beach weddings

flower bouquet in summer

01.07.2018

Fresh Flowers Ideas

Browse this list of gorgeous fresh flower bouquet styles! Posy (POE-zee) or Round Bouquet THE most popular shape: dome-shaped (basketball size), with ribbon-wrapped stem handle, and can be held in one hand. But there are two styles of posy bouquets: One is loose, hand tied and unstructured; the other is formal and wired. Commonly, natural stems are wrapped in a beautiful satin, velvet or organza ribbon handle. Popular embellishments are pearl pins, feather curls, rhinestones on wires or seashells, charms, or beaded picks.

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perks add-ons Make Your Own

10.04.2018

Travel Fee Perks ~

Free Add-On Choices when our Travel Fee is $200 or more… Below is our list of the Selected, free Add-On Perks choices for your beach wedding (or indoor, or patio or lawn wedding) when you have a $200 Travel Fee with us. You choose up to $150-worth from those below (if your Travel Fee is over $200, your actual Perks amount will be noted in our quote to you): WOODEN FLUTE SERENADE $30 (on Contract Page 2, step 1)Live, Rev.

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28.02.2018

Who Should We Invite?

Managing this wedding checklist for guests? Got relatives scattered? Been travelling a lot this past year and lost touch with some friends? Or your parents have guests they want included? Not sure who to invite? Try this simple, useful flowchart to help decide who to invite to your beach wedding when you just are not sure. You’re welcome! 😉 Still overwhelmed? Try perhaps hiring a Wedding Planner or Coordinator we recommend on our Suggested Vendors

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cellphone photo bomb

08.02.2018

Cellphone Cameras Discouraged

Cellphone & Video by Guests Advice~ In modern times, everyone has a cellphone camera OR someone has a new, real camera and they think your wedding is the place to try it out… as a “gift’ to you later. To be blunt, guests’ cameras create more problems than a gift should! Advice: Strongly consider disallowing all guests to take ANY pics during the 10 mins of ceremony (shooting before and after is fine and welcome!). They can instantly post online those pics of

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sky lanterns release lady

07.02.2018

Sky Lanterns: Read this before you buy

Couples ask about using Chinese Sky Lanterns at their beach weddings. However, they are banned as illegal fireworks in North Carolina and South Carolina, due to the huge fire and death hazards they present. Cheryl Turner of South Carolina wrote this informative article about them: “Lately, I’ve been asked about releasing Chinese Sky Lanterns. After much research and phone calls to State and Local Fire Marshals, these are under the category of Fireworks. The State of South Carolina has banned them.

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prohibits

07.02.2018

Myrtle Beach Has Beach Weddings Restrictions

Myrtle Beach Prohibits Beach Weddings: The law of the City of Myrtle Beach, SC prohibits commercial beach weddings within city limits on beach — see details here online (scroll down on link): www.visitmyrtlebeach.com/things-to-do/weddings-honeymoons/know-the-rules/. They offer 1 exception–its allowed above the high tide line at a few older oceanfront hotels that were “grandfathered” in (such as The Sea Mist Resort). However, non-commercial weddings ARE allowed everywhere there. What’s the difference? “Commercial” is when you pay ANY people to do their work ON the beach (such as minister,

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David playing flute

07.02.2018

A Magical Wooden Flute Serenade

Wooden Flute Serenade by David~ In high school, David played the French horn and a baritone horn. Later in life, he took up the wooden flute under the tutelage of Shaman Nella Silverspear, a popular flute maker and recording artist. You can hear and learn about her online at www.nsilverspear.com. Now, David plays the Native American-style Wooden Flutes, and usually brings 2 with him to your beach wedding when you order that service. CLICK HERE to hear David play! When

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photo

06.02.2018

What is Images Enhanced?

What Are Photo or Image Enhancements? Packages with “images enhanced” get the edits and enhancements needed for outdoor photography (which inherently has big challenges with unpredictable light changes, oblivious strangers in background, and no control of objects in the environment). See list of the possible changes, below. FYI: Margo prefers to keep photos natural looking, to keep it looking real! Learn about professional and personal backgrounds of Margo, CLICK HERE. If your package doesn’t have Enhancements, this

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LGBT

05.01.2018

We Welcome ALL Couples

We Welcome All types of Couples! ALL couples are always warmly welcome here! Since 2004, we have happily served the LGBT Q community. Here’s what one couple had to say: “We were a little reluctant at first during our browsing [for vendors], because we only wanted to share our special day with people who truly accepted us. David and Margo were/are definitely the ones! They made us feel at ease and accepted us from the moment we started working with them.

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