A DIY Beach Wedding - Make Your Wedding a Vacation!

<p>What comes to your mind when you think about the beach? Childhood vacations, the sun and breeze on your skin, collecting shells, watching the ships go by, listening to the seagulls... Happy moments of carelessness... Keep these sensations in your mind and heart and try to recreate them for your guests.</p><p>If you´ll have the ceremony in a church, keep it simple. Prepare your own decoration, prefereably form artificial flowers, as they will give you a lot less trouble. Make little bouquets from a single flower, some green leaves or a white bow to be attached to the church banks. For a beach wedding a big simple bouquet for the altar is just fine - you don´t need an elaborate style. Like the one you would pick strolling through a summer field...</p><p>You don´t have to march out after the ceremony with Mendelssohns wedding march - it´s your wedding, and if you would like to play a song that reminds you of your childhood days at the beach, that is just fine - your guests will love it!</p><p>The wedding reception</p><p>To create a decoration for a beach wedding is relatively easy, as you can avoid flowers. Use any of these items to create your diy beach centerpiece: sand, seashells , candles (floating ones or pillar candles), accessories like little deck chairs, flip flops, sand forms... Visit your local dollar store (or go online) and see what they have. Don't go overboard with the colours - good colour-schemes for a beach weddings include white, beige and light blue.</p><p>Don´t fool yourself: doing your own favors is going to be a lot of work! Depending on your project you might have to spend an amount of money on materials that could easily buy you a ready made favor. There are plenty of pretty favors that go with a beach wedding. If you want to go for diy beach wedding favors, consider baking cookies in the form of a sand dollar. Wrap them in clear cellophane, add a ribbon in your wedding colours and tie on a little card with your names and the date.</p><p>There are many ways to add your personal touch to your wedding. For inspiration and projects for your diy beach wedding, download your <a target="_new" href="http://www.diy-wedding.net" rel="nofollow">Free Wedding Planning Guide</a> here!</p>