I've al­ways loved the colour navy blue and late­ly, it got me think­ing about nau­ti­cal-themed wed­dings.

This theme favours a navy blue dom­i­nant colour scheme. It is ide­al for wed­dings in the Caribbean–ei­ther pro­vid­ing a crisp fore­ground colour to a gar­den lo­cale or by be­ing the per­fect com­ple­ment for des­ti­na­tion wed­dings, wed­dings near the sea­side, pool, on a boat, at a yacht club, or on the beach­front.

In gen­er­al, a nau­ti­cal theme may be best suit­ed for a bride who is clas­sic, time­less and min­i­mal­ist in her ap­proach to her wed­ding look. Even brides who would like a Car­ni­val-themed wed­ding can take a more vin­tage ap­proach to it, be­cause of Trinidad and To­ba­go's rich his­to­ry of "sailor mas."

It may not suit brides who favour a more elab­o­rate, fem­i­nine or op­u­lent wed­ding style.

Here are some ideas to get you start­ed on your nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding:

Colour com­bi­na­tions

Navy blue tra­di­tion­al­ly pairs well with white, sand, grey, red, gold or yel­low. How­ev­er, for a more mod­ern ap­proach, com­bine it with celadon green, blush pink or fuch­sia pink.

In­vi­ta­tions

These can fea­ture mo­tifs such as stripes, maps, rope knots, an­chors, com­pass­es, starfish, light­hous­es or boats. You can even use the "mes­sage in a bot­tle" type of in­vi­ta­tion, which would make the theme more au­then­tic.

Cer­e­mo­ny

In­stead of light­ing a uni­ty can­dle or hav­ing a sand cer­e­mo­ny, you can "tie the knot" by us­ing two pieces of rope, to form a lovers' knot, which is strength­ened when pulled.

D�cor

Ta­blescapes or cen­tre­pieces for a nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding can fea­ture: hur­ri­cane lamps, beach sand, sea glass, coral, fish­er­mans' net­ting, life pre­servers, fish bowls, drift­wood, shells, or tiny boats made out of pa­per or wood. Over­head, cre­ative brides can dec­o­rate us­ing nau­ti­cal-styled bunting, flags, or make mo­biles or wind­chimes out of seashells and drift­wood.

Food

I've al­ways loved the colour navy blue and late­ly, it got me think­ing about nau­ti­cal-themed wed­dings.

This theme favours a navy blue dom­i­nant colour scheme. It is ide­al for wed­dings in the Caribbean–ei­ther pro­vid­ing a crisp fore­ground colour to a gar­den lo­cale or by be­ing the per­fect com­ple­ment for des­ti­na­tion wed­dings, wed­dings near the sea­side, pool, on a boat, at a yacht club, or on the beach­front.

In gen­er­al, a nau­ti­cal theme may be best suit­ed for a bride who is clas­sic, time­less and min­i­mal­ist in her ap­proach to her wed­ding look. Even brides who would like a Car­ni­val-themed wed­ding can take a more vin­tage ap­proach to it, be­cause of Trinidad and To­ba­go's rich his­to­ry of "sailor mas."

It may not suit brides who favour a more elab­o­rate, fem­i­nine or op­u­lent wed­ding style.

Here are some ideas to get you start­ed on your nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding:

Colour com­bi­na­tions

Navy blue tra­di­tion­al­ly pairs well with white, sand, grey, red, gold or yel­low. How­ev­er, for a more mod­ern ap­proach, com­bine it with celadon green, blush pink or fuch­sia pink.

In­vi­ta­tions

These can fea­ture mo­tifs such as stripes, maps, rope knots, an­chors, com­pass­es, starfish, light­hous­es or boats. You can even use the "mes­sage in a bot­tle" type of in­vi­ta­tion, which would make the theme more au­then­tic.

Cer­e­mo­ny

In­stead of light­ing a uni­ty can­dle or hav­ing a sand cer­e­mo­ny, you can "tie the knot" by us­ing two pieces of rope, to form a lovers' knot, which is strength­ened when pulled.

D�cor

Ta­blescapes or cen­tre­pieces for a nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding can fea­ture: hur­ri­cane lamps, beach sand, sea glass, coral, fish­er­mans' net­ting, life pre­servers, fish bowls, drift­wood, shells, or tiny boats made out of pa­per or wood. Over­head, cre­ative brides can dec­o­rate us­ing nau­ti­cal-styled bunting, flags, or make mo­biles or wind­chimes out of seashells and drift­wood.

Food

Try easy seafood dish­es such as: ce­viche (raw fish mar­i­nat­ed in cit­rus juices and sea­soned), ac­cra, crab cakes, clams, oys­ters, mi­ni shrimp cock­tails served in shot glass­es or grilled items.

For more nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding in­spi­ra­tion, vis­it my Pin­ter­est board here: http://pin­ter­est.com/trinidad­wed­ding/nau­ti­cal-themed-wed­ding/ or join me on Face­book: www.face­book.com/trinidad­wed­dings

Try easy seafood dish­es such as: ce­viche (raw fish mar­i­nat­ed in cit­rus juices and sea­soned), ac­cra, crab cakes, clams, oys­ters, mi­ni shrimp cock­tails served in shot glass­es or grilled items.

For more nau­ti­cal-themed wed­ding in­spi­ra­tion, vis­it my Pin­ter­est board here: http://pin­ter­est.com/trinidad­wed­ding/nau­ti­cal-themed-wed­ding/ or join me on Face­book: www.face­book.com/trinidad­wed­dings