Fun to Fabulous Beach & Surfer Dinner Decorating & Centerpieces

Casual Fun:  For a dinner party with a casual and relaxed atmosphere, decorate your table with a beach or surfer theme. A beach dinner party sets a sunny & upbeat tone with lots of inspiration for fun and conversation for your guests.

Bring together interesting elements of a day at the beach for a centerpiece. Start with a sand-colored tablecloth as your backdrop, with teal napkins for a splash of ocean water color. Add multicolored, picket-fence-style candle holders and a collection of sugar starfish, finger starfish, mud starfish, Lion's Paw scallop shells, spider conch shells and driftwood pieces to complete the scene.

Use beach scene centerpieces featuring a palm tree and hammock in one scene and a palm tree and beach chair with a sign reading "Paradise, Where It's Always Happy Hour."  The stripes in the hammock and the beach chair coordinate nicely with the picket fence candle holders.

Finally, place a cocktail napkin, featuring a line of surfboards behind a picket fence and a sign reading "Board Meeting," in the center of each place setting plate or charger.

Subtle Elegance:  Keep it fun, but add that extra level of fabulous by dressing up your casual beach party. Start with a white tablecloth to make your decorations really stand out. 

Use this unique set of 3 color-coordinated & striped beach cabana candle holders to set an upbeat tone of fun and elegance. Insert a lifeguard chair and sea gull on a piling between the candle holders for interest and personality.

Position carved wood shore birds at each end and fill the table with scattered exotic sea shells and driftwood.  Finally, place a "Summer Day at the Beach" cocktail napkin in the center of each charger or dinner plate.

The VW Beach Bus in orange, red, or blue makes an excellent centerpiece for a surfer beach party, indoors or out.  Include a perched pelican, sea shells, beach driftwood and sea creature confetti for a collection of contrasting textures and shapes. For the dinner table, include a set of shark & surfboard salt & pepper shakers. Obviously, use surfboard accents for a surfer party, such as, surfboard string lights, a free standing "Surf's Up" surfboard display, surfboard beverage napkins and even a beach surf shack centerpiece.  A natural complement to your surfer party decorations is an assortment of beach ball accents, such as real beach balls, beach ball string lights, beach ball beverage napkins, and beach ball place card holders.   For an extra special dinner party add beach decorations for the pre-dinner cocktail hour.  Be sure to use beachy cocktail napkins, such as these with printed surfboards or use our beach ball or summer day beverage napkins. A cute set of flip flop candles or weathered buoy floaters make a nice extra accent and drink parasols add to the festivity when serving beach-themed drinks.

Beach & Surfer Birthday Dinner Party

Transform the beach party dinner scene into a birthday celebration with a few extras for the occasion. A deep sea birthday banner and ceiling swirls continue the theme with special touches for the guest of honor.

Add a birthday cake hat, Happy Birthday picks, and a musical flower birthday candle for the dessert to interject the birthday theme throughout the evening.