Beach weddings give the whole extended family a chance to have some fun in the sun. It’s only appropriate to send out themed beach wedding invitations for the upcoming fun-filled event. Since beach weddings are a little more unconventional and perhaps more complicated to set up, the invitations should have some assorted attachments when they arrive in the mail. It’s no good to be unclear to friends and relatives by sending out too little information. An archetypical invitation would feature a card with an illustration of a beach scene; it would come inside a small wooden box that also includes a seashell or ocean artifact and a concise informative pamphlet that outlines the accommodations, times, travel plans, etc. Beach wedding invitations are particularly artistic because of the calming, rich colors of the ocean, sunset, and palm trees often depicted. A neat white ribbon would be wrapped around the box, and the card, seashell, and a pamphlet would rest neatly inside. It’s almost like getting a present in the mail! A quintessential card motif features a sandy color, crinkled texture, and a little bit of twine wrapped around the card. The twine is reminiscent of old ships’ rope, and it also matches the color of the sand. Most often, however, beach wedding invitations crafted by graphic artists look like plain-Jane invitations with sparse colors and simple, efficient renderings of beach scenes. These are definitely more up-scale in appearance – but less suggestive of the beach itself. These kinds of cards might feature one of the following color combinations: hot orange and white, lime green and white, orange and blue, bright pink and green, or icy blue and white. Spartan cards like these allude less to the beach and more to the senders’ sophistication.