Chic Beach Wedding Invitations

Romantic sunsets. Warm sand. Shimmering ocean. Beach weddings are a popular way to share your love with family and friends. One way to set the mood for your guests is to choose perfect beach wedding invitations.

Before you choose wedding invites, make sure you have a budget in mind. It can be painful to fall in love with an invitation style only to find out you'll need to take out a loan to pay for it. Once you know how much you can spend, it's time to start shopping. Here are 5 ways to create the perfect beach wedding invitation.

1. Paper

Heavy, formal papers call to mind 8-course meals, flouncy bridal dresses and black ties. Your beach wedding invitations should convey the same casual feel as your ceremony. In addition to choosing a lightweight paper, consider using a wispy vellum overlay. Another way to create tropical feelings with your wedding invites is to choose a textured paper. Try beach wedding invitations embossed with tropical flowers or invites with a texture reminiscent of a pier or dock.

2. Color

From ocean blues to sunshiny yellows, color is an easy and affordable way to create a beach-evoking mood in your wedding invite. Beachy colors are appropriate for both paper and ink. If you're printing your own invitations, using color is one of the simplest ways to create perfect beach wedding invitations.

3. Photos and images

Another way to get your guests thinking about warm sunshine and tropical breezes is to add drawings or photos to your beach wedding invitations. Enlist an artistically-gifted friend to ink a beach-inspired drawing. You also might choose a photo of a sunset over glistening water or, for an even more casual feel, a photo of your and your loved one's footprints in the sand. To personalize a beach wedding invitation this way, you can invest in a professional printer or the print wedding invites yourself at home.

4. Looking for beach wedding invitations that will give friends and family a unique keepsake?

Roll up the invitation and place it in a small bottle that can be shipped to guests. Some wedding invite printing companies offer bottles filled with sand and bits of shells. This is also a fun invitation idea for bridal showers. Bottles are more costly than conventional wedding invites, so it might not be an ideal choice for budget-conscious brides.

5. Add beach-themed charms to your wedding invites.

Charms in the shape of sea shells, palm trees, dolphins, or sea gulls will create the perfect tone for your beach wedding invitations. It can be pricey to hire a printing company to add charms, so if you're on a budget consider attaching them yourself.

Whether you choose wedding invites with a dolphin charm or incorporate an image from your favorite pier, it's simple to create beach wedding invitations as stunning as an ocean sunset.