Traditionally, beach weddings are simple.  Many brides choose to have a beach theme wedding so they can save money or because they’d rather not have a huge chapel ceremony.  Fortunately with beach theme weddings, the ocean serves as a backdrop, minimizing the need for decorations.  Flowers, however, play a huge part of your beach theme wedding.  With a few simple arrangements, you can make your beach wedding ceremony and reception stand out from the crowd.  

Skip the traditional wedding arch and instead use a pedestal with a lovely flower arrangement on top.  The height of a pedestal should come up to your knees or thighs, but no higher than your waist.  This puts the focus on you and your groom rather than your ceremony flowers, yet still gives you that special touch that ties everything together.

Consider using more than just rose petals to sprinkle down the sandy aisle.  You can create your aisle with rows of small bouquets, or you can simply use a lush carpet of flower petals.  This will draw attention to you as you walk down the aisle.

You can use pedestals or other types of stands to create floral flank arrangements that normally stand where bridesmaids and groomsmen stand.  This is a great way to add depth to your ceremony if you don’t have bridesmaids or groomsmen or if your wedding is small. 

Hanging arrangements add vertical depth to your wedding ceremony and reception, drawing the eye upwards and making your décor appear fuller, even if the décor is quite simple.  This is a great way to fill out a simple beach wedding.  Use plant hanging stands or other types of hanging stands to line the aisles with floral arrangements that sway above the guests, or do something similar at the altar for a more unique look.

Flower balls are a unique way to use flowers at your wedding, whether you choose to use silk flowers or fresh ones.  They’re easy to make – you can even make them yourself – and they look great at your wedding.  You can use them as bridesmaid bouquets or hanging arrangements and they’re versatile enough to go anywhere.

Centerpieces on the beach wedding reception tables are very traditional, but depending on your table set up, you might be able to attach table arrangements to the edge of your table.  This is a great way to display floral sprays!  If you can’t use them for every table, you can really make an impression by using floral sprays on the edge of the cake table and the bride and groom’s table.

So many brides use cut flowers for beach wedding reception centerpieces that it has become the tradition.  You can actually use living plants, however, as your reception centerpieces and even allow the guests to take them home after the festivities.  This is a greener and cheaper way to create the look you want for your beach theme wedding!