Beach Wedding Ceremony
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Planning Your Beach Wedding Ceremony
The best thing about beach weddings is that your ideas are not confined within a church - giving you endless possibilities! A beach wedding ceremony also helps you save hundreds of dollars on formal wear, decoration, and limousine expenses. Plus, your guests will surely enjoy the comfort of dressing casually for a luau, picnic, or bonfire reception.
Beach Wedding Ceremony Setting
For your beach wedding ceremony, you may want to opt for an ordained minister or a layman who can legally officiate at wedding ceremonies rather than a traditional priest.
If it is a short ceremony, you can do without the chairs and have your guests standing on elegant, beach-themed linen on the ground. The portable arch is a common fixture at beach wedding ceremonies, with a few beach resorts offering lovely gazebos as a nice alternative. Although flowers are customary at weddings, you can break off tradition by decorating the pews or rows with framed photographs of the couple fixed with themed ribbons.
If it is a short ceremony, you can do without the chairs and have your guests standing on elegant, beach-themed linen on the ground. The portable arch is a common fixture at beach wedding ceremonies, with a few beach resorts offering lovely gazebos as a nice alternative. Although flowers are customary at weddings, you can break off tradition by decorating the pews or rows with framed photographs of the couple fixed with themed ribbons.
This Is Your Beach Wedding Ceremony
This is your beach wedding ceremony, so make it personal. Design your ceremony program in the shape of a shell or flip-flop, or attach your handwritten poem to a plank of drift wood to match your beach theme. Personalize your aisle runner with a monogram or logo of your choice.
Instead of walking with just your father, you can be escorted by both parents or a brother or a friend. You can even ride on a horse or march with your favorite pet. Replace the traditional processional music with your favorite tune. Up front, you can have a man of honor or best woman waiting eagerly.
Most importantly, write your own wedding vows.
Instead of walking with just your father, you can be escorted by both parents or a brother or a friend. You can even ride on a horse or march with your favorite pet. Replace the traditional processional music with your favorite tune. Up front, you can have a man of honor or best woman waiting eagerly.
Most importantly, write your own wedding vows.
Beach Wedding Ceremony Music
When choosing your wedding music, note the five segments of a beach wedding ceremony: prelude, processional, sand ceremony, recessional, and postlude. For the prelude, entertain your guests as they come in with songs that they are familiar with. Instead of the clichéd Here Comes the Bride, play a contemporary wedding song for your processional.
Sand on the beach takes the place of church candles, adding a bit of ritual and reflection to the beach wedding ceremony. Songs that brought you together and other personal favorites come into play during sand ceremonies.
Recessional and postlude music should be full of energy as you celebrate your love and the beginning of your life together. Work with your band or string quartet for recommended selections.
Sand on the beach takes the place of church candles, adding a bit of ritual and reflection to the beach wedding ceremony. Songs that brought you together and other personal favorites come into play during sand ceremonies.
Recessional and postlude music should be full of energy as you celebrate your love and the beginning of your life together. Work with your band or string quartet for recommended selections.
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