Beach Wedding Reception
Ideas
  
Looking for beach wedding
reception ideas? After all that gushy romance,
it's time to party. Here are some ideas for a wedding
reception on the sand itself, or at a reception site with
a beach-inspired theme.
Beach
Wedding Music
For fun and frivolous beach wedding
reception ideas, have your guests boogie down to the
beach tunes popular in the 1960s like the Beach Boys, Jan
and Dean, and the Mamas and the Papas. Hire a local band
that specializes in this kind of music, Hawaiin shirts
and all. Have a limbo contest, a shag competition, or a
conga line to add to the summer fun
festivities.
Beach Wedding
Food
Ask your caterer to fill the guests' plates
with gifts from the ocean like crabs, lobster, and
salmon. For appetizers, make Hawaiian puu-puu platters of
shellfish and pineapple. Serve exotic cocktails with
umbrellas in them. Or, if you are looking for a more Cape
Cod-style event, have an old-fashioned clam bake. For a
truly casual beach affair, rent a beach house - so after
your oceanside ceremony, you can all head back to the
yard for a barbeque.
Almost
There
If you're having your reception inside, you
can still pretend you're out on the cliffs. Hang antique
liferafts for decoration, or place your beach wedding favors on a
surfboard or in beach buckets. Line the dance floor with
seashells, or stack them in buckets around the room mixed
with seaglass. Bring in deck chairs for the
lobby.
Shell
Cake
Extend your ocean dreams even to your
beach wedding
cakes. Ask your baker if they can make shells,
starfish, or seahorses out of fondant, chocolate, or
icing to decorate your cake. Ask for tropical fillings
like pineapple. Or, accentuate a simple wedding cake with
the real deal - surround it with real starfish, shells,
or other beachy items to bring your cake into the
nautical theme.
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