| If you are like most people you'd like to have a | | | | reception locations close by. |
| destination wedding but it's not possible to get all your | | | | Going a little further south right after Fenwick Island |
| family and friends over to Hawaii or Jamaica. Even | | | | you'll come to Ocean City, and well now you'll have |
| having your wedding at a destination like Florida can be | | | | that you gotten married in Maryland instead of |
| a challenge if you live in the North East America. | | | | Delaware. A different set of rules and advantages, to |
| Some of the best beaches are here in Delaware and | | | | name one, No permits, just your marriage license is all |
| Maryland, like Dewey Beach with its fun night life, | | | | you'll need. All the beaches in Ocean City are public |
| Rehoboth Beach and its artistic community and | | | | beaches and there is nothing, no where saying you |
| boardwalk, and you have all of Ocean City beaches, all | | | | can't walk out on the beach with 200 of your guests |
| seven miles of it. | | | | and get married. If you have that many guests to join |
| Starting with Delaware beaches because it's the first | | | | you on your wedding day, you are in luck because |
| state and all, when getting married you'll often times | | | | Ocean City has tons of hotels to choose from. Big |
| need a permit. Me as a photographer or any other | | | | hotels like the Carousel with its indoor Ice Rink, the |
| professional photographer would need their own | | | | Clarion with its many wedding reception halls, the |
| permit as well to photograph your wedding event. | | | | Golden Sands with its wedding reception area on the |
| Keep that in mind, because a lot of times the Rangers | | | | 22nd floor overlooking the ocean. On the flip side of |
| who patrol the beaches will stop and ask to see it. | | | | that, if you are looking for a small more cozy place to |
| They are nice about it, often catching you during your | | | | stay with a few guests check out the "Inn on the |
| setup phase, but just wanted to get that out of the | | | | Ocean" it's a very cute bed & breakfast that I |
| way. | | | | photographed a wedding at. |
| Cape Henlopen State Park is really nice because it has | | | | Some good important thoughts to keep at the |
| a very large area to get together and get lost in. So if | | | | forefront of your mind, the further downtown you go, |
| you are thinking of getting married in the State park, | | | | down around the boardwalk the more crowded it's |
| definitely have a map for you and your guests. There | | | | going to be. So allow for more time, time your guests |
| are so many romantic spots to get married there, on | | | | will need to get through traffic, more time for parking |
| the jetty of rocks, or perhaps at sunset with the | | | | and parking downtown Ocean City is mostly meters |
| lighthouse in the background, or if you have 4 wheel | | | | and so if you can car pool with other wedding guests |
| drive you can drive right up on the beach and get | | | | try and do so. It may not be a bad idea to get a |
| married with the towers close by. I was photographing | | | | Limousine to take you and your bridal party to the inlet |
| a wedding near the towers at sunset and it was | | | | get married, and allow for some time for you and your |
| beautiful, and there was no one around for miles. | | | | photographer to snap some photos, because there |
| Lewes beaches are nice because in Lewes there are | | | | are so many photo opportunities down there, like the |
| quite a few places close by that make for great | | | | pier, the boardwalk, the inlet with boats passing by or |
| wedding reception areas. There are also a lot of hotels | | | | with the sun setting, or the jetty of rocks. |
| for family members to stay in, I've found that a lot of | | | | Getting married further north, you are making out |
| brides / couples liked the Hotel Rodney in Lewes. I | | | | ahead of the game with it being less crowded, more |
| often times go there to get those getting ready shots | | | | larger hotels and wedding venues, and the beaches |
| and found this place to be very beautiful. There is also | | | | are general not as packed around sunset. Parking, |
| a bridge leading to the beaches near the busier part of | | | | "That was Easy" is what you'll be saying because |
| Lewes, and my friend Rob who is a photographer, | | | | they have all kinds of side streets to park on and a lot |
| took his whole bridal party up on the bridge for a | | | | of Ocean City Hotels have their own parking area. |
| photo. A Lewes police officer saw what was about to | | | | Another think I like is that a lot of these places in north |
| happen and helped stop traffic. I just happen to be in | | | | OC have their own mini beaches like the Golden |
| the area and thought, what a cool town. | | | | Sands, Clarion, and Ocean Pines Beach Club. Now |
| Rehoboth Beach and the boardwalk area makes for a | | | | even thought the Ocean Pines Beach Club is more mid |
| very wide range of places one could get married. With | | | | range on 49th street, it's definitely worth mentioning |
| all the hotels and restaurants lining the boardwalk it's so | | | | because every wedding I've photographed there has |
| easy to get ready nearby and pop on down to where | | | | been awesome. Its great with its mini beach there, and |
| your guests have gathered and say your "I Dos" on | | | | the main beach right over the dune area for more |
| the beach and you with your guests can go close by | | | | photos, and the Ocean Pines Beach Club is a great |
| to any number of wedding venues. As this is a more | | | | wedding venue both the upstairs area or downstairs is |
| populated area for people if you are having your | | | | really great for you and your guests to party the night |
| wedding at Sunset, don't be surprised to find various | | | | away. And for late, later night partying you can cross |
| people stopping and watching the festivities, because | | | | Coastal Hwy and be right at Seacreats, Jamaica USA. |
| they will. If any are close to where you planned on | | | | Now you're talking a destination wedding and not too |
| getting married, often times they will move for you, and | | | | far away. |
| they become more wedding witnesses. And after you | | | | If you are looking for various Beach Wedding Services |
| kiss, the cheering and clapping start to happen. It's a lot | | | | in Ocean City or Rehoboth Beach areas, you won't |
| of fun. | | | | have to look much further then Google. There are |
| Just further south you'll hit Dewey beaches, Bethany | | | | many wedding professionals proficient at weddings on |
| Beaches, and Fenwick Island. All great beaches off | | | | the beaches and know a lot of the ins and outs, and if |
| Route 1 and pretty easy to find. Parking is usually not a | | | | you have any questions don't hesitate to ask. |
| problem and there are still many possible wedding | | | | |