Photos of weddings in nautical style It’s difficult to call it a novelty; in the summer this is rather the most common plot. But even with such popularity, he still remains unique, like every newlywed couple. Such themed photos of sea weddings always delight with rich colors and positivity. And if you think through the plot and idea, the resulting result can be called a real masterpiece.
What is a nautical style wedding? This is sea air, the cries of seagulls, warm sand and shell decor. But the main thing is the happy faces of the newlyweds and guests.
Features of a wedding photo in a nautical style
The main advantage that sea weddings provide for any professional photographer is the variety of ideas and excellent scenery for photographs. The main color scheme for such a celebration is blue or blue-green. These colors are diluted with white.At the same time, it is important to symbolically capture the ocean or sea in photographs, for example, create sails from veils or connect lifebuoys in the shape of hearts. You can also use the steering wheel as a symbol of the beginning of the journey of two hearts. Naturally, the newlyweds should stick to it together. The groom can drop the anchor as if he had already sailed to his bay.
There are no restrictions in choosing a dress for the bride or clothes for the groom; the main thing is to successfully fit them into a given theme or color scheme. For example, a bride can choose a mermaid dress.
Accessories for photography in a nautical style
Photos of sea weddings require special decorations. In this case, the main rule is that all the details are harmoniously combined with each other. For example, if the photo shoot will take place outside the hall, you will definitely need:- captain's cap
- cap
- binoculars
- retro umbrella
- other marine symbols (shells, sunglasses, sailor suit, etc.).
If for some reason the shooting is planned exclusively in the banquet hall, the design should be carefully considered. For example, you can decorate the room in the form of a sea ship. Place the helm near the newlyweds, the anchor in the far corner. Images of dolphins, mermaids, nets and other marine symbols would be appropriate. Compositions made of shells and pearls will look beautiful on the newlyweds’ tables.
A wedding theme in a nautical style does not limit your imagination in any way and you can safely come up with unusual decorations and scenes for photographs, because in many years they will remind you of the happiest day in the life of two lovers.
A themed wedding in a nautical style is a fairy tale that can be brought to life. Let's try to do this together by considering in detail some important points and ideas for organizing a magical seaside celebration.
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The sea is always associated with romance, evoking thoughts of fairy-tale mermaids and the underwater kingdom. Marine selection wedding style obliges the organizers of the celebration to take care of all the elements, down to the smallest details, which must correspond to the chosen theme. The main characters of the celebration, their outfits and accessories, the decoration of the premises where the event will take place, holiday menu– everything should be subordinated to the theme of the sea.
Wedding preparations.
Preparation for a wedding event in a nautical style consists of several successive stages.01.
Location.
First of all, you need to take care of the location of the celebration. The entire further plan of action depends on where the festive event will take place. Ideally, it would be simply wonderful to hold a sea wedding on board a ship, rocking on the sea waves.
Or organize wedding ceremony on the beach.
The sea itself will serve as a backdrop for your unforgettable wedding. The sound of the waves, the salty taste on the lips, the light breeze and the cries of seagulls - all this is an excellent backdrop for a seaside celebration.
If it is not possible to hold a wedding near the sea or on the sea, you can have a seaside wedding in a restaurant or in any other room using marine paraphernalia to recreate the desired atmosphere.
02.
Decor of the banquet venue.
If you can’t hold a wedding ceremony by the sea, use your imagination and turn the room into a sea kingdom or Pirates' ship. First, you need to decide what the combination “sea wedding” means for you. Some people's imagination helpfully presents scenes from films about pirates, some see themselves in the image of a little mermaid living in an underwater kingdom, others want to become the gentle Assol, waiting for her Gray, and so on. There are as many options as there are people. The nature of the solemn event called “Wedding in a nautical style” will directly depend on how you see the image of the sea and everything connected with it.
Having decided on the image, feel free to start creating and purchasing jewelry for the upcoming celebration. All decorations associated with the sea will be used: shells, sea pebbles, artificial starfish, anchors, steering wheels, an aquarium with fish, and much more that is directly related to our topic. When creating a marine background, you can use flowing fabric in white and blue colors.
