Beach Bliss Weddings
Ocean Isle Beach, NC Wedding Planner, Consultant, & Coordinator 877-578-2252
This is the place to come for helpful tips about Ocean Isle Beach weddings.
You can also visit the FAQ page if you have specific questions about beach weddings or about our services.
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Obtaining your Marriage License
If you live in North Carolina, you can get your marriage license in your own county. A North Carolina issued marriage license is valid in any county for 60 days from issue date. If you live outside North Carolina, you can wait to get your marriage license from the Brunswick County Register of Deeds office in Bolivia, NC, after you arrive here for your wedding. There is no waiting period. Plan to arrive in time so that you can get to the office by Friday before 4:30 pm, and you can get married that weekend. Visit the Brunswick County Register of Deeds website for complete information and regulations. You can even submit the application online for expedited service at the office. A Brunswick County Marriage License is $50.00 cash. After the ceremony, your officiant and witnesses will sign the license and then it needs to be mailed to the Brunswick County Register of Deeds. The office will provide you with an envelope and a form to request additional certified copies. It is helpful to order additional copies to have, especially if you'll be sending in your documents to change your name.
http://rod.brunsco.net/marriagelicenses.html
"Save The Dates"
If you are inviting guests that live far away, consider a unique "Save The Date" card or magnet. While wedding invitations are traditionally mailed four to six weeks in advance, more lead time is helpful when asking your guests to travel. They may even want to take an extended beach vacation that coincides with your wedding. Depending on the season, Ocean Isle Beach accommodations can book far in advance. A "Save The Date" sent with accommodation information about eight to twelve months prior to your wedding will allow for plenty of travel planning time for your guests. Save The Date Magnets are available from Beach Bliss Weddings!
Get your skin looking its best at least a month before your wedding with Avon products!
They say brides have a glow. Making sure your skin is healthy, moisturized, and blemish-free will not hurt! Don't ignore your skin when making preparations for your wedding. Make sure it looks its best in those wedding photos you'll treasure forever. Buy Avon products online to get your skin gorgeous for your wedding.
Host a more intimate family wedding at a private beach house!
If privacy and togetherness is the experience you're looking for, take advantage of the many Ocean Isle Beach rental houses and townhouses. You can even get a great deal renting directly from the owner! Ask me about houses and townhouses for rent in whatever location you're looking for. View large rental homes
Use seashells and starfish in your decorations, cake, and accessories, to bring out that beach theme!
Classic, timeless, the seashell is an unmistakable symbol of the seaside. There are as many different ways to use seashells in your wedding and reception as there are different kinds of seashells. View just a few here.
Sunset Weddings
In Ocean Isle Beach we can proudly say we have some of the most beautiful sunsets. Many people dream of a wedding portrait with numerous hues of pinks and oranges behind them. While a few photos with the sun setting are wonderful, it is important to keep in mind the sky is darker a whole half hour before the sun actually sets. This is also the length of a typical wedding ceremony. Hmmm...what to do? For the best ceremony photos, I recommend setting the ceremony starting time at least an hour and a half prior to the time the sun will set. This way your ceremony pictures have good lighting without the long shadows cast in the setting sun. If you've got your heart set on that gorgeous sunset portrait, plan to keep your photographer on-site after the ceremony for photos. For sun rising/setting times for any date, visit the Old Farmer's Almanac Astromony Center online at www.almanac.com. Select your date and enter our zip code - 28469.
Photo by Blue Sky Photography
Make your guests feel welcomed!
Meet your guests at the airport or hotel. If you can't, have a family member meet them. Put together a welcome basket or bag for each family with a personal note or letter from the couple and a small gift (maybe a souvenir that says Ocean Isle Beach, NC). Include the agenda (times and places of get-togethers, rehearsal, wedding, reception), cookies or crackers, bottled water, local maps, Visitor's Guide, etc. This small touch will make your guests feel welcomed from the moment they arrive here. Beach Bliss Weddings makes welcome bags!
Keep the kids occupied!
Children are a wonderful part of a wedding, and love to be included! But let's face it, they can't sit still through the ceremony. They lose interest and they get ansy. To keep them occupied during your beach wedding, pass out shovels and pails to the little ones. You can have them passed out ahead of time, or leave them at the end of the walkway to be picked up on their way out to the beach. They'll stay entertained and quiet while they're playing in the sand. Trust me! It works! And shovels and buckets are very inexpensive!
Young Ringbearers
It's true that little boys all dressed up as ringbearers in your wedding are irrestistably cute, but if they're very young, we suggest you give them mock rings to carry up the aisle. A wedding ring lost in the sand is a wedding disaster! You or your attendants should hold the real rings while still including your young family members in your ceremony.
Skip the veil and train!
Beach weddings convey a casual feel, but you can dress it up with the perfect beach wedding dress. Be comfortable in a full-length maximum dress that just grazes the sand. There are dresses out there that capture that simple elagance style you want, even at the beach. Beach Wedding Dresses
