| You might be planning a beach wedding, or | | | | up the corners with a piece of pink, blue or coral |
| perhaps you are simply planning to use a beach | | | | colored silk ribbon to create attractive favors. |
| theme for your wedding arrangements. Either | | | | Your wedding guests will cherish them. |
| way, it makes perfect sense to please your | | | | You can also use magnets with a beach-related |
| guests by giving them appropriate wedding | | | | shape and design to make lovely favors for your |
| favors. Beach themed wedding favors that match | | | | beach wedding. Use magnets shaped like seashells, |
| up with the romance of your seaside setting are | | | | starfish, palm trees or some other object that |
| best. They enhance your wedding's ambiance and | | | | evokes your seaside location. Your guests will |
| will become a tasteful memento from your | | | | probably prominently display your favors on their |
| ceremony. Your wedding day will be fondly | | | | refrigerators. They will see your favors daily and |
| brought to mind whenever a guest sees your | | | | will be reminded of your wedding day. |
| favor in their home. | | | | Place-card holders are another type of favor for |
| You want to please your guests but also be easy | | | | a beach theme wedding. They will brighten your |
| on your budget. This article will help you choose | | | | reception and at the same time, provide a |
| beach-related wedding favors that can do this. | | | | treasured keepsake for your guests. Wedding and |
| Placing a votive candle inside a small beach bucket | | | | gift shops often stock inexpensive place-card |
| or pail creates a simple but appropriate seaside | | | | holders that have shapes related to the beach or |
| wedding favor. To make these favors, you need | | | | ocean, such as starfish, seashells, sailboats and |
| to buy plastic beach pails. They can easily be | | | | dolphins. Use these on your reception tables to |
| found in hobby shops, so buy several in various | | | | hold small cards that specify the names and table |
| colors. Also buy some colored sand while you are | | | | numbers of your guests. When they return home, |
| at the hobby shop. Fill each bucket about | | | | your guests will be able to replace the card with a |
| one-quarter full with colored sand, then set a | | | | photo and use your favor as a delightful |
| votive candle into the sand. After you tie a | | | | alternative to a traditional picture frame. They will |
| brightly colored ribbon around the bucket you are | | | | appreciate how they can put your favor to use, |
| finished! These beach wedding favors are both | | | | and they will often be reminded of your |
| simple to make and inexpensive, but they also | | | | ceremony. |
| perfectly reflect the ambiance of your ocean-side | | | | For practical, inexpensive favors, beach themed |
| wedding. Your friends and loved ones will think of | | | | bookmarks top the list. Look for something |
| your ceremony fondly whenever they see them. | | | | durable like plastic or chrome bookmarks instead |
| Seashells are another tasteful, inexpensive choice | | | | of simple paper. Bookmarks topped by palm |
| for wedding favors with a beach theme. Hobby | | | | trees, starfish or even flip flops are easy to find |
| shops, craft shops and party supply stores carry | | | | and perfectly match your beach wedding theme. |
| unbroken shells. You want shells which are all | | | | Bookmark favors are practical, too, and guests |
| roughly the same size. While you are still in the | | | | who love to read will especially appreciate |
| store, also pick up some inexpensive fishing net | | | | receiving them. The bookmark will be even more |
| material. Cut the fishing net into small squares and | | | | treasured if you place it in a small album of |
| place a few seashells in the middle of each one. | | | | photos from your wedding or a book of romantic |
| Pull each square's corners together and then tie | | | | poems. |