Whether you are planning a beach wedding, or simply planning to incorporate a beach theme into your ceremony, it makes sense to give your guests wedding favors. Beach themed favors that reflect the ocean-side setting are best. This helps create the ambiance for your wedding and serves as a fashionable reminder of your big day. Each time your guest sees your wedding favor in their home, they will remember your wedding lovingly.

This article will help you choose the best beach themed wedding favors for pleasing your guests while protecting your budget.

A votive candle placed inside a miniature beach pail makes a simple yet fitting seaside wedding favor. To create these favors, beach pails need to be purchased. These are readily available at hobby shops. Pick up several colorful plastic pails. Fill each pail about one-quarter full with colored sand (also available at hobby shops), place a votive candle in the sand and tie a brightly colored ribbon around the pail. That’s it! These simple and inexpensive wedding favors will perfectly convey the mood and feeling of your beachside ceremony and will evoke fond memories for your friends and loved ones.

Seashells are another tasteful, inexpensive choice for wedding favors with a beach theme. Hobby shops, craft shops and party supply stores carry unbroken shells. You want shells which are all roughly the same size. While you are still in the store, also pick up some inexpensive fishing net material. Cut the fishing net into small squares and place a few seashells in the middle of each one. Pull each square’s corners together and then tie up the corners with a piece of pink, blue or coral colored silk ribbon to create attractive favors. Your wedding guests will cherish them.

For another choice in wedding favors, beach themed magnets are charming. You can buy magnets in the shape of palm trees, starfish, seashells and other beach or ocean related designs. Your guests will likely display your favors prominently on their refrigerators, reminding them daily of your ceremony.

An alternative style of favor for a beach ceremony is place-card holders. Place-card holders can brighten the atmosphere of your reception and also give your guests a keepsake. Wedding and gift shops typically sell inexpensive place-card holders in the shape of sailboats, starfish, seashells, dolphins and others. Place these on tables at your reception to hold cards with your guests name and table number. Back home, your guests can insert a picture and use the place-card holder as a fun, hip alternative to a more traditional picture frame. Guests will appreciate having a practical use for these wedding favors and they will be reminded of your wedding often.

Finally, for practical and inexpensive wedding favors, beach themed bookmarks are our favorite. Instead of simple paper bookmarks, opt for something classier and sturdier such as plastic or chrome. You can easily find bookmarks topped with starfish, palm trees, or even flip flops to blend perfectly with your beach wedding theme. Bookmarks are also practical. Guests who are avid readers will particularly appreciate them. To make this an even more cherished memento, place the book mark in a book of love poems or a small album of photos from your ceremony.