Ideas for beach wedding decorations

There are so many choices when it comes to beach wedding decorations. You have the option of a laid-back beach party, a classy poolside cocktail party or a romantic dinner by the seaside. The list goes on and on. Below is a guide to assist you in finding the perfect decor items to create a beautiful seaside wonderland.

It might be much easier to find the perfect beach wedding decor items if you had a designated theme or even a colour scheme. There are many exciting beach wedding themes and decoration ideas on this site. Follow this link to view a few beach wedding themes.

Beach wedding colours:

If the whole "theme" thing is not your scene, then perhaps just a colour scheme will help you choose your beach wedding decorations. Beach wedding colours can range from the turquoise seas of the tropics to the deep navy blue of the Atlantic. Of you could base your beach wedding colours on the colour of the sand and shells. Another great and more informal beach wedding colour scheme is to have a bright beach wedding colour scheme reminiscent of colourful beach towels, beach balls and bathing costumes. The choice is all yours.

Some Beach Wedding Decoration ideas:

1. Hammer nails into large pieces of driftwood. Skewer tea light candles on the nails and place all around the room/area. Great for beach wedding centerpieces as well.

2. Create a thatched roof for the bar area, use some raffia skirting for the serving tables and place a few fake palm trees around the room to give your whole reception a tropic flair. If you can find a good balloon artist in your area you can hire them to create amazing balloon palm trees as well.

3. Inflate large, colourful beach balls and hang or place all around the room. These will prove irresistible to some of your guests who will start playing with them! Also great for invitations or favours. Follow this link to a site where you can buy these multi purpose beach wedding decorations.

4. Use surfboards on tresles as your serving tables or even your bar. Lean a couple up against walls or hang as a backdrop to the bar.

5. Use Tiki torches or storm lanterns to light the room and any walkways.

6. If you are not having your reception on the actual beach then consider (if the venue will allow it) bringing in truckloads of sand into your reception venue hall for a more realistic "barefoot on the beach" experience.

7. Create a chill/smokers area, but instead of the usual couches, place a few beach loungers in a corner complete with a beach or canvas umbrella.

8. Netting also makes affordable beach wedding decorations and can themselves be decorated with shells, fake sea creatures, and fairy lights. If you are going with this kind of look, then try and get a small paddle boat to use as a drinks tub or champagne holder.

Your centerpieces will also go a long way to finishing off your beach wedding decorations. Follow this link for more ideas on creating beautiful beach wedding centerpieces.

For some more great ideas and products for decorating your beach wedding ceremony and reception try the following link:
Ocean and Beach Wedding Theme - BridalPeople.com - this is a great site with everything you might think of for decorations from pebbled table runners and rope light palm trees (pictured on the left) to seashell party lights and fisherman's netting.