Oceans of Fun
Serve a sea-inspired menu, starting with shrimp cocktail perched on wide saucer cups. Green hydrangeas in a clear glass bowl add a soft touch to the bold, nautical-style green-and-white-striped tablecloth. Design by Karen Bussen Floral and Event Designer, karenbussen.com. Linens from Just Linens, 212-688-8808 or 631-283-8808. Crisp white “Wicker” china is topped with charming, polka-dot napkins, from TriServe Party Rentals, triservepartyrentals.com.
Give your guests beachy favors, like Shriver’s saltwater taffy in glass buckets, from Beaucoup, beau-coup.com.
This starry-eyed starfish guestbook will fill up fast, from running rhino & co., 800-574-4665.
Shell hors d'oeuvre picks make munching easy, from Two’s Company, twoscompany.com.
Catch the wave with a wave-and-shell-motif cake, by Cheryl Kleinman, 718-237-2271.
The fun of a “Tropical Message” invitation can’t be kept bottled up, from My Personal Artist, mypersonalartist.com.
Pails of sea glass and shells are a shore thing for favors, from Bed Bath and Beyond, bedbathandbeyond.com.
Citronella torches keep bugs away, from tag, tagltd.com.
A beachy-keen pail of petals is perfect for a flower girl, from Schylling Toys, schylling.com.
Tie save-the-date cards to sunglasses, from Pretty Accents, prettyaccents.com.
Guests will be swept away by pearlized seashell chocolates, from Chocolate Fantasies, chocolatefantasies.com.
Chalk it up: Write your seating chart on a chalkboard.
Starfish add beachy flair to the “Seaside Stars” invitation, from My Personal Artist, mypersonalartist.com.
A surfboard on painted sawhorses makes a funky bar.
Tona Sulcosa shell candle works without electricity, from Two’s Company, twoscompany.com.
