A tropical wedding in Hawaii, Florida or on some other beautiful, exotic island seems like the most perfect and romantic way to exchange vows with the love of your life. Many people dream of this type of wedding and while some can afford the budget of transporting the bridal party and the guests to a far off exotic destination most couples are not equipped with this type of budget. But just because your finances will not allow for a beach themed wedding in a far away place it should not stop you from having a beach themed wedding in a not so beached themed place.

Beach themed wedding are relaxing and carefree while at the same time romantic and whimsical. This type of environment can be created just about anywhere to provide a beach feel to a wedding that is far from the actual beach. First, you must decide where to position your wedding ceremony as well as reception. Many of the most common attributes of a beach include water, sand and seashells. Now while most people will not be able to haul in tons of sand to create the perfect beach themed wedding it is often easy to find a location with water. Check your local area for great waterfalls or beautiful lakes. These natural water locations can be incorporated into your beach theme to make it more realistic.

Once you find the perfect location for your beach themed wedding try incorporating things such as a sail boat, if you chose a lake. You can choose to get married on the sail boat if you are having a small wedding or find a location that has sailboats in the background such as getting married on a boat dock with the sailboats in the background.

Attire for the wedding will be the second biggest creative aspect to emphasize a beach theme. The bridal party can create the tone by dressing in casual wedding wear and possibly incorporating beach flowers into hairstyles and bouquets. The guests should also be notified that the wedding has a beach theme through the use of beach themed invitations so they are able to dress in casual Hawaiian style shirts or casual dresses for the occasion.

The reception is also a great opportunity to show your guests how creative you are with your beach themed wedding. An outdoor wedding reception with beautiful white tents would create the perfect environment. Tropical drinks are a must at the wedding reception as well as tropical music to complete the environment. Try decorating the reception tables with beach themed wedding favors [http://www.fallinlovefavors.com/BeachWeddingFavors.html] to accentuate the tables while at the same time providing a gift to your wedding guests that incorporates your theme.

The ideas are endless because the perfect environment can be created anywhere with a little imagination. You can still have your perfect wedding environment without the high cost of travelling to actually get there.