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Beach Wedding Invitations That Set the Mood for a Seaside Celebration

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By Emily Platt Updated May 19, 2021
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From using ocean-inspired colors to incorporating nautical motifs, there are tons of thematic options for announcing your coastal big day.

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<p>Beach weddings are a fan favorite, promising stellar views and a whole lot of waterfront inspiration. Whether it's seaside, lakeside, portside, or bayside, there's plenty to showcase when it comes to a wedding venue on (or near) the water. If the surf's up for your nuptials, get guests ready to dive into the celebration with a stationery suite embracing the location. The following examples designed for coastal and tropical affairs channeled the themes of sand, sun, and fun. Island lovers and shoreline enthusiasts alike, get ready to meet your marine-invitation match.</p> <p>As you'll see here, there are plenty of ways to incorporate beachy ideas into your wedding invitations. You can feature maps and illustrations of your beach wedding locale, decorate your paper goods with maritime motifs, or send out stationery with a beach-themed color palette or design (blues and wave prints are just the start). Work with unique details&mdash;like your envelopes or stamps&mdash;to really drive the theme home. Take this Savannah Rose FitzGerald invite, which displayed a painted portrait of the Hawaiian coast for one couple's cliffside event. Hawaii-inspired postage and packaging made it even more beautiful (and unforgettable).</p> <p>No matter what your wedding's vibe is&mdash;elegant, whimsical, or nautical, to name a few&mdash;there's a beachy stationery suite to base your own invites off of. Ahead, see some of our favorite beach wedding invitation ideas. No matter how they represented the venues they were created for, they surely got guests excited about the celebration's location from the get-go.</p>
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Beach weddings are a fan favorite, promising stellar views and a whole lot of waterfront inspiration. Whether it's seaside, lakeside, portside, or bayside, there's plenty to showcase when it comes to a wedding venue on (or near) the water. If the surf's up for your nuptials, get guests ready to dive into the celebration with a stationery suite embracing the location. The following examples designed for coastal and tropical affairs channeled the themes of sand, sun, and fun. Island lovers and shoreline enthusiasts alike, get ready to meet your marine-invitation match.

As you'll see here, there are plenty of ways to incorporate beachy ideas into your wedding invitations. You can feature maps and illustrations of your beach wedding locale, decorate your paper goods with maritime motifs, or send out stationery with a beach-themed color palette or design (blues and wave prints are just the start). Work with unique details—like your envelopes or stamps—to really drive the theme home. Take this Savannah Rose FitzGerald invite, which displayed a painted portrait of the Hawaiian coast for one couple's cliffside event. Hawaii-inspired postage and packaging made it even more beautiful (and unforgettable).

No matter what your wedding's vibe is—elegant, whimsical, or nautical, to name a few—there's a beachy stationery suite to base your own invites off of. Ahead, see some of our favorite beach wedding invitation ideas. No matter how they represented the venues they were created for, they surely got guests excited about the celebration's location from the get-go.

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Tropical Inspiration

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LouLou Baker printed a custom map of Punta Mita, where the wedding was held, for this invitation suite. Seahorses and tropical leaves adorned the paper goods, giving guests a hint at the locale they would be visiting on the big day.

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Decorative Stamps

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Hand-Painted Weddings created these beach-club-inspired invitations, which featured a watercolor rendering of the hotel. The floral design that appeared along the edge of the invite was repeated on the custom stamps to further drive home the day's beach-inspired aesthetic.

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Dark and Stormy

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To create the invitations for a beachfront wedding in Ireland, House of Hannah Weddings and Events drew inspiration from the view guests would be treated to on the big day: The final envelope liner featured a rendering of the beach cliffs that the couple and their loved ones would soon visit. 

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Palm-Inspired

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Just because you're having a beach wedding doesn't mean you need your invitations to focus on sand and waves. Beacon Lane created this stationery suite with brown typography and a green leaf design, reminiscent of palm trees, to nod to the couple's locale. 

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Jute Elements

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Luster Designs put together these subtle beach-inspired invitations. Featuring palm-frond green text, a jute tie, and a printed vellum wrap, the suite previewed the tropical theme in the most understated of ways. 

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Watercolor Wonder

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Artist Melinda Trucks, a family friend of the couple, hand-painted the wedding suite. Third & Ivy designed the rest of the set, while HeartSwell provided the calligraphy. Bright and colorful hues adorned the invitations, while deep blues—similar to that of the ocean—made both bold and subtle appearances throughout the invitations.  

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Island Map

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This paper suite from Regas was done in a palette of crisp white with deep green accents, which was meant to nod to Martha's Vineyard, where the beach wedding was held. A drawing of the locale accompanied the suite. 

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Wooden Accents

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Let driftwood inspire the materials you use. This seaside stationery featured wooden touches.

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Tropical Liner

<p>The bride calligraphed these gorgeous beach invitations (dreamt up by Lovely Time), which boasted tropical illustrated envelope liners. </p>
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Tropical Wedding Ideas That Will Transform Your Big Day Into an Oasis

The bride calligraphed these gorgeous beach invitations (dreamt up by Lovely Time), which boasted tropical illustrated envelope liners. 

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Beach Bow-tiful

<p>The deckle-edged paper used for these Copper Willow Paper Studio invites resembled ocean waves. Gray-blue ribbon tied the theme in even more.</p>
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The deckle-edged paper used for these Copper Willow Paper Studio invites resembled ocean waves. Gray-blue ribbon tied the theme in even more.