Blue material may have various shades, imitating the color of a sea wave, and white will be an excellent contrast, against which the blue will play much brighter. Tables covered with a snow-white tablecloth are in perfect harmony with chairs, which are decorated with beautiful white fabric and turquoise bows. Decorate the entire room with lightweight material, using it as flowing curtains, decorating them with all kinds of ribbons, bows and flowers. The predominance of blue-blue accessories in combination with white elements will add solemnity to the banquet hall and put guests in a maritime mood.
Tablecloths can be striped, reminiscent of a vest with ships made of napkins.
The newlyweds' table, decorated like a ship with a steering wheel and fluttering sails, as well as ropes hanging from the ceiling, will amaze the imagination of guests.
As an option, you can consider decorating the room with balloons. Nowadays, it won’t be difficult for experienced specialists to build anything they want out of balls. This could be a ship, figurines of dolphins, mermaids, fish, and so on. Paintings with seascapes, fishing nets, and ropes would be appropriate - it all depends on your plans and wishes.
03.
Table setting.
Tables must be in harmony with the decoration of the entire room. If possible, place several aquariums with marine life and fish, or one aquarium that will stand in the center of the young ones’ table.
Aquariums or large glasses can also be filled with sea sand by placing candles there. Sea pebbles and shells will look great against the background of golden sand. And the soft glow of the candles will give an unusual glow to the sand, allowing it to sparkle in all shades of gold.
Napkins can be either plain - white or any other color from the category blue shades– and with a drawing on a marine theme.
Decorate bottles and carafes of drinks with starfish, pearls and shells. Decorate the glasses in the same way. It is not necessary to decorate all the glasses on the tables; you can highlight only the young glasses.
Glasses of young people and bottles of champagne painted in white and blue stripes with life preservers attached will also look impressive.
04. Wedding menu.
What should be the menu for a nautical themed wedding? Despite the fact that the wedding has a nautical character, it is not at all necessary that the whole festive table was full of seafood dishes. Even if the bride and groom are crazy about oysters, mussels and other things, you need to worry about the guests of the celebration. Two or three seafood dishes will be enough, and all other treats can be varied according to the taste and preference of the young people. And in order for any of the dishes to harmonize with the general maritime mood, present it in dishes made in the shape of shells.
The main attribute of any wedding table is a cake. Today's culinary masters are capable of creating an unforgettable masterpiece. You need to decorate the cake based on the main mood of the celebration.
05.
Wedding invitation in nautical style.
An invitation to a sea wedding can look like a standard invitation card with a picture of a seascape, or covered with a scattering of pearls and small starfish.
Another option is to create a personalized message in the form of a neat package of white, gold or emerald paper, tied with a ribbon.
You can also be original and create an invitation sealed in a bottle with a small amount sea sand.
06.
Wedding attire of the bride and groom.
If Wedding decoration will be designed in white and blue tones, then the same combination can be applied to the bride’s outfit. IN in this case The option with a white dress is most relevant. Bright blue or turquoise elements of the outfit will help to emphasize the whiteness.
Brave girls can choose a striped short dress with a “sailor look”, a bright sea green dress and so on.
There are a great many options, it’s a matter of the bride’s taste.
Decorating a wedding in a nautical style will be bold, bright and original idea, which will allow you to realize all your romantic fantasies with the help of decor and design of the celebration.
When choosing outfits for the bride and groom, you need to combine accessories so that they harmoniously match each other in a single nautical style. Bright accents Decorative elements can be blue, turquoise, azure, blue, sand shades.
The bride's dress is decorated with ribbons to match the groom's bow tie or bow tie. Also in the same color scheme there can be shoes, a bouquet, hair decoration, groom’s boutonniere, veil, shirt.
Accessories made of pearls, corals, starfish, and shells are used as jewelry. The image should be light, romantic and relaxed.
It is very fashionable and creative to choose the outfits of bridesmaids and friends of the newlyweds in the same style. At a naval wedding, young people can dress in vests, with a captain’s cap as headdress.
Dresses with blue and white stripes or bright blue with hats will look very original on girls.
Advice. Warn all guests about the future theme of your wedding so that all guests look harmonious at your holiday of love in white, sand or blue outfits.
