Door Decoration
I found these starfish garland from Oriental Trading Company, there is a raffia bow on top, I will change that to an aqua ribbon. I will hang these on the doors that lead from the harbor and the patio to the reception site.
Card Holder
I really liked the design of a birdcage card holder, but I did not find one @ a reasonable price, then I found this cute fish. Later on, we may put fish in it for our girls. Of course, I used the coupon for Bed Bath and Beyond to buy it.
I am contemplating putting sea shells @ the bottom of the fish to decorate it a little bit.
I am contemplating putting sea shells @ the bottom of the fish to decorate it a little bit.
A Little Slice of Heaven
Here is a picture of what our cake will look like. @ the bottom of the cake we will have brown sugar to look like sand. Between the two layers on the outside there will be white chocolate seashells as well as a small decorative fence to look like the beach. On top of the 3 tier cake will be 2 beach chairs, I am debating painting these aqua. Our cake lady has only done this cake 1 other time. We are using Shirley the Cake Lady - I just adore her as well as love her cakes. We will be having 2 separate 6 inch cakes off to the side along with picture of our parents and grandparents on their wedding day. On the smaller cakes I will be having my parents' cake topper and my grandparents' 25th wedding anniversary cake topper. Our cake flavors will be amaretto poppyseed and lemon poppyseed. After the first time we had the amaretto cake, my fiance could not stop talking about the cake - this was probably the easiest decision we made was to use Shirley.
http://www.shirleythecakelady.com/index.php
http://www.shirleythecakelady.com/index.php
Centerpieces
I got this picture from Rachel & Ephraim in San Diego, CA on the knot. I will be using sand in the bottom of a hurricane vase, a pillar candle in the middle, surrounded by seashells. We are using a starfish theme throughout our wedding.
This is an inspiration photo, however I will be putting the candle inside the hurricane vase with the sand @ the bottom and shells surrounding the candle. I got this picture from the Knot - Kerry & Dirk
Table Numbers
I love Michael's....these frames were $1. I painted them with 2 coats of aqua paint, I let them dry, then painted them with sparkle paint and allowed them to dry overnight. Once I can walk again, I will go to the beach and write the table numbers in the sand and take a picture and put in these frames.
Card Table
I need to find aqua candles for the top of these starfish candle holders. I found these @ Kohl's and they were 60% off. Definitely fit with our decor. After I found these I decided a lot of the stuff I was liking was starfish themed.
Decorations
I am planning on doing a sweetheart table, I want to make a table cloth monogram. We will be having aqua table runners on top of white linens. I like the look of chair covers but with the cost of these - I do not want to spend the $ to blow my budget - so they will have to deal with the green chairs.
I bought white lanterns from Target and also Oriental Trading Company to string outside on the deck. I want to spray paint half of these aqua. For the room decorations, it is very modern, but plan on using some white lights throughout. I also bought a floor monogram from Oriental Trading Company. Somehow they sent me 2 for the price of 1, I think the price is very reasonable - $15.
I bought white lanterns from Target and also Oriental Trading Company to string outside on the deck. I want to spray paint half of these aqua. For the room decorations, it is very modern, but plan on using some white lights throughout. I also bought a floor monogram from Oriental Trading Company. Somehow they sent me 2 for the price of 1, I think the price is very reasonable - $15.