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Coastal Creation

<p>We love the coastal illustration that appeared inside the envelope of this Lowcountry Paper Co. stationery suite.</p>
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We love the coastal illustration that appeared inside the envelope of this Lowcountry Paper Co. stationery suite.

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Modern Waves

<p>Black Lamb Studio designed these contemporary invitations with a modern pattern of rounded blue waves.</p>
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Black Lamb Studio designed these contemporary invitations with a modern pattern of rounded blue waves.

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Tropical Vibrancy

<p>Beach wedding invitations don't have to include blue, especially if your destination boasts more scenery than just the ocean itself. Momental Designs used yellow, pink, and green for this tropical suite. </p>
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Beach wedding invitations don't have to include blue, especially if your destination boasts more scenery than just the ocean itself. Momental Designs used yellow, pink, and green for this tropical suite. 

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Sweet Simplicity

<p>Faint pops of blue and gold&mdash;which looked like the sun sparkling off the sea&mdash;gave this California wedding's Minted invitations a beachy vibe.</p>
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39 Glamorous Metallic Stationery Suites

Faint pops of blue and gold—which looked like the sun sparkling off the sea—gave this California wedding's Minted invitations a beachy vibe.

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European Flair

<p>Jessica Frampton designed this lemon-infused stationery suite with the Amalfi coast in mind.</p>
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Jessica Frampton designed this lemon-infused stationery suite with the Amalfi coast in mind.

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Moody Mail

<p>Moody hues adorned the La Happy invitations for this Ireland wedding, which also featured a watercolor painting (by The Mint Gardener) of the country's coast.</p>
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Moody hues adorned the La Happy invitations for this Ireland wedding, which also featured a watercolor painting (by The Mint Gardener) of the country's coast.

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Palms on Paper

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It was all about palm fronds when it came to these Jamaican beach-inspired Vellum & Vogue invites.

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Watery Hues

<p>Lest we forget all the freshwater beaches out there, here's an example designed for a Lake Michigan celebration. Seniman Calligraphy used dreamy watercolors to create the stationery suite.</p>
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The Loveliest Watercolor Wedding Invitations

Lest we forget all the freshwater beaches out there, here's an example designed for a Lake Michigan celebration. Seniman Calligraphy used dreamy watercolors to create the stationery suite.

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Blue Envelope

<p>Tile-inspired Rohner Press invitations (mailed in blue-green envelopes) introduced this Tulum beach wedding.</p>
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Tile-inspired Rohner Press invitations (mailed in blue-green envelopes) introduced this Tulum beach wedding.

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Sea and Sand

<p>Pirouette Paper used two sea-inspired hues&mdash;light blue and a sandy brown&mdash;for this California beach club wedding's invitations.</p>
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Pirouette Paper used two sea-inspired hues—light blue and a sandy brown—for this California beach club wedding's invitations.

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Soothing Shades

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For this Bali wedding, Papillon Card combined beautiful watercolor blue with gold calligraphy by Veronica Halim.

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Colorful Cards

<p>This couple chose the perfect pink-and-green Wedding Paper Divas invitations for their Key West nuptials.</p>
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This couple chose the perfect pink-and-green Wedding Paper Divas invitations for their Key West nuptials.

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Baja Beauty

<p>How creative was this invitation? Amber Moon Design drew from the wedding's Baja location to create a tropical nature-inspired suite, complete with leaf-shaped cards.</p>
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36 Ways to Use Leaves Throughout Your Wedding

How creative was this invitation? Amber Moon Design drew from the wedding's Baja location to create a tropical nature-inspired suite, complete with leaf-shaped cards.

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Multiple Muses

<p>These brides combined beachy elements with contemporary ones on their Fourteen-Forty invites.</p>
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These brides combined beachy elements with contemporary ones on their Fourteen-Forty invites.

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Hook, Liner, Sinker

<p>The Maryland image on this couple's Empress Stationery wedding invitations creatively reappeared on their envelope liners, too.</p>
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20 Pretty Envelope Liners That Dressed Up Wedding Invitation Suites

The Maryland image on this couple's Empress Stationery wedding invitations creatively reappeared on their envelope liners, too.

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Hawaiian Time

<p>What could say "Hawaii wedding" better than this colorful Julie Song suite&mdash;featuring pink and green island blooms&mdash;did?</p>
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What could say "Hawaii wedding" better than this colorful Julie Song suite—featuring pink and green island blooms—did?

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Waterfront Elegance

<p>These blue-and-white invites included a leafy illustration, leaving just a subtle hint of the sea through the color scheme. The stationery, by Sweet Peach Paper, served for a Florida celebration.</p>
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These blue-and-white invites included a leafy illustration, leaving just a subtle hint of the sea through the color scheme. The stationery, by Sweet Peach Paper, served for a Florida celebration.

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Postcards, Please

<p>This fun, vibrant Citrus Press Co. suite had plenty of tropical details. Palm fronds, string lights, and a photograph of the location were sure to draw guests in. </p>
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This fun, vibrant Citrus Press Co. suite had plenty of tropical details. Palm fronds, string lights, and a photograph of the location were sure to draw guests in. 

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Picture Perfect

<p>A blue illustration made this Celebrations in Paper stationery a lovely preview for its California beach wedding.</p>
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A blue illustration made this Celebrations in Paper stationery a lovely preview for its California beach wedding.

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Bon Voyage!

<p>Ladyfingers Letterpress crafted the stationery suite for this couple's destination wedding in Punta Mita. The invitation was actually a poster and featured a map of Mexico.</p>
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Ladyfingers Letterpress crafted the stationery suite for this couple's destination wedding in Punta Mita. The invitation was actually a poster and featured a map of Mexico.

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