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Each year, many couples decide to nix a splashy wedding ceremony and celebration and instead elope to Washington State. Washington State and the Pacific Northwest offer some of the most fantastic elopement locations and venues for a couple and with picturesque mountains, water, countryside and much more, this State offers many wedding site options.

As you consider “where” to elope in Washington State, here are 6 fun location ideas for your easy and small wedding ceremony:

1) Leavenworth, Washington - A two-hour ride from Seattle, Leavenworth is a sweet little German town that welcomes weddings of all sizes in a big day. Here, you can find quaint inns and bed and breakfast places offering elopement packages at affordable rates, especially during off-season. While in Leavenworth, you can get married, enjoy a great overnight or two at a special place and perhaps celebrate your wedding bliss by taking advantage of many of the guided outdoor adventures – cross-country skiing, white water rafting or hiking.

2) Ruby Beach and the Washington State Coast - The Coast of Washington is a big place and little known Ruby is a beautiful and mesmerizing place to exchange wedding vows. Ruby Beach is located just South of Forks, Washington. Once you reach Ruby Beach, you and your officiant and witnesses can take a short hike down to the ocean and get married waterside. Consult the tide schedule to insure a best time for your ceremony and also take a peek at the map and Washington State ferry schedule as you plan your journey to the Washington Coast. For instance, if you are traveling to Ruby Beach from Seattle, it will take you 4-6 hours to get there, depending on what route you take.

3) Ashford, Washington (Mount Rainier) – If you and your Sweetheart are outdoor enthusiasts, consider getting married near or at the base of Mount Rainier. Eloping to the Ashford area and Mt. Rainier is best in the Spring and Summer season and the surrounding area offers luxurious as well as rustic accommodations for your wedding night.

4) Tulalip Resort & Casino – Calling all casino lovers! Believe it or not, the popular Tulalip Casino & Resort hosts a number of small and intimate wedding ceremonies each year. Located one hour North of Seattle, this plush resort not offers a fabulous casino but a wonderful resort where you can snuggle in and relish in your new married status!

5) The San Juan Islands (on the ferry or Island) – There is nothing more fun than getting married on a Washington State Ferry and/or hitching a ride on ferry and getting married on a Puget Sound island. Orcas Island and San Juan Island are two of the most popular “marrying islands” in Washington and offers a wide variety of locations and venues. Contact the Chamber of Commerce on both Islands for venue information.

6) Port Townsend, Washington – This seaside town is a favorite for couples in Washington State who want to elope but don’t want to travel too far. Port Townsend offers waterside locations as well as city parks for your wedding ceremony. And if you want to be married in a historic castle, check out Port Townsend’s Manresa Castle!

For more information on eloping to Washington State, go to http://www.elopeseattlestyle.com.

Annemarie Juhlian is a Non-Denominational Wedding Officiant & Minister based in the Seattle area. She creates personalized wedding ceremonies for couples of all faiths and traditions. Call 425.922.1325.

We TV beach wedding vows?

Did anyone else catch We TV’s “Beach Weddings” this past Sunday? One of the couples had beautiful vows, and even nore beautiful was what the minister 9female) said about the wedding rings. It was something about how the rings will get nicks and stratches, just as the bride and groom will but if you take it off and look inside it still ooks beautiful, just like the bride and groom will. I’d LOVE to have the exact wording for this if ANYONE can help!!!!
I’ve checked YouTube and couldn’t find it. And all We TV has is a guide of when the show was on.

have you looked for the episode on youtube? or does we tv have a way for you to watch the episode?

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Where to have a beach wedding in FL?

My fiance and I are planning a wedding for March/April of 2010 and cannot find a venue =( The ceremony we want ON the beach and the reception (indoors) as close as possible to the ceremony site. We are on a budget so I think hotels are going to be out of the question. Also, we’re looking for something on the west coast (for the sunset) If anyone could help with ANY suggestions we would greatly appreciate it! Maybe you or someone you know just got married on the west coast and could give us some ideas, thanks a lot!!!

There are several choices for coastline cities on the West side of FL.
and I will guess that they all offer some type of wedding package.

For what you want, I would suggest going with a hotel and package. Considering all the costs involved, you will come out better this way.

Specifically, without knowing any details, I can recommend
Sheraton 4 Points in the Destin/Ft.Walton area. Their prices were decent, you can have your ceremony on the beach and they will provide chairs, decorations, and they have a small, separate “cottage” with a deck for a reception where your guests would just walk back up to from the beach, as well as other indoor meeting rooms

http://www.starwoodhotels.com/fourpoints/property/overview/index.html?propertyID=817

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Short Beach Wedding Gowns

With the variety of unique venues that are not only more accepted, but encouraged for weddings today, the choice for attire has followed suit. Casual wedding dresses are haute couture for weddings in backyards, at the beach, in the living room and even at the local corner deli(!) Casual wedding dresses beach wear can consist of a gauzy cotton gown that would later be suitable for a swimsuit cover-up. It’s all about the pairings of the bride and groom’s attire, along with the flowers and other decor.

