Beach Themed Reception?

FireWife33

Help!! I have decided on a beach themed reception, but have no idea what to do for centerpieces or favors. I don't want to spend a ton of $$, and we can't have anything with an open flame at our reception hall.
I was thinking of the flame free tea lights, and something with seashells and starfish on the tables. Have any ideas for me??

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I am having a beach themed reception. Here is what I am doing. For centerpieces I used octagon beveled mirrors and used spray adhesive to put sand on top of mirror. In center I placed a blue pillar candle and tea light. All around the candle I hot glued sea shells, starfish, and sand dollars. I used blue gems around the candle to make it stand out. I also used raffia to make a bow around the candle. It wasn't too hard to make, just time consuming. Being crafty is a bonus. For favors I am doing every other seat wine bottles with a sticker with our names and date and tied with a blue bow. Then every other alternating seat I made organza bags filled with m&ms and a favor sea shell tag. If you want pictures let me know and I would be happy to send them to you. Good luck. I think a beach theme is a great idea and so many things to accessorize with.

simple wedding centerpieces/table decor?

soon tobe

Have anyone ever seen the diamond table scatter/crystal gems on tables at weddings? Where they with candles? I am thinking of doing this and wanted to know if it was in good taste or does it look cheap and tacky? Thanks

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This is what we're having for our centerpieces. We're using these candle sticks:

http://i35.photobucket.com/albums/d185/smiley_in_nyc/longstemmedglasscandleholders.jpg

I got them from DollarTree.com

And I'm scattering seashells and dried aqua flowers around them for our beach theme wedding. I'm sure you can use the diamonds instead.

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Beach theme wedding, any great ideas for table centerpieces?

SavvyGrl

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I am having a tropical themed wedding in June. I am laying organza squares on top of the round white table linens and then putting down ti leaves with a glass centerpiece bowl and floating orchid blooms (much cheaper then orchid plants) I go them from here http://www.hawaii-tropical-flowers.com/fresh_hawaiian_lei/loose_orchid_flowers.html with a couple candles on either side.

Any Table Number Alternatives?

Ashley

I am having a destination wedding in mid-october but having a nice reception in our city the first week of november with about 250 people. Rather than just table numbers, I wanted to do something creative. My reception here is fall themed ( Manzanita tree centerpieces and autumn colors and leaves on the table) so I dont want to do any beach names or anything because it really doesnt go with the reception theme. Any ideas?

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First, the only trouble with not having table numbers (especially with a party which has 250 people - that's at least 25 tables, right?) is that the numbers show people they're on the right track...I'm sitting at table 13 and there's 10 and 11 so I know I'm close. Rather than saying I'm sitting at "flower" and there's "tree" and "rock" and "sky" so where do I go from there?

That being said, things you can do...continue your fall theme: Types of trees with the cards being the leaves; types of apples or pumpkins or squash; shades of fall colors... or you could do something that is relevant to you and your husband: Cities you have visited or want to visit; names of people you met at your wedding; celebrities whose birthdays fell on your wedding day (if there aren't enough, you can use the day of your party or use both months)

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What are good foods to serve at a first birthday party?

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Kayla S

My daughter's first birthday will be next month, and I'm working on a menu of foods to serve...but I'm stuck. Any good suggestions? Thanks!
My daughter will probably be the only baby, and the youngest kid will be like 6. So, I will just feed my daughter what she would normally eat for dinner, but I need to figure out what to feed the guests.

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Well, it depends in part on who's coming (what ages), how many people, and what time of day, of course. Indoor or outdoor? Sit-down meal? Buffet? Appetizers and finger foods only? Of course you'll have birthday cake!

I always like to start with a theme. That helps me to focus a bit more (and narrow the choices a bit)! We had a bunny and snowflake theme for my daughter's first birthday (in December). The color scheme was pink, teal and white. Honestly, I no longer remember what food I served (it was almost 10 years ago), but I can still visualize the sheetcake I made, decorated with pink frosting an a "Pat the Bunny" picture.