The most ideal option for a celebration venue is the seashore.
You can organize an outdoor ceremony by the water to the sounds of sea waves. You can also hold a wedding at the bottom of the ocean— a wedding in the Maldives will allow you to immerse yourself in a mesmerizing undersea world. Some agencies, for example HappyTravel.ru, organize similar events.
The arch can be a structure made of white airy fabrics that will develop in the wind.
You can also put up a tent and guest chairs decorated with white covers with blue bows. Instead of a tray wedding rings a large shell may protrude; champagne glasses should also be decorated with shells and stars, wrapping the stem with a rope.
Next, the banquet can move to a yacht or an open restaurant on the beach. If you do not have the opportunity to hold a wedding on the seashore, this can be done near a river, lake or any body of water where there is an open area for a banquet hall or cafe.
Decorating the hall in a marine theme should start with the design of the main place for the newlyweds. A wall or arch can be draped with airy chiffon or organza white in the form of sails. And decorate the front of the table with blue fabric in the form of waves.
As a decoration, you can place 2 lifebuoys on the wall or floor, symbolizing intertwined wedding rings. Place a steering wheel, binoculars, and a fishing net nearby.
All tables should be decorated in blue and white, choosing the appropriate tablecloth, napkins, chair covers, ribbons and bows for decoration.
Thematic decoration of tables can be flowerpots with floating candles, compositions of corals, shells, with decorative anchors, pearl beads, bonbonnieres in the form of chests.
Along the perimeter you can hang bottles with packages inside, where your guests can write parting wishes to you.
The menu at a nautical wedding should correspond as closely as possible to the chosen theme. Dishes of fish, shrimp, squid, mussels and lobster are ideal here.
Wedding in a nautical style, although not as popular as, for example, a wedding in a rustic style, but nevertheless, it is bright and original style, which many will like. This wide choose decor, white and blue tones, shells, crabs, ropes, anchors. Even if you haven’t thought about a seaside wedding, we invite you to look at the photos and be impressed!) Well, if you came for ideas for decorating a seaside wedding, then you’ve definitely come to the right place!
The image of the groom.
Classic + nautical elements, a sea knot as a boutonniere, anchors, white and blue stripes. The groom's boutonniere should be in harmony not only with his image, but also with the image of the bride and her bouquet.
Bridesmaids.
Guests should be warned that you have a dress code)). Dresses, suits in dark and light blue tones, stripes, anchors, ropes - the same recommendations as for young people.
When guests are dressed in the same style, it looks very cool in the photo, but most importantly it creates an atmosphere of festive unity at the wedding. It is not necessary to force all the bridesmaids to buy the same dresses if they don’t want to, but at least we think it won’t be difficult for them to maintain the color of the wedding. 
The bride's bouquet.
The bouquet itself can be made of white roses, a combination of white and red roses, decorated with white and blue satin ribbons. Rope ropes are also suitable for decorating a bridal bouquet.
Invitations in nautical style.
Ideas: invitations in a bottle, cards decorated with rope thread. Guests will appreciate your imagination and creative approach.
Wedding decoration.
We use 3 primary colors in the design: blue, white, red. You can hang pompoms on the ceilings (they are not at all difficult to make), and paper garlands or marine-themed photographs on the walls. Just don’t overdo it with the decoration, otherwise you’ll end up with an Olivier salad, but after all, we’re having a wedding, not a New Year)).
Table decoration, striped tablecloths, dark blue napkins, decorative boats. Rope paths (master class). 
In light blue tones.
Ideas for sea bonbonnieres.
Bonbonnieres are small memorable or sweet gifts for your guests. You show them appreciation and respect. They can be placed next to the place cards, or given to everyone when congratulating the newlyweds.
- Soap in the shape of shells and anchors.
- Bath salt.
- Chocolate.
- A jar of sprat.
- Compass
- Marine caps.
- Handmade candlesticks with shells.
Idea for a wish book in a nautical style: instead of a banal book, use a message bottle, a map, a life preserver, or even a paddle!)
Idea for place cards— flags, anchors, boats, on which the names of the guests are printed in advance.
