitation is exemplary of the unique personalized invitation concepts advertised in this Seller's Tropical Paradise in Green and Pink store category.