Does your daughter have a favorite stuffed animal or toy? Do you have a decoration theme or color scheme in your daughter's room that you want to carry over to the party?

Here's how my mind would work: Hmmmm ... it's going to be fall, leaves will be turning. I like light browns and yellow and green and red ... hmmm ... she likes her teddy bears ... we can do a Teddy Bear Picnic theme! I'll put some teddy bears on the table as a centerpiece. Get some cheap checkered tablecloths. Picnic baskets as decorations. Fill with practical stuff (for example plastic silverware and napkins) or fill with cute stuff (more teddybears). Food will now be a picnic theme. Some possibilities include cold fried chicken, cute little sandwiches cut into triangles, or maybe one of those huge submarine sandwiches that serve a whole bunch of people, a pasta salad on the side, chips / pretzels, veggies and dip. A bowl of Teddy Grahams and/or a bowl of Gummi Bears for munching (although you will probably want to keep them out of reach of the youngest ones). Decorate with cutout fall leaves. Maybe use maple frosting on the cake. For the youngest ones, just pick their favorite food. If you can make it fit with the them, great. If not, it doesn't matter (they won't totally get the theme idea anyway). Make or buy a cake that fits the theme, and let the birthday girl dig in with her hands after you sing happy birthday!

I used to throw themed birthday parties for both my kids, and I swear I had as much fun planning them as they had enjoying them! I've done a dinosaur theme, a bug theme, a teddy bear beach party, a luau, a Harry Potter / Hogwarts theme, a Knights and Princesses theme, horses, gingerbread houses, Winnie-the-Pooh ... just to make a few!!

There are really a million possibilities regarding menu choices. If you have ideas for a theme, or guidance as to the type of meal and ages of guests, I'd be happy to try to think up some ideas.

Oh ... and if you need ideas for crafts or activities or party hand-outs for the kids attending, I'd be glad to help you think of ideas for those as well. Just need to know about how many kids, what ages, boys or girls.

:-)

how do you dress up these two coffee tables for the summer?

Anna K.

http://www.amazon.com/Southern-Enterprises-Ck8770-Bunch-Cocktail/dp/B001LNRIH8
It will be very helpful if you can show me some pictures. Thank you!

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Some really simple ones would be glass containers with some sand or small pebbles and a tea light. This isn't really a good picture, but you get the idea. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://images.teamsugar.com/files/upl2/1/15259/22_2009/10ac9625b5c8182b_candle.xxlarge.JPG&imgrefurl=http://www.yumsugar.com/Elegant-Summer-Centerpiece-Beach-Inspired-Votive-Candles-3203169&usg=__5-8mKdG7c9CbFf16M10dxrXNRL8=&h=500&w=375&sz=40&hl=en&start=15&sig2=rscMuxbjRQ5bEsKEzuyAaQ&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=rIPlKTbLJARaZM:&tbnh=130&tbnw=98&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsummer%2Bcenter%2Bpiece%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4GGLJ_enUS313US313%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=Km8iTIPjN8HflgevzsTuBA

Or you can make them beachy. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3645/3606704941_7329a98833.jpg&imgrefurl=http://kellishouse.blogspot.com/2009/06/summer-sea-shell-centerpiece.html&usg=__L8HTqJCzAaZHdm-WlE-TAJk5SoM=&h=333&w=500&sz=109&hl=en&start=22&sig2=2crmIVOHVkDBOXCgF7pDtA&um=1&itbs=1&tbnid=OSu9bE0f-SIxeM:&tbnh=87&tbnw=130&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dsummer%2Bcenterpiece%26start%3D18%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DN%26rlz%3D1T4GGLJ_enUS313US313%26ndsp%3D18%26tbs%3Disch:1&ei=vW8iTPWME4KglAefp8jpBA

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