Beach Wedding Invitations

Posted in: By location | May 27th 2010 | no comments

Back in the medieval ages, people from lower social ranks were issuing out loud the wedding invitations or to put it simple, they were verbalized, because they didn’t had the proper education to read and to write them. The members from the aristocracy and royal families, especially the English and French aristocracies, often used the wedding invitations as a form of entertainment and they are the ones responsible for making them popular; so popular that by the beginning of the twentieth century almost all people from all social ranks could afford sending wedding invitations or use the cheapest alternative: making the wedding announcement in a newspaper.

Today, the simple and white wedding invitation card with hand written text, even though it still has its adepts, was mostly replaced by the colorful and patterned wedding invitation designs with a printed text. The hand written text with an intricate calligraphy style is an expensive method but it has a cheaper alternative: the thermography, a printing method with a raised letter effect.

The wording etiquette demands the use of a formal language to issue the invitations but you can also be creative with words and issue them by using an informal, non-traditional language, especially for a beach theme wedding invitation.



The invitation must contain the basic information about the wedding ceremony and reception or party, such as the names of the bride and groom, the names of the wedding hosts or the couple’s families, the location and address of the ceremony and reception, the date and time, an RSVP for attendance responses or the expression “Regrets Only” if you are expecting only for the non-attendance responses, and other details such as some directional signs or a printed map for the wedding location, the theme of the wedding and some suggestions about the wedding attire, etc.

The wedding invitations come in a large variety of designs because of their popularity.

The designs, shapes, sizes and color combinations are so numerous that you might find it hard to choose one single favorite design for you wedding; you have two options: to purchase the invitation directly from online manufacturers or the choose for some personalized beach wedding invitations. The first option is cheaper and faster because the samples are already available for order on the internet but with the personalized invitation you can be sure that they will be unique and one-of-a-kind.

You can also make a suggestion about the wedding theme by using some tropical or beach wedding invitations with a theme-related design.

Usually the the beach wordings for the wedding invitations can be matched with the selected wedding theme and below you may find some of the most popular beach wording examples.



“Laura Tiffany and Timothy Hawthorne will be married on the twentieth of August, at a private beach ceremony, in Amanpuri Resort, Phuket, Thailand. You are cordially invited to join us upon our return for a Thai-style wedding celebration on Friday, the twenty-seventh of August, two thousand and eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, Sunset Inn, West Palm Beach, Florida. Regrets only: 0983 756 3873.”



“It’s a Shore thing…we’re getting married! Together, we wrote our names in the sand and the waves washed them away, so we will write them in our hearts and there they will stay. Laura Tiffany and Timothy Hawthorne, invite you to share in our happiness, on Friday, the twenty-seventh of August, two thousand and eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, Sunset Inn, West Palm Beach, Florida.”



“Years ago when they were young, two lovers were brought together as one. Now and forever, partners in life, under palm trees swaying, they’ll be husband and wife. Laura Tiffany and Timothy Hawthorne look forward to sharing with you the sun, the sea and the memories of their wedding ceremony, on Friday, the twenty-seventh of August, two thousand and eleven, at six o’clock in the evening, Sunset Inn, West Palm Beach, Florida. Sunset reception following ceremony.”