Creative Wedding Ceremony Ideas

....that don't have to cost a fortune.

Are you looking for wedding ceremony ideas that are a creative alternative to the norm?

Recent brides shared some of their wedding ceremony ideas, plus with the input of a wedding planner, we've listed some ideas they had to share below.

Hopefully you've had a chance to read the important facts and tips to consider when planning a beach theme wedding if not, you can follow that link here.

Some Beach Wedding Ideas

Here are a few pictures to get some beach wedding ideas flowing:


This beach wedding ceremony was set apart with a beautiful arch of colorful flowers.	Instead of flowers, this couple wanted palm branches at their tropical beach wedding.	Beach wedding chairs take on a light yet elegant look wrapped in white covers and blue bows.

Consider your guests comfort.

When planning your wedding ceremony ideas, it's important
to provide for your guests comfort, which ensures a memorable day for them as well as for you.

Are you thinking of a sunset wedding on the beach?

1. It can be very romantic, but can also get chilly.

Hand out blankets or shawls and you can also rent space heaters if necessary, of course you'll have to find where the closest outlets will be for some of these.

2. Chocolate

Hot chocolate is another unique idea that your guests will remember. To coordinate this idea, offer personalized hotchocolate favor packages.

3. Luminaries or lanterns

Luminaries on the ground or lanterns on decorated shepherds rods is a pretty way to add evening lighting, and is also one of the easiest wedding ceremony ideas that add lots of visual impact fast.


4. Cold Drinks If it's hot outside, your guests will appreciate glasses of fresh lemonade or personalized water bottles as they arrive.	5. Nighttime Weddings Nighttime weddings also can cast a romantic glow with hanging lanterns from ceilings or tents and votive candles on tables.	6. Shade for outside wedding Canopy's give shade for outside weddings, dress them up and use more than one for guests that need to stay out of the sun.

7. Umbrella for guest

Some brides have had attendants give out pretty parasols or umbrellas for shade.

8. Sun Protections

Offer sun block, sunglasses and hats in colorful baskets as your guests arrive.

9. Sandals

We’ve mentioned offering your guests flip flop sandals as they arrive at the ceremony.

You can buy a variety of sizes and keep them in colorful tin buckets, which is an affordable and fun way to add to the festivities.

You can read more on this in the Beach theme wedding ideas section.

Seating ideas

Do you want traditional rows of chairs for your guests or a semicircle around you both?

1. Do a Picnic

Picnic type benches can be nice and mimic church pews and they can also be more stable than chairs in the sand.

How about beach blankets in your wedding colors for those who wouldn't mind sitting on them? A row of pretty tin beach pails filled with flowers or hang flower bouquets on shepherds rods along the aisle?

2. Wedding processional line:

If you like having a set line for the aisle, why not set up a row of pretty tin beach pails filled with flowers or hang flower bouquets on shepherds rods along the aisle?

Instead of an aisle runner, have rose petals sprinkled

One bride from New Jersey said that during the unity candle ceremony, guests also received a candle and together lit theirs with ours, "it was very special."

Weave your chosen wedding colors throughout your ceremony by tying colored tule through the wedding arch, if you have one. with sprigs of flowers. Also, tying bows on some of the chairs brings in your colors and you can tie just intermittent chairs for a nice effect.

Consider a grand entrance.

wedding-transportation

One bride surprised her guests by arriving in a scooter-even her fiance was surprised!

Another bride arrived in a helicopter! (yes, way over the top)

For a lakeside wedding, a bride and her father pulled up from a boat.

Remember, many of these wedding ceremony ideas you can even use if your wedding is not at the beach or near water! Except pulling up in a boat, of course.

Write your own vows to your new spouse

Keep it real and uniquely your own words, for ideas on writing your wedding vows, check out these great ideas to get you writing.

Don't spend money on other peoples pre-written wedding vows Read these helpful tips to put your love in your own words.

For more unique ideas for after the ceremony, follow this link to wedding reception decorations ideas

Be sure to read our list of unique wedding ideas for those little details that will wow your guests!

Check back often as we are continually adding the hottest wedding ceremony ideas available.

Updated 14th Sep 2010

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