Florida Panhandle

Planning Your Destination Beach Wedding

When planning your destination beach wedding & you’re looking for a small, large, plush or a simple wedding a beach wedding on the coast of Alabama or the Florida Panhandle is the place to be. You can plan a beach wedding as elaborate or as casual as you want.

On the Emerald Coast the beach offers Public access or State Parks that are equipped with gazebos, pavilions, and wooden dune walkovers, they provide an awesome setting to hold a beach wedding ceremony. Host your wedding reception in a ballroom, poolside patio,veranda or at a  casual seaside restaurants. With resorts,hotels, condos and beach rental houses you are sure to find accommodations to please all of your wedding guests. The coast will cast its spell over you, With it’s amazing sunsets and sensational  green waters. Start researching and planning your beach wedding* as soon as possible.

Not only do you have to reserve your venue, There are many other things to consider for your Ceremony & Reception, Caterers, Entertainment, florist, Videography, Wedding Coordinator, Limousine or Transportation for you & your guest and your wedding license & where to get them. In Alabama Gulf Shores, Orange beach and Fort Morgan ,The bride and groom both must be present. It can be very busy at the office so show up early it may take 15 to 30 minutes to obtain the license. You would get your license at the Central Office in Bay Minette.In Florida Destin, Fort Walton beach, Navarre, Pensacola, Perdido KeyYou can get your license in the county.

At The Beach Weddings is all geared for your wedding day ready to exceed your expectation’s to provide you with the best quality beach wedding setup and best photography on the coast for your wedding day. When considering your Wedding vendors no question is stupid and you’ll never know until — and unless! — you ask. Achieving your dream wedding means having all the information you need to make the perfect choices. Be flexible Mother Nature works in mysterious ways. Always have a back-up plan in place for whatever she throws your way. On the coast it may rain early in the morning or mid afternoon but usually by the time you have planned to hold your ceremony it should all be clear and those wonderful clouds make for great pictures.

Gulf Shores and Orange beach wedding locations

The Florida Point
Located just .3 miles east of Perdido Pass Bridge, Florida Point
offers more than 6,000 feet of wide beach, sand dunes, boardwalks,
picnic areas, restrooms, and outdoor showers. Parking is free.
Great location for a beach wedding and right next door to.

Gulf State Park and Pavilion
This un-crowded, natural beach is located six miles east of Highway
59, among the sand dunes and sea oats
A brand new beach pavilion features air-conditioned restrooms and
private showers. A popular beach wedding location in the Gulf Shores
area.There is a $6 fee to park all day ($12 for large vans).

Catton Bayou
This small beach area is found at the intersection of Highway 182
and Highway 161.

Gulf Shores Public Access
Gulf Shores and Orange beach have many Public Access beach areas.
Many have ample parking spaces and would make a good location for a
sunset beach wedding.

Condos and Hotels that are wedding friendly.

The Beach Club, The Carbe Resort, Four Seasons Resort, Gulf Shores,
Plantation, Kaiser Realty, Kiva Lodge, Marriott Gulf Shores, Hilton,
Garden Inn, Holiday Inn Orange Beach, Island House, Perdido Beach
Resort.