Marine style wedding cake. The color range is from white to dark blue; you can use turquoise and red for decoration and decorative elements.
The cake can be multi-tiered, simple round, square with sharp corners, or it can be more creative - in the form of a lifebuoy, starfish, ship.
We have already talked about what techniques and methods of decoration are used to decorate a nautical wedding (see article “”). Creating an ambience and stylish decor is, of course, important, but without a carefully thought-out entertainment program cannot be avoided, otherwise the wedding will turn out to be boring and uninteresting. Let's talk about how you can hold a seaside wedding.
Instead of a traditional walk around the city by car, you can arrange a river or sea trip, if, of course, the wedding is held in a city that is located near a river or sea. Fortunately, in most major cities We offer a service such as renting a motor ship for any occasion: be it a wedding, graduation, corporate event, anniversary banquet, etc. The beautiful, but already very hackneyed tradition of releasing pigeons can be replaced by the symbolic release of fish into a pond.
Now regarding the banquet itself. The host of the holiday should be, as they say, “in character”: he can be the Boatswain, Neptune, Mermaid, Cabin Boy or Captain of the ship.
Throwing a bouquet can be presented as throwing an anchor into the ocean of a prosperous family life, and throwing a garter is like throwing a life preserver to “save” single friends from disasters and the many storms that accompany single life.
It is advisable to find a bell or make its likeness: the host will call the guests with the sound of the bell and the command “Whistle everyone to the table.”
Sea wedding: event progress and entertainment program
Both will depend on the chosen concept of the wedding event. Let's consider a couple of options for holding a seaside wedding.
1. Sea wedding: a journey with the newlyweds to the Island of Love and Happiness
The entertainment program can be built on the theme of traveling around the world, making themed stops at different parts world or near fictional islands.
Sea voyage with stops at imaginary islands
When the newlyweds arrive at the banquet hall, they will be greeted with applause by a team of guests, and the Host will announce that it is time to raise the sails and set sail to the Island of Love and Happiness. Here you can play the sounds of the sea and wind in the background, to which the first toast will be said.
The first stop you can make is Island of Romance and invite the young people to dance. The next stop could be the Island of Gratitude: at this stage, the newlyweds can thank their parents. Then Friendship Island : First, the groom's friends make toasts, and then a competition should be held among them and the bridesmaids.
For example, divide friends into two teams and arrange a relay race in fins big size. The goal is to find out which team 
will quickly collect pearls from the bottom of the sea for the bride. The number of “pearls” is equal to the number of participants. The first participant puts on his flippers, runs backwards to the table on which there is a vase with “pearls,” takes one pearl, returns the same backwards, puts the pearl in a beautifully decorated basket, takes off his flippers, and passes it to the second. When the last participant puts the pearl in the basket, one of his team members must quickly take this basket to the bride. The team of friends that does it the fastest wins. By the way, you can hold other marine-themed competitions with fins.
Island of Wealth. At this stop, you can take out a chest covered in mud and algae and invite guests to guess what is in it. You can put a wallet, a stocking (so that it is always full), an abacus or a calculator (so that you can count money) in the chest. In addition, the chest should additionally contain a bottle of champagne with an invitation to the wedding anniversary. Guests guess the contents of the chest. Whoever guesses correctly will receive a gift (champagne and an invitation), and the symbol of wealth itself will go to the newlyweds.
Island of Joy and Fun. The presenter says that there should be a lot of joy in the life of a young family. Who brings us joy? Of course, friends and family. Let's check how they and the newlyweds themselves know how to have fun.
The presenter divides those who want to participate into two teams, men's and women's, and says that now there will be a tug of war. Women, of course, are shocked, men are already preparing to give in. The presenter, having heated up the situation considerably, really pulls out the rope, but in reality there is no need to pull it.
Dance music is turned on, and two assistants hold the rope high. A pair of participants (one from each team) dances under the rope. Then the rope lowers a little, the next pair goes. Gradually, the rope drops lower and lower - those who could not pass under it without leaning forward are eliminated. The team that ends up with more members wins.
