Sports Weddings: Going Fishing Wedding Theme

Are you wanting to plan a fishing wedding theme, but don't know where to start? Although you could possibly take all of your wedding guests to your favorite fishing hole to witness your vows, it might be a bit impractical. Therefore, let's get to work turning an ordinary reception hall into a fisherman's paradise.

Wedding Attire

Have the bridesmaids dress in shimmery turquoise colored dresses to symbolize water. An ivory colored flower with turquoise tinted tips placed in their hair would be a nice accent. The bride and groom should wear what they wish, however if you'd like to add a bit of humor to the wedding, the men "could" wear fishing hats, at least for a photo or two!

Wedding Invitations

• For starters, check a craft store for some very nice fishing themed scrapbook paper. Also purchase good quality stock invitation paper in ivory or turquoise and cut it to the size that you want for your invitation.
  
  Next, cut the scrapbook paper to fit the invitation stock paper. Using a printer and vellum paper, print out your invitation so that it measures about a half inch smaller all around from the scrapbook piece. Carefully glue the vellum onto the scrapbook print backing and voila...you own unique fishing wedding invitation.
  
  
• Of course you could also take the easier route and order beach themed invitations instead.
  
  

• Starting with the obvious, use fish netting to hang on the walls and to drap along the front of food tables, across doorways and along walls.
  
  
• Have a large fish ice sculpture done for the main serving table as a focal point. You may be able to purchase a mold and do this yourself as well.
  
  
• Fill balloons with helium and tie 5 to 7 together for large balloon bouquets. Try to find balloons that have fish on them. If you can't find this, you could buy fish stickers and add them to the balloons. Secure the balloons to a wrapped brick and place near doorways and other focal points.
  
  
• Don't forget to place some fishing poles here and there for extra emphasis on this theme.

• Add two to three alternating layers of colored sand to the bottom of a fish bowl. Insert a pillar candle in the center. Or instead of the pillar candle, you could add blue tinted water to fill the fish bowl about 2/3's and float candles on top.
  
  
• Scatter fish shaped confetti on the tables.
  
  

• Buy small plain tin boxes (preferably with no labels on them) and paint the tins a pale to medium green with enamel spray paint (do this in a well ventilated area). Once dry, stick some children's fish stickers here and there on the tin. Fill up with gummy worms and present your wedding guests with their own "tackle" box wedding favors.
  
  
• You can buy blank bookmarks and create a fishing trivia bookmark for your guests. With your computer, use a small photo of a fish watermarked for the background and type out some fishing facts or a short catchy verse about fishing. Print out.
  
  
• Pick up some of the children's "Go Fish" playing cards, wrap in netting or fish themed wrapping paper.
  
  
• Fish shaped soaps would make a unique favor gift.
  
  
• Create a cookbook of your favorite fish recipes. Add some tips about cooking with fish too.