How to Avoid the Top 3 Disasters That Could Wreck a Beach Wedding
It's perfect because it's on a photograph.
Looking at your wedding picture years after your perfect beach wedding, you can still remember everything in detail.
And that could include the goofs.
1.
The weather can get pretty unpredictable.
And that's despite the website's glossy promise of sunny weather year round.
Wise brides have a Plan B in case it rains (it does -- at least once - along those beaches).
An indoor reception after a beachfront wedding ceremony would require less elaborate setup from the caterers.
And in the midst of a downpour, it would be much easier to relocate the guests to shelter than transporting the entire buffet, tables and chairs and the like, under a canopy.
Wind should also be a consideration, and that would depend largely on the time of day for beach wedding.
Also, will there be ample lighting at the time the photographs would be taken? 2.
The minor details that you have overlooked can ultimately cause a major beach wedding disaster.
Like, how far is the cake from "sand accidents?" Is it also on the same spot where it's doomed to melt under the blasting sun? Is the marriage license good to go in time for the beach wedding? Judging from the workload, even a very competent wedding planner could miss this as well.
Or if you're gasping as you read this, maybe you just did.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that marriage requirements may vary from one location to another.
Check more than twice.
Some locales welcome beach weddings, but they may still require a permit.
In some places these permits are free, but a few will set you back a several hundred bucks.
Nobody wants the police showing up at their wedding and ordering everything to be moved from the beach.
3.
It's really each to overstretch the budget and not realize it until too late.
Let's face it.
A beach wedding can get really stressful.
Having to plan for a beach wedding setup hundreds or thousands of miles from home can sometimes cause glitches even for the most thorough planner.
This could also cause overspending because most brides would probably want to fix those glitches.
Another factor: Because there may be only a few guests, the thought sometimes comes to mind about how much has been saved as compared to a having a large guest list.
Hundreds of brides have told me to make a budget and stick with that budget.
Just because the wedding will now accommodate 20 or so people, it doesn't matter if it's just a fraction of the cost of having 300.
That's the whole point.
It should cost just a small fraction.
The temptation to "make up for it" to the smaller group with extra luxuries can backfire when huge bills begin to roll in later.
Lastly, the beach bride is already incredibly busy.
She may not be able to keep close watch of the running tab.
Brides imagining themselves in this predicament should think about getting help before the problem even arises.
A wedding planner, a friend or a relative can help avert this problem completely.
In the end, it's a bride's eye for detail that will save her from the anxieties that are sure to come up on the wedding day.
A well-planned beach wedding is likely to be well-executed beach wedding.
Looking at your wedding picture years after your perfect beach wedding, you can still remember everything in detail.
And that could include the goofs.
1.
The weather can get pretty unpredictable.
And that's despite the website's glossy promise of sunny weather year round.
Wise brides have a Plan B in case it rains (it does -- at least once - along those beaches).
An indoor reception after a beachfront wedding ceremony would require less elaborate setup from the caterers.
And in the midst of a downpour, it would be much easier to relocate the guests to shelter than transporting the entire buffet, tables and chairs and the like, under a canopy.
Wind should also be a consideration, and that would depend largely on the time of day for beach wedding.
Also, will there be ample lighting at the time the photographs would be taken? 2.
The minor details that you have overlooked can ultimately cause a major beach wedding disaster.
Like, how far is the cake from "sand accidents?" Is it also on the same spot where it's doomed to melt under the blasting sun? Is the marriage license good to go in time for the beach wedding? Judging from the workload, even a very competent wedding planner could miss this as well.
Or if you're gasping as you read this, maybe you just did.
Another important thing to keep in mind is that marriage requirements may vary from one location to another.
Check more than twice.
Some locales welcome beach weddings, but they may still require a permit.
In some places these permits are free, but a few will set you back a several hundred bucks.
Nobody wants the police showing up at their wedding and ordering everything to be moved from the beach.
3.
It's really each to overstretch the budget and not realize it until too late.
Let's face it.
A beach wedding can get really stressful.
Having to plan for a beach wedding setup hundreds or thousands of miles from home can sometimes cause glitches even for the most thorough planner.
This could also cause overspending because most brides would probably want to fix those glitches.
Another factor: Because there may be only a few guests, the thought sometimes comes to mind about how much has been saved as compared to a having a large guest list.
Hundreds of brides have told me to make a budget and stick with that budget.
Just because the wedding will now accommodate 20 or so people, it doesn't matter if it's just a fraction of the cost of having 300.
That's the whole point.
It should cost just a small fraction.
The temptation to "make up for it" to the smaller group with extra luxuries can backfire when huge bills begin to roll in later.
Lastly, the beach bride is already incredibly busy.
She may not be able to keep close watch of the running tab.
Brides imagining themselves in this predicament should think about getting help before the problem even arises.
A wedding planner, a friend or a relative can help avert this problem completely.
In the end, it's a bride's eye for detail that will save her from the anxieties that are sure to come up on the wedding day.
A well-planned beach wedding is likely to be well-executed beach wedding.
