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Beach Theme Bridal Shower

Beach Bridal Shower Cake For the bride-to-be who loves spending time by the sea, a beach theme bridal shower is great way to celebrate her upcoming nuptials!

Maybe you are planning a shower for a friend who is from a beachy area, or maybe she met her fiancé near the water. Or, perhaps she is planning an exotic honeymoon or even a destination wedding! Thinking outside the box and planning a shower with a theme will not only make a memorable event; it will also show your friend that you put a lot of thought into planning her special day.

Beach Theme Bridal Shower Invitations

When planning an event, it’s important to remember that the first “taste” guests will receive for the event is the invitation. So, if you want to let guests know you are planning a shower with a beach theme, now is the time!

Choose an invitation that captures your theme – and remember to make sure that a formal invitation leads to a formal party, and a casual invitation leads to a casual party!

Will you be giving guests some direction when it comes to gifts? Perhaps you are centering the shower around an exotic vacation the bride is planning. If so, include a cute phrase indicating the plan to the guests. This will let them know that all gifts should center around a particular theme, and that you hope to send the bride packing in style!

Beach Bridal Shower

Here are some invitation ideas that you can make yourself:

Cut invitations into beach themed shaped, such as starfish, beach balls, umbrellas, sandals, sea horses, sand dollars, sail boats, etc.

Spice up regular invites by adding stickers or drawing pictures of the items listed above to them.

Find colored sand at your local craft supply store and use a glue stick to "color" your invitations with it! Just roll on the glue, pour the sand onto the glued area then dump the excess sand back off.

Make mini "message in a bottle" invitations by writing your info on a small sheet of paper then rolling it up and placing it into a small glass bottle with a cork in the top. Wrap a ribbon around the top for added detailing and attach a name tag.

Make a sea scroll invitation by lightly burning the edges of a regular piece of paper then rolling the paper up onto itself. Finish the look by wrapping a ribbon around it to keep from opening.

Beach Theme Bridal Shower Food

Parties are all about the food. So, if you’re planning a beach theme bridal shower, be sure to serve up some tasty seaside favorites.

A big platter of crab cakes will go a long way! Other yummy seafood platters to display include smoked salmon with cream cheese and crackers, and a big shrimp cocktail.

Want to really make a splash? Serve up some beach-inspired desserts. One of the most amazing ways to truly recreate a beach is to use brown sugar as “sand” in a display. For example, you could cover a tray in brown sugar, and then place sand-dollar shaped sugar cookies on it, or cupcakes that feature gorgeous aqua garnishes.

Here's a list of our top food picks:

- Crab cakes
- Shrimp cocktail
- Fish tacos
- Crab meat sandwiches
- Sushi
- Smoked salmon
- Fresh tropical fruit such as coconuts, pineapples, etc. (Use your empty coconut shells as drink glasses for some added flare)
- Clams/Oysters
- Ice tea or lemonade served in summer style glasses with mini umbrellas in the top

Beach Décor

With a beach theme, it’s important to choose your colors in advance. Will it be a casual turquoise and sand-colored affair? Beach Bridal Shower Or, are you planning a glamorous hot pink and gold shower? Balloons in your chosen colors will add a celebratory feel to any room.

If you plan to decorate with flowers, ask your florist to recommend some bright, tropical blooms! Add some beach umbrellas, seashells, and a few palm trees, if possible! Be sure to play lots of beach music and reggae to help set the mood!

Here are some decoration ideas you can try. Whether you use the real items or even paper cutouts taped to the walls, they're sure to bring your beach theme bridal shower to the next level!

- Beach balls
- Sandals
- Umbrellas
- Towels
- Starfish
- Shells
- Tiki's
- Tropical flowers
- Bright balloons
- Bright streamers
- Sand
- Treasure chests and treasure
- Sea creatures
- Message in a bottle

Beach Favors

Send guests home with something that will always make them remember the fun time they had at the shower! A beach theme bridal shower favor is always the most fun when it's shaped to suite your theme or features a themed motif on it; use shapes like seashells, sea creatures, sand castles, etc.

Here are some fun favor suggestions:

- Beach themed picture frames
- Floating flower candles
- Mini treasure chests with chocolate money inside
- Seashell shaped chocolates or cookies
- Miniature sand pails filled with candy
- Beach themed wine stopper

Beach Shower Theme Gift Ideas

Send your bride-to-be off on her honeymoon in style by giving her a stylish passport case (luxurious ones are available at Tiffany!), leather luggage tags (personalize it by creating a card with her contact information and slipping it inside) and of course, a customized white bikini that either has a hew new married name or just the word “Bride” written across the bottom! Gift certificates for local spas will also be appreciated as she gets ready for her holiday – or just wants to indulge herself after the wedding!

Hosting a beach themed bridal shower is a fun way of getting the girls together! Got a big budget and want to splurge? Don’t forget the calypso band!

Here are some beachy supplies from our favorite retailers:

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