Beach wedding ideas usually start with the stationery, because it is the first thing guests hold and the last thing they keep. This coastal suite brings soft aqua water and warm sand to every printed piece of the day, from the save the date to the thank you card.
Each design is fully personalized on Zazzle, and they all match, so you can order only the pieces your wedding needs and still have them look like one set.
Beach Wedding Invitations and Save the Dates
Beach dates book fast in summer, and guests who travel need time to plan. Start here.
Coastal Ocean Wave Save the Date
For couples who have the date and the venue but no engagement photos yet. Send it six to eight months out, or closer to a year if most guests will be flying in.
Shop the Save the Date →Coastal Ocean Photo Save the Date
For couples with an engagement photo they love. The back holds your picture, which helps guests from one side of the family put a face to the other name.
Shop the Photo Save the Date →Coastal Aqua Ocean Wave Wedding Invitation
The main invitation for a ceremony on the sand, at a resort or at a waterfront hotel. It keeps to names, date, time and venue, with a line for the reception, so travel and hotel details can go on their own card.
Shop the Invitation →Watercolor Beach All in One Wedding Invitation
For couples who want one card instead of an envelope full of inserts. The front holds the invitation and the back holds the accommodations and extra details, which also keeps postage down for a large guest list.
Shop the All in One Invitation →Coastal Wave Wedding Details Card
For weddings with out of town guests. It holds the reception, the hotel room block and your wedding website, which keeps the invitation itself uncluttered.
Shop the Details Card →Coastal Wave RSVP Card with Entrée Choice
For a plated dinner where the caterer needs meal counts before the day. Guests mark their reply and initial an entrée for each person attending.
Shop the Meal Choice RSVP →Simple Coastal Wave RSVP Card
For buffet, family style or cocktail receptions where all you need is a headcount: a name line, accepts or declines, and your reply by date.
Shop the RSVP Card →Coastal Wedding Stationery for the Rehearsal Dinner
The night before sets the tone for the weekend, so it helps when it looks like part of the same wedding.
Coastal Aqua Rehearsal Dinner Invitation
For when the rehearsal and the dinner are in two different places. Both locations and times sit side by side, along with an RSVP line for the hosts.
Shop the Rehearsal Dinner Invitation →Beach Wedding Reception Details
The pieces guests see on the day, from the entrance to the dinner table.
Coastal Ocean Wave Wedding Welcome Sign
For the ceremony entrance or the reception door. The foam board comes in sizes up to 24 by 36 inches, large enough to read from the end of a beach path.
Shop the Welcome Sign →Coastal Ocean Wave Wedding Guest Book
For the reception or the welcome table. Choose lined pages if you want guests to leave a few words, not just a signature.
Shop the Guest Book →Coastal Aqua Wave Wedding Menu
For a seated dinner with one menu at each place setting. The sample text is a summer seafood menu; replace it with your caterer’s courses.
Shop the Menu →Coastal Wedding Ideas for Saying Thank You
Thank you cards go out for weeks after the wedding, often to the guests who travelled the farthest.
Coastal Aqua Wave Wedding Thank You Card
For shower gifts and wedding gifts alike. The back has room for a printed message or space left open for a handwritten note.
Shop the Thank You Card →Coastal Ocean Photo Wedding Thank You Card
For couples who want to send a favorite wedding photo along with their thanks, especially to guests who could not make the trip.
Shop the Photo Thank You Card →Timing for a beach wedding: send save the dates eight to twelve months ahead if guests are travelling, invitations eight to ten weeks before, and set your RSVP date about four weeks out. Order the menus, welcome sign and guest book once the final headcount is in, and always check the digital proof on Zazzle before you place the order.