Cheap casual dresses are the desire of many brides in today’s economic climate. The great thing about this is that there are lots of choices, and lots of inexpensive ways to look great. If you stop to think about it, you don’t want a great big, silk gown with Swarovski crystals and in-laid bead-work if you are exchanging vows in a casual ceremony in your parent’s backyard. Far more appropriate choices would be simple casual dresses, perhaps even short wedding dresses.

Very casual wedding dresses might reflect a bride’s sense of humor, like a costume of her favorite cartoon character. Casual might mean a tie-dyed t-shirt dress to someone who would also wear a wreath of flowers in her hair and hold a bouquet of wildflowers. Dresses no longer have to be white or covered with lace. Some brides choose to wear colored fabrics, animal prints and bold complimentary-colored sashes. And some brides choose not to wear a dress at all.

Themed weddings provide the perfect backdrop for a couple or even an entire wedding party that wants to wear casual attire. Halloween weddings are a perfect excuse to wear costumes surrounding a particular dress up theme or a monster “mash” where every guest wears the costume of their choosing. Western weddings complete with hay bales, country style flowers, a barbeque buffet and even horses are a fun alternatives for people who live a western lifestyle or merely enjoy country music. A cute cowgirl would look fantastic in a western-style, button-down, long-sleeved shirt, jeans and a cowboy hat. Oh, and don’t forget the boots!

Some of the most memorable photos and films of brides in history have captured brides wearing casual clothing. If you have an informal venue in mind for your wedding, consider keeping with the casual theme by incorporating your attire as well. The possibilities are only limited by your imagination.

Cheap casual wedding dresses are the desire of many brides in today’s economic climate. The great thing about this is that there are lots of choices, and lots of inexpensive ways to look great. If you stop to think about it, you don’t want a great big, silk gown with Swarovski crystals and in-laid bead-work if you are exchanging vows in a casual ceremony in your parent’s backyard. Far more appropriate choices would be simple casual wedding dresses, perhaps even short casual wedding dresses.

High class restaurant (NOT a seafood or steak house) in Miami, Fort Lauderdale?

Me and my fiancee planning to do a getaway wedding just for two of us. So we are going to Miami next week – getting married on the beach, staying in Fontainebleau Hotel. But still haven’t decided which restaurant we want to go. It’s gotta be some classy restaurant where people dressed up (dress code perhaps required), not just people coming in shorts and sandals. (especially coz I’m gonna wear my wedding gown) Something spacious (i don’t want other people sitting inch away from me). With nice view. And cousin maybe french (or as long as i can get mash potatoes with pork or chicken LOL). Defiantly NOT a seafood restaurant (i don’t eat those things) and NOT a steak house. In Miami or Fort Lauderdale.
Any suggestions? Thank you

Here’s some websites with different restaurants. Have a great time in Miami it’s great =)

http://miami.about.com/od/restaurantreviews/tp/restaurants.htm

http://www.nileguide.com/destination/miami/best/five-star-restaurants

http://www.10best.com/destinations/florida/miami/restaurants/

http://www.epicurious.com/articlesguides/diningtravel/restaurants/miami

http://www.miami.com/

http://www.gayot.com/restaurants/best-miamisouthflorida-fl-top10-restaurantview_9mi.html

HAVE A GREAT TRIP

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Beach Wedding Bouquets

Flowers for a beach wedding?

I was thinking hydrangeas (blueish) or tulips (pink and orange). The bouquets are a DIY project, and I like that both blooms will be very easy to hand-tie with minimal added “stuff”. Neither will have to be wired to keep the bloom standing up and both look pretty in single flower bouquets. What do you think? Do you have any other suggestions? BTW, the colors are a sort of pistachio green and sky blue. (Alfred Angelo’s pistachio green and pool blue)
I’m going to buy in bulk for the day of the wedding, but I will be getting a smaller order from the same florist to do some “trial runs” a few months before so that I have an idea of how long it will take, the condition that the flowers will arrive in, and how well the flowers will hold up :O)

My only concern would be that you chose delicate flowers and being on the beach involves a light breeze at best and strong gusts at worst, because the flowers are delicate you may run into a problem of the petals flying off the stems with the hydrangeas or the stems bending and possibly breaking with the tulips. Would it be possible to get a stem of each flower and head out to the beach one day when its really windy and see how they hold up under the conditions? This would probably give you a good idea of how they will hold up and you could make your decision based on your own experience.
If they do hold up, I think both choices sound lovely (like the tulips better if I had to choose).
Lillies are pretty hearty and strong and so are the old stand-by, roses, but I hope your choices work out because what you have planned sound much prettier.

Best of luck!

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Beach Wedding East Coast

Malibu isn’t just a beach; it’s practically a whole coastline. Stretching for roughly 27 miles, Malibu comprises about a dozen beaches from Decker Rd. (Hwy. 23) in the west, to Topanga Canyon Blvd. in the east. At this part of the California coast, the beaches face mostly rather than west, except for Westward Beach near Pt. Dume.

