Beach weddings at a fabulous destination or the local shore have a romance of their own. The warmth of the sun, the sound of the surf, the smell of the sea air all mingle to create an easy, relaxed atmosphere. If this sounds like your dream wedding, be sure to include beach wedding decorations to support your theme and beach wedding favors that will remind guests of your special day.
Highlight your beach theme by picking an iconic beach motif such as palms, personalized seashells, sailboats or flip flops.
Palms: Palms give a sense of fun to decorations such as personalized wedding napkins and place cards or as a beach wedding favor in the form of mini palm plants.
Seashells: If you've always collected seashells at the beach, try beach wedding favors like personalized seashells with your names, the date of the wedding and location, or seashell soap favors.
Flip Flops: Flip flops are adorable as wedding coasters that guests can use at the wedding and take home with them or as delicious cookies they can nibble while strolling down the beach.
Sailboats: Sailboats convey a sense of freedom and adventure. They may be the perfect beach wedding favor to symbolize the start of your own journey and are beautiful as tealight holders or place-card holders.
The seaside sun can be hot and guests will thank you for practical items like parasols, personalized water bottles or personalized sunscreen. Personalized water bottles and sunscreen are fun because they can include your names, the date or location in lively beach colors. For special guests, as a welcome gift, you might want to go for personalized towels or personalized tote bags they can take with them to the beach the days before or after. The tote bags are perfect to hold favors like those personalized water bottles or towels. Hand fans are also a great option for beating the summer heat. They come in lots of styles and designs from sandalwood to colored paper which can be personalized with your name and date or even serve as your program for the ceremony.
Another beach wedding favor option is to highlight a favorite activity of yours. If you're a foodie, share your hobby with beach themed cookie cutters shapes of seashell, palm tree, starfish, and dolphin or beach themed cookies in bathing suit, starfish or surfboard shapes.
Once you've picked your wedding favors, think of where best to display them. Practical items like personalized water bottles, parasols and fans are sure to be appreciated at the ceremony where you can place them on the chairs or on a table or in basket at a location leading to the ceremony. Another alternative is to have it at the reception table as part of the centerpiece.