Do You Know How to Plan a Perfect Beach Wedding?

I have been in love with the beach since I was a little girl. I often spend my time sitting on the beach just staring out at the ocean. The ocean seems incredibly serene and powerful to me. It was also my dream to hold my wedding ceremony on the beach. I was determined that I would be having a beach wedding someday from the time I was 10 years old. I still carried that idea with me all the way through my college years. In fact, my mind was already thinking ahead to how I was finally going to have my dream beach wedding, when my fiance slipped a ring on my finger.[youtube:R83eTWtoeA0;[link:perfect beach wedding];http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R83eTWtoeA0&feature=related]

Breaking the mold of a large church wedding, a beach wedding is more intimate, and suited for a couple that enjoy the outdoors, wants something unique, and are adventurous. Destination weddings are very popular – where the guests are flown in (either a their own expense or that of the couple) to such exotic settings as Cancun, Hawaii, or Barbados. Most couples, however, do not have the money for a destination wedding, so opt for a local beach, or poolside decorated to look like a beach.

Although they seem casual, beach-themed weddings require a great deal of planning. The use of exotic flowers of colorful hue, such as lilies or pink gerbera daisies, accent the dcor and coordinate with the neutral color of the sand. Starfish, seashells and sand dollars add an earthy touch, and candles, lanterns, and canopies draped in lightweight fabrics can be used to enhance the effect. Although light blue is the color most though of, bright colors anywhere on the spectrum will go well.

My sister has a lot of experience with weddings and is capable of going over lots of details that I would never think about. She suggested that I should get married in the morning because of the position of the sun, so that we will not have our photos taken with everyone squinting because the sun is in our eyes the entire time.

She also told me that the breeze at the beach might affect my beach wedding. I didn’t realize that the breeze might blow my dress out of place and might also blow the sand around. As a result, I had to adjust my thoughts on buying a dress and how I’d wear my hair to deal with all of the factors that had been brought to my attention. I purchased a dress that was a bit more form fitting and didn’t have a long train. I also realized that it would not be a good idea to wear a veil and decorate the chairs with flowers and ribbons. I made sure that everything that was going to take place on the beach very simple and hassle-free.

Fortunately, our wedding turned out to be absolutely perfect. You have to plan accordingly, if you’re also planning a beach wedding. You may have to adjust some of your plans in order to make things as simple and perfect as possible, but it is certainly worth it.