Outer Banks Wedding
The USA Today travel section recently highlighted the Outer Banks in an article titled, “How to Get Married at Corolla Beach in North Carolina.”
The article does a great job giving an overview of the Corolla area and reducing the “to do” list to five steps.
You can find the article here, but here’s a quick recap with some added commentary:
Overview: Corolla offers a beautiful backdrop for your wedding.
Step 1: Find a location. The OBX has a wide variety of locations to choose from, and the beaches are public and accessible to anyone. Seaside Vacations has an array of gorgeous vacation homes to host a wedding, rehearsal dinner, or guests coming to the wedding.
Step 2: Secure an officiant. There are a number of officiants in all denominations on the OBX, but book early; they are very busy during the wedding season.
Step 3: Arrange for food. There are an endless supply of amazing restaurants and caterers on the Outer Banks. Enjoy this process…eat as much as possible!
Step 4: Book musicians and photographers. A couple of our favorite photographers are Brooke Mayo and Matt Lusk.
Step 5: Get a marriage license.
I’m going to go off-script here and include a 6th step not mentioned in the article.
Step 6: Go to the Outer Banks Wedding Expo in January. It is a good reason to make a trip to the OBX for “planning” and a great opportunity to see all of the local vendors in one location…and there are great prize giveaways.
Have fun planning!
