Materials

• pretty paper
• generic tropical drink umbrellas
• hole punch
• paper cutter
• scissors
• glue gun
• glue tape

Instructions

Drinks and Appetizers

Beach weddings often follow a tropical theme if you are not yet in your chosen tropical paradise. Think of tasty cocktails, juice, or smoothies served with the little umbrellas. Be creative and you can use a small boat as your cooler for your bottled water, wines, softdrink cans, and soda bottles. You can also use and old trunk for this purpose.
You can also serve shrimp cocktail with sauce, crackers and dip, or crab salad. You can also server tropical fruits alongside the usual fruits like apples, oranges, and grapes.

Main Dishes

You should definitely have great seafood for your beach wedding. Have shrimp skewers with a choice of sauces, past with shrimps, or maybe coconut shrimp. You can also prepare local seafood delicacies depending on where the wedding is. If you are having a sit-down style dinner, choose fish like sea bass, cod or halibut. You can also have a sushi bar.
Another great idea is to have roasted pig as part of the main course. You can also have jerk chicken or other specialty dishes of the region.

Wedding Cake

Collaborate with your cake designer to have a cake wedding following your beach themed wedding. The choice of design is endless ranging from sand castles, sailboats, yachts, treasure chests and a lot more. You can also go for traditional tiered wedding cakes and have it topped with tropical fruits and flowers.

Comfortable wedding dress

A destination beach wedding is all about fun, being one with nature, and being relaxed as you tie the knots with your special someone. For the bride, it is essential to choose a very comfortable dress. You do not have to sacrifice great style but comfort is your utmost priority. Work with your designer closely so you can choose the right materials and looks for your destination beach wedding.

Choose the right accessories

Another important detail of putting up a wedding ensemble is choosing the right accessories to match your wedding theme and setup. Enhance the feel of your beach wedding by using wedding accessories like a necklace, earrings, or hair accessory taking inspiration from the sea or nature.

Wedding gown and hairstyle

If you have decided to wear an informal gown for your wedding and the weather is quite warm, make sure to work closely with your hair stylist so you can make your hair coordinated with the style of your gown. You need a wedding hairstyle to complete the soft, breezy, and effortless look for your beach wedding destination.

Simple and functional shoes

Wedding shoes for a beach wedding should remain simple, functional, yet stylish. You need a pair of shoes that will match the mood of your wedding. Choose something that you do not have to be sorry for after the wedding. You want to make sure that you will be comfortable as you walk down the sand to the altar where you will say your vows.

So how about adding a lot of romance to your wedding by going in for a romantic beach wedding where the atmosphere can be very informal yet stylish? Most of all can select a beach side of your choice to have your wedding at a beautiful location for a beautiful ceremony; great idea isn’t it? There are various such locations across the globe.

Florida is one great location where you can plan your very own beach wedding and most importantly you can get the beach for free. The sea water has is a beautiful shade of emerald green and the sand is absolutely white the moment you step into a location like this it smells of romance. You can either have your wedding in the morning to the purifying rays of the rising sun or you could exchange vows when the sun is setting over the ocean which ever suits your mood. For the budget-oriented beach wedding fans, Florida has some great budget hotels right at the beach!

Bali is another favorite location where many would love to have their weddings the tropical weather, the golden sun and the spiritual atmosphere could set you in the mood.

Before you do go to Bali please go to a travel agent and ask them for a wedding ceremony scheme. Just picture this, you exchanging sacred vows with your loved one facing the grand Indian Ocean. You can also hire out an agent who will help you out right from the start to the finish.

No matter where in the world you have your beach wedding you can arrange things as per your budget make sure you consult proper caterers, all the responsibility of setting up a bar with beverages and the food will be taken care of you could also set up decorations as per your taste. Wedding agents also help you in completing all the legal paper work regarding your wedding. So if you and your fiancé are ready to say “I do” just pick your favorite beach location and make your dreams come true.

Wedding lingerie for a beach wedding can be all types. Many people go with white and seductive wedding lingerie for a beach wedding because it is both traditional and it captures the essence of the beautiful white sands. There are some very seductive white lingerie outfits you can choose from or your beach wedding. You can find sexy lingerie in white that is in a babydoll style and you can also find it in a traditional fitted style. The babydoll style seems to be the most popular as it simply flows from your chest and from your hips in a seductive way and still leaves a lot to the imagination.

Some other type of wedding lingerie for a beach wedding is powder blue or dark blue. Those colors look amazing with a very sexy teddy. A teddy is one of the most popular types of lingerie. It would look absolutely stunning overlooking the water when standing on your balcony. I’m sure your husband would be completely blown away by how sexy you look in your bridal lingerie. It will be a night you will never forget, obviously.

There are some other gorgeous types of wedding lingerie for your beach wedding. You can find an item called a bustier. A bustier goes down to the waist with garter straps attached. It is very sexy to behold a woman in this type of outfit. If you want to capture your husband’s attention, this will definitely do the trick. Add to the outfit a very lacy pair of underwear and you will have the perfect ensemble or your beach wedding.

All in all, your beach wedding is going to be an exciting event. Having the sexiest wedding lingerie you can find is almost as important. You want to have the most memorable wedding night possible. With the right type of lingerie, your beach wedding night will be as memorable as your wedding itself. So now you can begin your shopping with some ideas in mind for your beach wedding night lingerie.

Unlike traditional black tuxedos, the groom and his groomsmen should not rent the beach destination suits but rather purchase them. Since these suits are more like normal clothing, they will be able to use them over again. They will probably look better, too, in the summer type suits as opposed to the rented tuxes.

Destination wedding apparel for men is not as tough as it is for women, but still….

