7 Nautical Ideas for Your Summer Wedding

7 Nautical Ideas for Your Summer Wedding

These seaside-inspired details are just right for a summer wedding celebration.

Photo: Jessica Antola

Nautical Paper Goods
This invitation suite evokes the feel of old letters and postcards, complete with a sailing motif and an all-American palette.

Clockwise from top left: Airmail envelope (letterboxco.com), Martha Stewart Crafts anchor craft punch (michaels.com), kraft-paper tag (acmoore.com), navy A7 envelope (paperpresentation.com), postage stamps (championstamp.com), our clip art invitation, postcard (zazzle.com).

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Photo: Bryan Gardner

Cord-Wrapped Candles
Dot centerpieces with flickering votive vessles wrapped in rope. Starting at the bottom, wrap a glass cylinder (for candles or flowers) with cotton venetian blind cord (available at jamaligarden.com). Tuck ends under rope and reinforce with a drop of craft glue.

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Anchored Escort Card Display
To create this sea-inspired escort-card display, start by covering a 1/2-inch-thick foam board with fabric; secure tightly on back with gaffer's tape. To affix seating cards, slide pins through pewter anchor charms and glue together with a dab of magna-tac (available at hardware stores).

Charms, artbeads.com; Dritz "bank" 1 3/4" pins, amazon.com.

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Sailor's Knot Napkin Ring
Give napkins at your table settings a Gilligan-inspired touch. Double up a length of cord, hold it in the middle, and tie an 8-knot. Place knot on a folded napkin; wrap ends around. Trim and secure with white gaffer's tape.

Get the 8-Knot How-To

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Stamped Details
Grab a stamp with a seaside motif and an ink pad to decorate favor tags and more. Here, an anchor-adorned circle attached to ribbon dresses up dragées.

Sayabell stamps anchor stamp; 100 proof press nautical star stamp; both from Etsy. Clear box, #007-322.

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Framed Table Numbers
Transform a basic white Ikea picture frame with a knot and two laps of 10mm twist cord (available at mjtrim.com) secured with glue.

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Flag Banner
Download and print our code flags (a maritime system for the alphabet) and link together to kit out a cake or sweetheart chairs. Or, make a "Just Married" sign for a car-or boat.


See more nautical wedding ideas at Martha Stewart Weddings.

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