The beach setting you selected is absolutely perfect. Now you want to work on making your ceremony and reception beautiful occasions where your loved ones can gather together to share in your happiness.

You want to choose the right centerpieces because they will be the focal point of the tables at your wedding. Beach centerpieces should blend in seamlessly with your wedding theme and have a natural yet eye-catching appearance.

The four primary ingredients of wedding beach centerpieces are sand, glass, sea shells and flowers. These ingredients can be easily interchanged allowing for almost infinite centerpiece designs that are dazzling as well as practical.

Here are some tips for creating attention-grabbing centerpieces.

Candles in Vases: This is the easiest design to make. Your starting point is a small transparent glass vase of the type sometimes used to protect candles from the wind. Fill the vase about one-third full with white sand, then put a candle on top of the sand. Put flower leis and sea shells around the vase and light the candle. The result is an easy but classic centerpiece for the tables at your wedding. Beach centerpieces of this type are inexpensive and fun to create, and they’re pleasing to the eye.

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