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Wedding essentials for a coastal or outdoor wedding

A Cornish coast wedding, whether in a marquee, a barn or a field above the estuary, has its own shopping list: things that stand up to a breeze, light a field after dark and keep guests warm and dry. These are the things couples most often buy for themselves rather than hire.

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Guest books and cameras turn into the things you keep. Put them by the entrance or the bar, where people actually stop.

Guest books and keepsakes

Guest book

Personalised A4 Size Minimal Script Wedding Luxury Linen Guest Book Printed White with Lined Hard Cover 80 Bl…

Leave it by the entrance with a few good pens, and ask an usher to keep it moving.

Photo guest book

Large Personalised Wedding Guest Book Keepsakes,Signature Scrapbook, Photo Album Wedding Couple Green Gold He…

Pairs well with an instant camera so guests can add a picture next to their message.

Instant camera

Instax mini EVO 2-in-1 photo camera and printer with a 2.7 inch LCD screen, 10 Lens and 10 film effects, mini…

A shared camera on the guest-book table gives you photos your photographer never sees.

Card box

GUDELAK White Wedding Card Box with Lock, PVC Money Envelope Wedding Post Box for Cards, Gift Card Box for Re…

Somewhere safe for cards and gifts, so nothing goes missing in a busy marquee.

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A marquee or barn changes completely after dark. Warm, low lighting does more than any amount of flowers.

Lighting and decoration

Festoon lights

Garden Outdoor Lights Mains Powered - 100ft 30M Festoon Light String LED

The single biggest lift for a marquee or barn once the sun goes down.

Lanterns

Nuptio Lanterns for Candles Garden Lanterns, 2 Pcs Vintage Style Hanging Small Lanterns for Tealight Candle, …

Line a path or the aisle. Use LED candles if the venue bans naked flames.

LED candles

Da by 3 Pack Ivory Flickering Flameless Candles, Black Wick LED Candles with Fairy Lights, Heat Resistant Reu…

Safe in a marquee, and they don't blow out when the estuary breeze picks up.

Bunting

G2PLUS JUST MARRIED Burlap Bunting - 9 Feet Hessian Wedding Banner - Rustic Linen Garlands with 12PCS Jute Tr…

Cheap, reusable and right at home on a Cornish field or barn wedding.

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Small, light and local works best, especially if guests have travelled a long way.

Favours and confetti

Favour boxes

50 Pcs Wedding Favour Boxes, Carved Hollow Small Gift Box for Personalised Sweets, White Favour Boxes with Ri…

Fill with fudge, a Cornish sea-salt caramel or anything local.

Seed favours

Personalised Wildflower Seed Packets, Wedding Favours, Pack of 10

Light, cheap to post and they keep growing long after the day.

Biodegradable confetti

Me to You White & Pastel Pink Heart Shaped Biodegradable Wedding Day Confetti - Official Collection

Many churches and venues only allow natural or biodegradable confetti. Check first.

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Outdoor and private-land weddings need more signs than you think: from the lane, to the car park, to the loos.

Signs and tables

Welcome sign

Personalised Wedding Welcome Entrance Sign Board Custom Large Acrylic Plaque Modern Wedding Reception, Engage…

Helpful at a field or private-land wedding where guests arrive from a lane.

Table numbers

Chunful 20 Pcs Wedding Wooden Table Numbers with Wooden Base Rustic Wedding Centerpieces for Tables Number Si…

Choose heavy or weighted holders for a marquee. Light card blows over.

Chalkboard sign

Uniclife A Frame Small Chalkboard Sign, 12.2 x 21 cm, Double-Sided Tabletop Chalkboard Easel with Chalk Marke…

Use it for the order of the day, the bar menu or the table plan, and change it as you go.

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For a wedding near the beach or in a field, a few practical extras keep guests comfortable when the weather changes.

Outdoor and beach-side kit

Umbrellas

Clear Transparent Dome Umbrella with Black Border, Windproof Full Coverage Clear Canopy Rain Umbrella for Wom…

Clear domes keep faces visible in photos when a shower rolls in off the Atlantic.

Blankets

VonShef Picnic Blanket, Beige Herringbone Outdoor Rug with Waterproof Backing, 6 Person Weatherproof Picnic M…

For guests on hay bales or the beach as the evening cools down.

Flip-flops for dancing

TESIN 24 Pairs Flip Flops for Wedding Guest, Wedding Party Favors Flip Flops with Size Cards & Drawstring Bag…

A basket of these saves a lot of sore feet on grass, sand and marquee floors.

Lawn games

TUAHOO Garden Games Giant Tumble Tower (Stack 0.6 M up to 1.5 M), Large Tumbling Timber Wooden Toppling Block…

Keeps guests (and children) busy during the photos between ceremony and meal.

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The kit that solves small problems quietly, so you never hear about them.

On the day

Emergency kit

Emergency Kit for Women – Mini Emergency Kit with Over 50 Bridal Wardrobe Essentials, Essential Handbag Kit, …

Safety pins, plasters, a sewing kit and a stain pen. Give it to one sensible person.

Wedding planner

Award Winning UK Comprehensive Wedding Planner Book and Organiser for the Bride | Tissue Wrapped in a Gift Bo…

Somewhere to keep supplier contacts, deposits and dates in one place.

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