If you will be getting married alongside the ocean and have made plans to hold your wedding reception on a yacht that is docked at a local marina, the ideas below may inspire you while planning for the occasion. 

Have Pictures Taken By The Ocean And While Entering The Yacht

Contact local wedding photographers and request to meet with them at their studios or homes so that you can browse through photographs that were taken during previous occasions. Not only will you get a glimpse of each photographer's expertise, but you may also be provided with viable options for the settings that you would like to use when your own photographs are taken. After hiring a photographer, request that they take pictures of you, your spouse, and your wedding party as everyone walks down the aisle that you have created next to the ocean.

After you and your partner state vows to one another, the photographer can take several pictures of you as a married couple. Ask the photographer to follow you to the yacht and stand next to the stairs leading to the watercraft so that some more pictures can be taken as you and your spouse enter the yacht to prepare for the reception. 

Provide A Timeline Of Memories And Profess Your Love To One Another

Prior to the reception, create a timeline of memories on a large piece of wood or vinyl. Use a permanent marker or paint to write a description of various occasions that stand out in your mind, including the day that you met your significant other and the time that you or your loved one proposed to the other person. Add photographs to the timeline if you have pictures on hand that correspond to the descriptions that were added to the wood or vinyl.

Tell your partner that you plan on sharing the timeline with guests during the reception so that everyone is provided with vital details that led up to your marriage. Ask your significant other if they would like to speak verbally after showing the timeline to everyone. If so, you can profess your love to your partner and state some reasons that you care so much for them and they can respond by providing you with details about how they feel about you. During this time, have guests stand or sit around you and your partner as they observe.

Dance Under The Moonlight

Hire a local band to play music during the reception. Instruct the band members to set their equipment up on the yacht's deck. Secure lights to the rails that surround the deck and place furnishings in one corner of the deck so that guests can sit down while enjoying meals and cocktails that are served. Clear one section of the deck so that you and your guests have plenty of room to dance. Ask your partner to share the first dance of the night with you and then welcome everyone else to join you and your partner while dancing under the moonlight.