The Malibu beaches lie along the base of the Santa Monica Mountains, which are so often subjected to the vicious circle of fires, floods and mudslides. The Pacific Coast Highway, or PCH, is squeezed between the beach and the cliffs much of the way. The ocean side is lined with highway hugging houses of the mostly rich and/or famous.

The beaches themselves range from wide and sandy to so narrow that the waterline comes up directly under someone’s deck. Rocky coves and tide pools are also plentiful.

Malibu itself does not have a cohesive downtown section. Restaurants are spread out, as are a few shopping centers sprinkled with chain stores mixed with specialty shops. Residential sections vary from small, crowded beachfront houses to mountaintop mansions.

GETTING TO MALIBU BEACH CALIFORNIA

You can take the I-10 west through Santa Monica, then veer north onto PCH (Hwy 1) as it hits the coast. Keep driving, and you’ll soon be in Malibu.

Alternatively, from Highway 101 in the San Fernando Valley, you can take a 15-20 minute winding drive through the Santa Monica Mountains along Topanga Canyon Blvd., Malibu Canyon Rd. (Los Virgenes exit), Kanan Dume Rd., or Decker Road. All of these drop down into some part of the Malibu coast, with Malibu Canyon Road taking you the closest to the pier, lagoon, Surfrider Beach and shopping areas.

THE MALIBU BEACHES

Starting at the Ventura County line and heading east towards Santa Monica, there’s Leo Carrillo State Beach, which has camping, tide pools, trails and interesting rock formations. Then comes Nicholas Canyon County Beach, where you park on the bluff and hike down to surf or dive.

The next three beaches are scenic coves with more unusual rock formations. El Pescador State Beach at the end of Decker Rd. has a narrow sandy beach and picnic tables on the bluff above. La Piedra State Beach is similar, only further east.

El Matador State Beach is larger, with a larger pay parking lot and a trail and stairway down to the beach. It also has stunning sea stacks, which attract cormorants and other sea birds.

Broad Beach Road goes through a residential neighborhood between Pacific Coast Highway and the beach. there are a couple of beach access points that go between the houses. You can enjoy the beach at the end of the path or steps, but be careful not to trespass onto private property.

In marked contrast, Zuma Beach County Park is a wide sandy beach with lots of facilities, including restrooms, showers, dressing rooms, snack stands, volleyball, swings and a large pay parking lot.

Point Dume State Beach is next to the Point Dume Headlands, which has some trails. The beach has tide pools and sandstone cliffs. Westward Beach is the section towards the Point, which faces west.

Paradise Cove is a small but lovely beach with expensive parking. No surfing is allowed. Escondido Beach can be found near Malibu Cove Colony Drive. The access point is next to a blue and white trash can. This is a diving spot. Corral State Beach/Solstice Beach is a narrow sandy beach with street parking.

Where Malibu Road veers off PCH through another neighborhood, there are several public stairways next to telltale blue and white trash cans. These paths or stairways go between private homes, so take care not to disturb the residents or trespass. Once on the beach, you must stay a certain distance away from the rear of the houses; below the high tide line should be safe enough.

Malibu Bluffs County Park is off of Pacific Coast Highway, at the end of Malibu Canyon Road, across from Pepperdine University. While not a beach itself, you can park there, use the restrooms and hike down a one and a half mile trail down through the bluffs with magnificent views to Malibu Road and the beach access points mentioned previously. Exhilarating! (But don’t forget you have to hike back

up later.)

Malibu Lagoon State Beach bears an estuary, the Malibu Lagoon, the historic Adamson House and museum, the Malibu Pier, and popular Surfrider Beach which has great waves for surfing.

East of the pier along PCH, are more public stairways to the beach between houses, marked by the blue and white trash cans. Las Tunas State Beach is narrow, sandy and rocky in places. Be careful of rusted metal groins under the water if you swim there.

Topanga State Beach lies at the end of Topanga Canyon Boulevard. It is a narrow sandy beach with rocky parts. There is a pay parking lot, but people also park up along Topanga Canyon Boulevard.

Malibu is a beautiful place to visit and is sure to have a beach to suit just about everyone.

Laura Eggers operates the website http://www.southern-california-beaches-vacation-guide.com, which offers visitors a plethora of information about the different beach areas to help with planning their beach vacation in sunny Southern California.

what are some good places that have wedding packages on the beach that are on the east coast?

That include pictures also.

east coast is pretty expansive

try googling for wedding packages in

Atlantic City
Virginia Beach
St. Augustine, FL

I have done some looking at the last two and hear they are great

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Beach Wedding Centerpiece Ideas

Casual wedding ideas?

We are getting married in September. I have never really imagined what my wedding would look like. I want something casual and fun. I was thinking of a beach or travel them (we love to travel). Any ideas on centerpieces, etc.?

Ooh, go to a beach. That will be much less stressful. But, only if you are not a control freak. I am, and I have to see and pick out everything myself. There is SO much beach wedding stuff. www.wrapwithus.com has some great inexpensive things. Things that are double the price at other websites. Also, you can find some things at orientaltrading.com if you have time to search the wedding section. I love the look of sand in vases with flowers; maybe silk ones.

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