Discover Sandpiper Wedding

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I am drawn to unique designs and original ideas, and if you are too, then read on about how to make your beach / tropical / destination wedding more personal and memorable.

Our Sandpiper Wedding blog shares information that will help make your wedding day an extraordinary experience.  We search for various venues, beach bride tips for dresses, hair, decor, and offer an affordable alternative to run-of-the-mill beach wedding stationery at our online stationery store.    Read the rest of this entry

Sweet Starfish and Seashell Decorated Cookies

Are you looking for the perfect sweets with a beach theme? What about starfish cookies and more, with directions for decorating?

Whether you want to make these yourself or pass the idea on to a relative or friend, the starfish and seashell cookies are beautiful and will compliment your wedding day or bridal shower.

Get some cookie cutters and mix up sugar cookie dough.  Color the icing and get ready to create!

The excellent site Glorious Treats has a page of Beach Wedding Cookieswith pictures and a decorating tutorial for making the brown starfish, white seashells and even little monogram sugar cookies.

Thank The Bridal Party and Begin With a Personalized Bag

Ocean Art Bridal Party Bags bag

There are many reasons to thank the members of the bridal party and each of the ladies probably will bring (or have brought) special happiness to your wedding day and the plans leading up to it.

It is customary for the Bride to thank her attendants with a gift of some kind and only you (as the Bride) will know what would be the perfect gift for each friend.

You could begin with a custom, personalized bag with her name and then fill it with a special present you know she’ll appreciate. Women are easy to buy for so it shouldn’t be difficult, just think about her favorite likes and go from there.

This little cloth bag, with artistic pink and purple sand dollars, could be filled with goodies for a day at the beach. Gifts from the heart are always appreciated, and they don’t have to break the bank.

Beach Brides Looky Here!

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Starfish Bridal Bouquet (photo used with permission)

I wrote a little about seashell bouquets in a previous post and since then I have stumbled upon a designer who makes some gorgeous looking themed bouquets, like the one pictured, with starfish and shells with blue beads.

This unique “Blue Starfish Bouquet” for a beach bride was created by Kimberly Aurora and is for sale at her Etsy online store.  She has a stunning array of these lovely, beachy adornments for Brides to carry, Grooms to wear, and Bridesmaids to hold.  And remember – these bouquets won’t wilt and die – they become keepsakes and could even be passed down through generations.

Kimberly has a complete description beneath each design at her Romantic Flowers site and will even create hair pieces to match the shells used in the bouquets. The little boutonnieres are adorable too. She lists the elements used and will do custom work so the Bride may choose colors and make changes to the pictured bouquet as needed.

If these sea life bouquets look heavy, Kimberly even lists the weight (in some cases) along with the size dimensions and they are not overly large and heavy. She also posts a group of photos on each page for various views of the bouquets and additional matching items.

Many thanks to Kimberly for allowing me to use her photo here.

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