Tropical Wedding Reception Themes
OK, you hate the cold, dark winter months and are looking forward to a tropical wedding reception but aren’t quite sure where to begin. Well let me help you plan your perfect tropical wedding reception.
The first item of business is deciding where you will hold your wedding reception. Will it be on a beach, in your backyard, wedding hall or a tropical destination wedding? If you are fortunate enough to live near a beach, fabulous; your setting is already created by Mother Nature. You can choose to make your reception as formal or casual as you and your hubby decide. Once you’ve determined where the reception will take place, you need to let everyone know you are going to have a wedding reception that will have a tropical theme by choosing a beach theme save the date notice. Look for cards with palm trees, vibrant flowers, surf and sand, fish, sea shells, anything that will conjure up thoughts of the tropics.
Decorating Ideas for Tropical Wedding Reception Themes Selecting colorful centerpieces, lighting, place cards, and a tropical designed wedding cake will add to the atmosphere of your tropical theme. If you’re having your reception on the beach how about using tiki torches for lighting once the sun goes down? Purchase a large tray, fill it with sand and set your colorful place cards in the sand. Large blooms amid bright red and orange flowers with long stems will create a paradise looking centerpiece. If you’re using a florist ask them if they can make an arrangement of tropical flowers such as heliconia, ginger, birds of paradise, musas, and orchids. Money Saving Ideas for Tropical Wedding Reception Themes
Wrapping tea candles in colorful tulle and tied with coordinating ribbon will make a great inexpensive favor. Music Tropical wedding music is another element which will add a special touch to your reception. Ask your D. J. or band to play some of these songs along with your other selected music:
“Sitting on the Dock of the Bay” (Otis Redding) “Underwater Love” (Faith No More) “Under the Boardwalk” (The Drifters) “Caribbean Queen” (Billy Ocean) "Sea of Love” (The Honeydrippers) “Love is the Seventh Wave” (Sting) If money is no object, hire a ukulele player to perform during your cocktail hour. Food and Drinks Serving tropical drinks with the ever so cute little umbrellas, or coconut shell glasses filled with rum punch will certainly add to your tropical wedding reception themes. Create an eye-catching display of tropical fruits like, pineapples, mangos, coconuts, bananas, grapes and melons. Consider serving food that you would typically find at a luau. Honey glazed ham, tropical fruit salads, roasted pork, stir fry noodles, macadamia nut crusted chicken with honey mustard sauce and fried plantains will have your guests feel like they are at an authentic Hawaiian luau. Attire Wear a wreath of colorful flowers in your hair and carry a bouquet with tropical flowers as mentioned above. Your guests may enjoy dressing a little more casual than they would normally dress at a wedding so ask them to wear something that has a tropical theme. Tropical wedding reception themes are easy to create, just use your imagination and check out some of my beach wedding links listed below. Go from
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