Kicking off a new year can be a time to look for a new start or a new attitude, and planning a beach wedding usually involves blending some traditional elements of a wedding with some more modern twists. As 2023 kicks off, Suncoast Weddings, premier wedding planners based on Treasure Island on Florida's west coast, have launched a new set of themes based around floral accents on the wedding arch. Showcased on their social media sites, the swags and florals are silk, and can be tailored to add emphasis to one particular color family or flower type. They can also be augmented with fresh flowers. Blush roses are a perennial favorite, with the decor theme easy to match through sashes on the chairs, colored sand for the unity sand ceremony, bridesmaids' dresses, mason jars along the aisle with fresh flowers, blush pomanders, bow ties for the groomsmen, ribbons on the bouquet, and a wide range of blush flowers to mix and match with roses. A bohemian theme embraces chic asymmetry on the arch, perfect for a natural setting like the beach. With two-thirds of the Suncoast Weddings couples coming from out of state, the tropical theme is also expected to be a popular choice, with many couples choosing to make their wedding a destination wedding to the sunshine state. Destination weddings can seem a daunting planning feat, however, pairing with local experts takes the guesswork out of finding the most suitable venue or the best local vendors. Beach wedding packages are a good place to start looking for those couples who do not have much experience with planning a wedding outdoors or on the beach. That is because they typically bundle elements of the decor and the professional services together for a lower overall price than if the wedding were to be quoted for each item individually and then added up. With Suncoast Weddings, every ceremony can be tailored, so the base package is a starting point from which the specifics start to be worked out. The most important detail to pin down first is the location and date as a beach permit will need to be secured. This means that the venue will not be double booked. The price of the permit will be added to the wedding proposal. Once that is secured, the logistics come together much easier and the smaller details can be addressed. Choosing the color theme or the decor elements can be changed over time, perhaps when a new image is posted which looks a better fit for the upcoming ceremony. With new ideas and ceremony spaces created and published weekly, there are plenty of ways to be inspired. Some couples see a post and ask that it be recreated exactly for their big day, while others pull together a board of ideas and ask for a blend of their favorites. Either way, the experienced team at Suncoast Weddings can help recommend the most suitable beach and work through the planning process being as involved as the couple would like. Sunset is the most popular time of the day for a beach wedding or vow renewal on the west coast, and in order to get romantic sunset portraits as the sun dips over the Gulf of Mexico, it is a good idea to plan to start the ceremony about 1 hour before the published sunset time. This should be adjusted slightly if there will be extra readings during the ceremony or if the wedding party is particularly large, in which case it may take longer than usual to take group portraits before the happy couple has their photos taken alone.