Our wedding invitations were so elegant with pearlized starfish and beautiful printing telling all about our beautiful beach wedding and reception. I found so many items that were perfect for our oceanside ceremony and beach party. My whole reception had beach themed items from our lovely beach cake topper with the beachcomber bride and groom, to the lovely little tealights that lined all the reception tables. We had champagne flutes with stems that were sand colored with tiny little seashells decoratively wrapped around them, gorgeous centerpieces and beach themed placecard holders that also served as little picture frames with a seashell design. They were really quite lovely, I even ordered a couple of them for myself.

   Everything at our reception was decorated especially for a beautiful ocean side wedding. I was pretty sure I could find a lot of beach themed accessories and decorations, since beach weddings have become so popular these days. But I must admit I was surprised to find wedding cake serving sets that were so perfect for this type of reception.

   I was sure getting married by the water would be wonderfully romantic, but I had no idea just how much. Standing under the beautiful satin canopy, speaking our vows, with the blue of the ocean in the background was more than any bride could hope for. The pictures that the photographer took were fantastic, but they could never do it justice. It was a breath taking scene that will stay in my memory forever.

   After the ceremony we cut our beautiful cake with our gorgeous wedding cake serving set, and everyone toasted the bride and groom.  Then the real party began. We had our bride and grooms first dance right there on the beach, barefoot in the warm sand, with the waves crashing behind us. It was so romantic. After a while, everyone was kicking off their sandles and flip flops and joined us on our sandy dance floor. We had such a great time dancing, laughing and even singing songs at a couple of bonfires we had going. I just knew this was a wedding reception no one would forget.

   As wedding favors we gave out gorgeous little crystal sailboats as thank you gifts and keepsakes of our beach themed wedding and reception. I kept one of those for myself too. A girl has to have mementos of such an important occasion, and I have lots of them for my memory box. I started with one of our beach invitations, some of the accessories for our tables and now one of the wedding favors. I intend to have lots of memories of my special day to look at whenever I want.

   We had a more than fantastic honeymoon too. We went to Dublin, Ireland where my husbands ancestors are from. Talk about one of the most beautiful places on earth, this is it. What gorgeous countryside, and the people are so friendly. We had a wonderful week in the land of the leprechuans, but now that we’re back I have to find another big box for all the souvenirs I have from our honeymoon. What can I say, I’m a pack rat.