Seashell Wedding Theme

Shells are the perfect DIY theme for a beach wedding. Depending on your time and your budget you can adapt seashells to suit.

It is possible to buy shells, in assorted sizes and colour's, washed and ready to go, but equally you can spend time collecting them yourselves. It comes back to how much DIY you have time for.

Some great ways to incorporate shells into a wedding theme are

- Announce your wedding with a sea shell themed wedding invitation. Search for inspiration online as there are many wedding invitation options with a seashell theme. Try, black and white photographic images, colourful shell illustrations and DIY invitation packs with glue on shell motifs.

- A simple clam shell with an incision on the top can be used for a name place card holder, you can purchase holders ready made or DIY.

- Fill glass vases with assorted shells as your wedding table centerpieces.

- Use a trail of shells to mark your aisle in the sand, or surround yourselves with a circle of shells as you take your vows.

- Shell chocolates make a perfect bomboniere or gift favours.

- Pearls are the ultimate sea shell themed accessory.

- Wedding cakes can be decorated with shells sculpted from icing.