And so several more islands are invented, mooring to which the ship’s crew is forced to participate in competitions or watch some kind of show. At the end the ship arrives at Island of Love and Happiness , and the guests see off the newlyweds who are going to spend wedding night on this island.
Sea voyage with stops at real geographical objects
During such stops, you can turn on national music and organize themed entertainment, games and competitions. For example, stopping in Italy, you can organize a competition “Wrapping spaghetti on a fork.” Participants are given large fake forks or regular forks and very long white ribbons that trail along the floor. Whoever wraps the ribbon around the fork the fastest wins, receiving as a prize some souvenir associated with Italy.
Stopping in Spain, you can arrange a comic bullfight. Bulls and bullfighters are selected. First, two bright push pins are attached to the forehead using tape. The second person attaches inflated balloons below the back (using the same tape), and gives a red “cloak” (a large piece of red fabric) to their hands. Spanish music turns on, and the bullfight begins: the bull tries to pierce the butt of the bullfighter with its horns (button) - that is, to burst the balloon. The bullfighter is trying to protect his butt, that is, the ball. When the music turns off, the results are summed up: prizes are awarded to the bulls who burst at least one balloon and the surviving bullfighters.
Stopping in Brazil, you can organize a football competition (caption: “Brazil is famous for its football players”). You can invite men to hit the ball with their feet, knees or heads - whoever has the most wins. Or another option is possible, a comic one: girls play the role of gates, holding plastic buckets between their legs in a horizontal position. Men are attackers. They are trying to kick the ball into the goal. Acts as a ball balloon. Each participant is given a personal ball. There can be 2-4 gates. “Gate” girls can stand still or, conversely, move, preventing the players from scoring the ball. Every scorer gets a prize. Girls, too, however. For the competition, take balls that will fit in a bucket.
So during the evening about 10 stops are made. Some of them are illustrated with competitions and games, some with numbers of professionals. For example, at a stop in Holland, a guest cartoonist shows his creations (caption: “Holland has always been famous for its artists”), a stop in India is accompanied by Indian dances by professional dancers, etc. Last stop - Island of Love and Happiness and farewell to the young.
2. Sea wedding: on or near a ship
The ship can be a restaurant hall, decorated accordingly. The main thing is to create the surroundings and stick to the chosen concept (wedding on a ship).
Wedding decoration in a marine style Workshop “Holiday” (Yakutsk)
The ship is supposedly about to set off, we already have a captain (this is the groom), next to him is faithful friend(his new wife), many friends and relatives, but no team. The progress of the event is based on replenishing the team. Various competitions and games are organized in order to determine the cook, cabin boy, helmsman, boatswain, radio operator, sailors, etc. Any “ship positions” will do, even non-existent ones.
Radio operator you can nominate the one who will be the first to send an SMS to the groom with the word “Polundra”.
To determine coca, you can arrange a fishing competition. Will be needed plastic bottles 1.5-2 liters. They need to be painted a la fish by gluing paper fins and a tail skirt. Participants are given ropes with a loop. Fish bottles are placed at a certain distance. The task is to “lasso”, that is, catch a fish (throw a loop over it). You can give everyone several attempts. Whoever catches the most fish gets the position of cook and a chef's hat to boot.
Boatswain usually “whistles” everyone upstairs, so you can arrange singing with whistles. Distribute whistles to those who want to participate and invite them to whistle a song about love. Whoever, in the opinion of the guests, will do it better is the boatswain.
So, with the help of games and competitions, a team is gradually recruited. When the team is recruited, the presenter will announce that it is time to set off on the journey - into the ocean of a happy family life.
Sea wedding can be carried out in another way - there are many options:
- underwater wedding - the banquet venue is designed to look like the seabed (the bride can be the Little Mermaid, and the groom can be Neptune);
- pirate wedding;
- (stylization based on the content of the book by Alexander Green);
- beach party style wedding.
A seaside wedding is fashionable! Photo from wedding-festival (details at wedding-festival.ru)
Wedding in a nautical style , of course, will require a special approach to drafting the script and selecting details, but it’s worth it. Beautiful, interesting, original and conceptual - this is exactly how your event will go if you carefully prepare for it. We sincerely wish you good luck and a great wedding!
