Including Children in Your Beach Wedding Ceremony

If you or your future spouse have children you might want to consider including them in your Beach Wedding Ceremony. We work with many couples that want to include their children in the ceremony but don't want to expand their bridal parties to include flower girls, ring bearers, or Jr bridesmaids and groomsmen.

One of the simplest ways to include them is during the Sand Ceremony. There is a container filled with sand for each person and an empty container. Each person pours their sand into the empty container symbolizing the uniting of the bride, groom and children into one.  There is a part of the Sand Ceremony that says, "Just as these grains of sand can never be separated and poured again into the individual containers, so will your marriage and your family be united as one for all of your days".

 This ceremony is kid friendly and with the option to upgrade to colored sand you can bet that even the shyest of children will want to take part and pour their favorite color of sand into the jar just like Mom and Dad!

If you would like to see a copy of the entire Sand Ceremony, please email me and I would be happy to send it to you.

Beach Wedding Hair Accessories

Ok ladies I have something that I just have to share with you! I have a love for all things vintage and my youngest daughter who we call our "Fashion Diva" loves accessories. When I found Little Hatchlings I knew that I would be feeding into my daughter's addiction to headbands and hair accessories. Our friend Uyen over at Little Hatchlings recently made some headbands for my daughter that are amazing. She wears them everyday and even wants to sleep in them!

Uyen recently shared some pictures with me of some hair accessories that she made for a wedding and I just flipped over them. I knew that I had to share them with you. They are SO perfect for a simple, chic, or even vintage beach wedding. All of her pieces are lovingly handmade and unlike anything I have seen. And ladies, I will let you in on a secret....she takes custom orders!

Just imagine one of these on your Flower Girl...

Or even better, a beautiful hair comb like this one for you...

If you would like to see more examples of her hair accessories or custom order your Beach Wedding Hair Accessory, visit www.littlehatchlings.com and tell Uyen that you found her on our blog!

Treasure Island Beach Wedding for Two

Tricia and Tony eloped down to Florida all the way from Niagara Falls for their beach wedding. They wanted a beach that was private for their ceremony so we chose Sunset Beach in Treasure Island for their wedding location. Tony told me just before the ceremony that it was a dream come true to be getting married to Tricia on the beach. Their family was coming into town a couple of days later and they were going to surprise them with the news. (Tricia emailed me later to let me know that their family was so excited when they heard the news!)

We had a great time working with this sweet couple and it was very apparent that they are very much in love! Romantic couples just make me happy.

They giggled through a lot of the pictures and ended up with some great moments. As always, our Tampa Wedding Photographer, Booray Perry, was there to capture it all. We wish you many happy years of love and laughter!

Choosing Your Beach Wedding Flowers

One of the many decisions you'll make when planning your Florida Wedding on the Beach is what type flowers you want in your bouquet. This seems simple enough, right? Especially with all the dreamy pictures of bridal bouquets on the Internet! I mean, you can find so many gorgeous pictures of bouquets filled with Hydrangea, Calla Lillies, Peonies, and Tulips to name a few. One might think it would be as simple as finding a picture and saying "I want this one"...kind of like shopping from a catalog.

 There is one little fact that these beautiful pictures fail to mention. A lot of these flowers are grown in cooler climates.  Florida has beautiful, sunny, tropical weather most of the year and in some months the temperatures can reach above 90 degrees. This is in important fact to take into consideration when choosing your beach wedding flowers. The flowers you choose for your Florida Beach Wedding must be hearty enough to withstand even a small amount of time out in the sun. Hydrangea's for example, will start to wilt soon after being exposed to the heat. Flowers like Roses and Daisies are a much heartier flower and can withstand the heat longer.

Some of our packages come with a bouquet of hand tied Roses. I am sometimes asked if the Roses can be substituted for another flower. My answer is always the same, "Yes it can but, choose your flowers wisely" Whatever you choose, it must be able to withstand the heat. Gerber Daisies are usually a good substitute if they are in season.

If you really don't know what you want, don't worry...we are here to help you with this decision too. If you would like some additional tips or ideas for your beach wedding flowers, our Florist is happy to talk to you and give you suggestions that fit both your style and budget.