Westchester Wedding Locations - The Beach

Many couples prefer beach weddings nowadays. Some would even want to exchange vows while the sun rises or sets. They find it more romantic and unique.

In this article, let me give you tips on how you can plan your Westchester wedding by the beach.

1. If you prefer a beach wedding, you may want to check out lakes and seaside restaurants, clubs, hotels and resorts. Ask about the packages they offer. You can add Osceola Beach & Picnic Grounds to your possible options.

2. Some couples just like the idea of a beach wedding minus the beach sands. If this is what you want, you can have your wedding on a boat, a marina, a hotel's swimming pool area or any venue with a view of a lake, river or sea to achieve that beach wedding theme.

3. In making your beach theme invitation, you can use bottles which have a message in it. You don't need to buy an expensive bottle for this purpose. Simple bottles with unique designs are more than enough. You just have to be imaginative.

4. Let me give you some tips when it comes to decorations for a beach theme wedding: • Centerpieces - you can use vases and bottles stuffed with shells and sand for your centerpieces.

• Canned and bottled beverages - whether your chosen Westchester wedding location is by the beach or not, you can use a rowboat filled with ice for these beverages.

• For the chairs, you can have them decorated with strings garlands of shells.

• If you are going to use candles, choose the ones that smell like tropical fruits (i.e. mango).

5. Avoid traditional wedding gowns when you plan a beach theme wedding. You might want a sundress, sarong or tea length gown that is made out of linen or gauze. Beach weddings usually requires more casual dresses so be sure to choose the right wedding attires to maintain the concept you want to project. For men, you can either make them look like sailors or pirates. Or you can let them wear shirts with Hawaiian prints.

6. You can either hire a band or a Westchester wedding DJ. Just make sure that you tell them about your wedding theme and the songs you want them to play.

7. For wedding favors, you may want to buy some plastic children's beach pails where you can put items such as beach balls that are deflated, sunscreen lotions, hand towels, etc. Again, you will need some creativity and imagination to make this work.

8. Some of the flowers you can use for a beach wedding are calla lilies, orchids, King Protea, etc. Just make sure that the flower arrangement fits the type of wedding you have. Most tropical flowers, which are perfect for this type of wedding, are expensive but keep in mind that you don't need a lot of them to come up with fantastic bouquets and arrangements.

9. Give your guests palm leaf fans to keep them cool. This can also be one of your wedding favors.

10. For wedding colors, you can choose ocean green, white, sky blue or sand beige.









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