The Unity Sand Ceremony

Another beach wedding idea is to have the more traditional Unity Candle Ceremony replaced by the Unity Sand Ceremony. At your beach wedding, you can even scoop up the sand at your feet to use in the ceremony, and as a permanent souvenir of the glorious beach where you had your wedding! It also solves the problem of the wind blowing out the Unity Candle. The Unity Sand Ceremony is only a few minutes long. The bride and groom each pour sand into a Unity Vase from a separate container. This symbolizes their two separate lives coming together, being joined and continuing on as one. It is a simple, beautiful and heart felt ceremony, and is really well suited for a beach wedding. Other family members, particularly children of the couple, are also able to join in and be a part of the ceremony!

The beach wedding site can be pretty noisy with wind, surf, birds and maybe other happy people if you are on a public beach. So ensure that there is some kind of public address system so you can be heard taking your vows.

Soft Sand and High Heels

Soft sand can be difficult for the elderly or disabled to walk on, and it can be a real challenge for high heels. For yourself, consider sandals or bare feet for your beach wedding. It's wonderful feeling the sand squidging up between your toes! For your guests, seriously consider getting some flooring for the seating and tables to prevent them from sinking into the sand.

Keep the beach wedding theme flowing through the food you serve. Use sea shells or abalone shells to serve seafoods in. Have a Hawaiian pit roast or a BBQ instead of a 'normal' meal. For the cake, have it laced with dark or heavy rum as they do in the West Indies!

We may have made the idea of a beach wedding sound as if it has insurmountable problems. This is not really so. Any wedding has challenges to overcome. With a little planning your beach theme wedding can be a true highlight of your life!