Five Steps for Planning Your Perfect Beach Wedding
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Even If You Don’t Live Anywhere Near the Ocean
If you have always dreamed of having the romance of a beach wedding for your special day, but you don’t live anywhere near the ocean, don’t give up the dream. A beach destination wedding can be closer than you think. Here are five steps that can make your beach wedding a reality.
Step One – Find the perfect beach for your beach wedding. If you don’t know the location of the nearest beach, search the internet and your local tourism board for parks, campgrounds, and resorts that boast lake or riverside locations. These places usually feature beautiful beaches as part of their amenities.
Step Two - Contact the locations. Ask for details, i.e how big is the beach, what kinds of reception facilities do they have or that might be located nearby. Don’t overlook the possibility of using a bathhouse, barn or picnic pavilion. When you have narrowed down your choices, you should visit these places if possible. Seeing them will give you a better idea of how they might work for your beach wedding.
Step Three – After you have found the venue for your perfect beach wedding it is time to find the right person to assist you. Consider working with a local wedding service, planner or coordinator. They can help you with regulations, permits and finding vendors who will save you all kinds of stress, time and money.
Step Four – Find a back up location for your ceremony for use in the event Mother Nature is not in a cooperative mood. This can be the same location as your reception if it is indoors. Your wedding coordinator can provide valuable information in this area.
Step Five - Start planning your perfect beach wedding. Keep in mind wind, sun, and terrain
Here is a great blog on planning the perfect outdoor wedding.
When people think of beach weddings, Hawai’i, Florida or California often come to mind but there are some fantastic beaches on all three coasts and the Great Lakes. I officiate over beach weddings in Ocean Shores, Washington where it may not always be sunny but the scenery is always spectacular and the weddings memorable. Be a little adventurous, you won’t regret it.
Photo Credit: Jerrene
