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Beach Wedding Challenges
There are few things more romantic than a beach wedding. "Mother Nature" supplies so many wonderful (and free) accessories:the sea and the sun, the stars and the moon and of course the beautiful beach.Beach weddings grow in popularity every year, and in order to ensure aperfect day for you, I will be addressing several of the challenges Your next challenge will be the wind. Romantic pictures of your veilsoftly blowing in the gentle breeze are fine, but wedding programsflying through the air and chasing napkins down the beach is not. There is no way you can completely shield yourself from the wind, except tohold the wedding inside, so your solutions are rather limited. Manybrides accept this as just a part of the whole beach weddingexperience, but should you feel differently and want to address this issue, youcould choose a form-fitting wedding dress, wear your hair tightly pulledback, substitute the veil for flowers, and choose not to have printedprograms. If your reception is also on the beach make certain yourcaterers anchor down everything with something heavy. And speaking ofbeach receptions, you will no doubt have several uninvited seagullsjust waiting for their turn at the meat station, so make sure the food stayscovered until ready to serve. I should advise you not to feed theseagulls unless you want even more uninvited guests, but on other handI find it kind of fun, so it's up to you! One last note on beachreceptions, I highly recommend holding the reception under a tent toprotect your food from the elements, including seagull droppings! Seating arrangements for a beach wedding can be a challenge. Chairshave a tendency to sink into the sand, so you may want to considerrenting flooring to place under them. However, brides who choose tohave a more casual beach wedding may forego chairs and have everyonestand during the ceremony and reception. Please remind your weddingplanner and caterers to allow plenty of time to set up the ceremony andreception sites, as sand can be hard to walk in, which may slow downthe process. Remember your cake will need very special handling! This brings me to beach access. Not all beaches are governed by thesame set of laws, so please check with the city or town officials wherethe beach is located to determine if you need a permit to use thebeach. This should only be necessary if you are having a largegathering and you want to block off a portion of the beach exclusively for youand your guests. Also, there may be fire and music ordinances, so be sureto check on those. So there you have it, a few considerations that you will need toaddress to ensure a wonderful beach wedding. Beach weddings are absolutelybeautiful, but nature does provide an element of uncertainty, butcareful planning on your part will eliminate most of them.Congratulations, and have a wonderful wedding!
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