| For a variation on the typical beach themed | | | | let as much of your lighting be filtered by the |
| wedding combine it with a fairytale wedding | | | | water as possible. Done well a mermaid fairytale |
| theme to create a mermaid fairytale wedding. | | | | wedding is just as incredible as your dreams. |
| Such a celebration can be an unforgettably | | | | Have Fun with the Music |
| beautiful wedding experience that you and your | | | | Be creative with the music you choose to set the |
| guests will talk about for many years. The | | | | tone for your mermaid fairytale wedding. There |
| mermaid fairytale wedding lends itself wonderfully | | | | are multitudes of ways you can go. Is this a royal |
| to an elegant wedding celebration of love and | | | | mermaid fantasy? Then you will probably want |
| romance. | | | | more regal, courtly sounding music. Are you |
| Start with Your Wedding Dress | | | | thinking more along the lines of a beach love |
| Yes, building your mermaid fairytale wedding | | | | story between a man and the mermaid who |
| theme begins with your wedding dress. Most | | | | rescues him (or the other way round)? Then |
| wedding dresses whose designs are inspired by | | | | perhaps music more suited to a Hollywood beach |
| mermaid fairytales are elegant sheaths that flair | | | | romance blockbuster would be better. |
| somewhere around the knees into a gorgeous | | | | Of course, you could always pay homage to the |
| train. By choosing such a wedding dress you begin | | | | classic Disney movie, "The Little Mermaid" by |
| to lay the foundation for a tasteful salute to the | | | | using the song, "Under the Sea" to kick off the |
| mermaid theme in your wedding. | | | | dance. If you dare, make your entrance in your |
| Look at Your Feet | | | | mermaid fairytale wedding to the song that Ariel |
| You, after all, have to play the role of the | | | | sings when she first gets her voice back after |
| mermaid. So, at least for the reception you want | | | | Ursula is defeated to symbolically represent all |
| something that will add beauty and a touch of the | | | | that you have overcome to get to your fairytale |
| sea to your feet. The best way I know to do | | | | wedding day. |
| that is with a pair of barefoot sandals that will | | | | Whatever you choose, the point is that you |
| adorn your feet with puka shells, pearls, or any | | | | choose your music deliberately to fit your specific |
| number of other crystals. As a matter of fact, | | | | vision of the theme. Just about the only thing that |
| you can get entire ensembles that will lend to | | | | won't work is using the old standard wedding |
| your overall look as a beauty from the sea with | | | | songs the way they've always been used - not |
| everything from hand wraps, to necklaces, to hair | | | | because they're bad, but because without a lot of |
| jewelry and beyond. | | | | alteration they won't present the mermaid |
| Consider the Overall Decor | | | | fantasy image that you are trying to portray. |
| Unless you have a huge budget you are probably | | | | Finally, Consider the Details |
| not going to be able to pull off a mermaid themed | | | | Use sandcastles as a centerpiece on your head |
| wedding in a high school gymnasium (why would | | | | table and sandcastle votive table decor to provide |
| you want to?). Instead, look for a location that | | | | ambiance. Likewise, a hand blown glass mermaid |
| you can quickly and easily adapt to your theme. | | | | couple cake top on your seascape themed |
| Of course, a beach wedding is a natural but if | | | | wedding cake. Furthermore, choose a beach |
| that's not an option an indoor wedding that | | | | wedding favor such as sea shell gel candles or a |
| maintains the theme is achievable. | | | | crab wine bottle holder on your reception tables |
| Begin with fish tanks. Hold your wedding reception | | | | to compliment the decor and to send your guests |
| in a restaurant with large fish tanks, or rent part | | | | home with something that will remind them of |
| of a local aquatic park. Or simply rent several fish | | | | your mermaid fairytale wedding for many years |
| tanks (fish included) to be set up in a hotel | | | | to come. |
| ballroom or tasteful church multipurpose room and | | | | |