In general, the wedding planning process is stressful enough without adding to it by worrying about major weight loss, serious body changes, and new hairdos that may or may not work. Because you are travelling does not mean that you must lose weight. A few pounds would not hurt but do not overstress yourself with unrealistic goals about fitting into a bikini and tiny wedding gown. Remember that your fiancé proposed to you just the way you are so in his mind, you are perfect already.

Also, do not schedule major changes to your hair and face close to leaving for the wedding. You may be unhappy with the look and time is not available to make another change before departing. Test a new look some time in advance so that problems can be worked out and you have a chance to change your mind about the look.

The key to looking beautiful at your destination wedding is to highlight your assets. Take note of the features that you enjoy. For example, if you have large hips but a small waist, emphasize the waist line. Indeed, your time will be better spent focusing on the “real you” rather than stressing yourself out about making a “new you”.

In Florida they have packages for a great beach wedding. There is a location on the Florida beach called “Destin Beach Weddings”. This location is complete with accommodation for the couple and photographers for the occasion. They arrange the minister and provide a fabulous setup.

Kapalua Bay Beach in Hawaii is a beautiful location to have a destination wedding. It has placid waters. Qamea is a nearby island where you can have a romantic honeymoon evening.

Jekyll Island in Georgia is another beautiful place in the south to have a beach wedding. It has an unspoilt ten miles of beach. A major part of the island is prevented by law from development. You can feel the nature there in its real shape.

Avalon Island in New Jersey is a small place in the Atlantic nearly a mile away from the coast. It has six miles of clean, beautiful beach and vegetation all around. Beautiful looking dunes on the beach are picture perfect.

Mauritius offers some fine beach wedding locations. St Moran, Blue Bay and Grand Bai are a few of them. Beach weddings are very popular in Mauritius. All facilities are available at these locations for beach weddings. There are grand hotels near these beaches. These hotels have their own picturesque gardens.

Goa in India is another place to have fabulous beach wedding at reasonable rates. There the climate is sunny. The beach is bordered with palm trees. All inclusive service providers are also available. They will look after every detail from designing the wedding gown to arranging the whole function. Goa is one place where everyone, whatever may be your budget can conduct a beach wedding.

Laguna Beach Resort situated in the Laguna Island is a fitting place for any romantic couple. Beautiful beach and fishing facility are the specialties of this place.

Kuredu Island Resort is located on Lhavivari Atoll. It is about 130 km from the capital, Male. It is better to take sea plane trip to reach this place.

Anantara Resorts situated in South Male Atoll is a great seashore resort. Water sports, gymnasium and a good restaurant are there.

Reethi Hotel in Maldives is a really beautiful place. Rooms projecting into the sea give a natural surrounding to the occupants. The hotel boasts of its eco friendly nature.

Taj Exotica Resorts and Spa Maldives is in the island of Emboodhu Finolhu. The resort is built in the middle of a big coconut palm grove. It gives a calm and peaceful atmosphere and has very good restaurants.

International Airports and Scheduling

When deciding upon an island to hold your wedding, look for islands that are easily accessible. Smaller islands typically do not have international airports and cannot accept the bigger jets for take-off and landing. Thus, you fly to a main island hub such as Antigua, St. Kitts, St. Lucia, Trinidad, Barbados or Sint Maarten and then fly on in the smaller planes to the island of choice.

While this type of trip is fun for a family vacation or romantic getaway, it makes it very difficult when traveling as large group for a wedding. New security measures have been put into place in recent years that require passengers to collect their baggage before continuing on in their journey. The checked-in cases no longer go directly to the destination. So everyone aboard must disembark, collect their luggage, check in with the smaller airline, recheck-in their baggage and board the smaller plane. In addition to the nuisance, the smaller planes are not able to carry the same weight as the large jets so basically you will be restricted on how much to carry. Some parcels and baggage would have to be sent long prior to your own departure.

One other obstacle to traveling to a smaller island without a jet length airstrip, the travel costs will become very expensive very quickly. While the smaller airlines offer frequent and regular trips throughout the Caribbean, many islands do not permit landing in the dark. Because your international flight might come in too late to meet the last local flight, your group will need accommodations for the night. This fact alone may make the travel arrangements expensive as not only hotel rooms are required but taxi fares and food allowances.

Local Flavor

Many of the islands were or still are territories of larger countries. As such, countries like England, France and the Netherlands have heavily influenced the islands’ customs, meals and traditions. When planning a destination wedding in the Caribbean, research the local customs of the island you have chosen and see sample menus in order to determine if you would like your wedding reception meal to offer mostly local dishes or a mix. Remember, however, that if you prefer your own type of food, that it may not be the same to which you are accustomed.

History, Eco-Tourism and Heritage

When choosing the island destination for your wedding, each island has its own unique charm. All of the islands are rich in history, some have rain forests and others are known for their white sandy beaches. Think about what interests you most. Review the tourist attractions so that you know what is available for your guests while on the island. Plantations, fortresses, beautiful birds, spices wafting in the air, and cobblestone streets are many of the wonderful things to experience in the Caribbean.

Residency and Entry Requirements

While in the island choosing process, check with the respective embassy to determine any residency requirements for the wedding ceremony itself and also any entry requirements for the group to travel to the destination. For the wedding ceremony, it may be easier to marry at home and hold a symbolic ceremony at the destination. Also, check the government websites for any other information required such as vaccinations, blood tests and the like.

Interview Wedding Planners

It might be prudent to enlist the help of a specialized wedding planner. Either someone local who is experienced in planning a wedding on the particular island that you have chosen or a planner locally on the island who works with the couple long distance. Do not choose the first person you find. Interview several people by telephone, email and Instant Messaging to determine who is best qualified.