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Wow. There is so much you can do with a nautical-themed wedding! The locations, the food, the decor, the invitations, and let's just acknowledge the magnitude of style one can achieve here, all right? We've been so blown away by the port-side, ship-side, and ocean-side weddings we've been seeing lately that we knew we had to get them all into one place for you. While we were at it, we threw in a few things to help you achieve your own sea-faring wedding vision.

Batten down the hatches... a perfect storm of nautical wedding awesomeness is coming your way.

1. These tiny anchor earrings tell your wedding peeps, "I wanna stay close to you!"

2. A squee-worthy cake topper featuring loving, loveable octopodes

3. Your wedding party will be sea-worthy in Modcloth's You Had Me at Ahoy dress

4. Follow Dick Van Dyke's lead and ask your guests to leave you a message in a bottle

5. Sailors' bellbottoms are an Admiral-able alternative to dresses

6. Tentacle bridal tiara is a forever fave

7. Loving the snappy, ship's awning stripes on this dress

8. Origami sailboat name card - no cardholder necessary

9. Speaking of sailboats, this is the tiniest, cutest sailboat print ever

10. Goals: Get married on the boat you then spend your honeymoon sailing

11. Get anchored with this adorable wedding invitation

12. Don't forget to take along extra support if your aisle is on a rocky boat!

13. Easy, breezy, polka-dotted, navy blue goodness

14. Don't know how to sail a boat? Find one that's been converted into a restaurant instead

15. One of the sexiest greetings in the English language on this necklace

16. Don't forget the Just Married sign on your post-wedding ride. Very important

17. Fact: You can't sail a yacht without a scarf

18. Don't forget that captains can officiate weddings too

If you want even more, be sure to check our nautical weddings archive. And if you've got some inspiration we should have included, tell us in the comments!

Chris Wolfgang

Chris is a writer and editor in Omaha, Neb. She'll talk your ear off about independent webcomics, animated film, and Ultimate Frisbee.