The Outer Banks is an amazing wedding destination.  Every year couples come to the Outer Banks to include gorgeous scenery in their wedding plans and rent elegant rental properties to accommodate their wedding and/or their guests. 

It is hard to find more picturesque scenery than the Outer Banks, and rental homes make a great alternative to other housing arrangements in many ways.  Renting a vacation property makes it easier for the wedding parties and family to connect and to get to know each other before the big day.  Maybe a vacation rental could also help trim the cost of a venue for a rehearsal dinner?  

Sly Crandal and Rob Lehman chose to tie the knot on the Outer Banks, and decided on a beach wedding during June 2008.  At first, the couple was a little apprehensive.  After celebrating their special day on the Outer Banks, the expressed a different opinion. “I loved that the small-town feeling was in everything,” said Aly. “Everyone worked together and gave us great personalized service that made it easy.”  It was a casually elegant wedding that also gave family and friends a chance to relax and get to know each other.  A block of ten homes in Corolla and additional hotel rooms kept everyone together.  “Most everyone came and spent four to seven days.  Cousins spent hours playing volleyball and body-surfing the waves.  We had golfers, runners, anglers and tennis players.  People toured the wildlife museum and went to see the wild horses. Others just spent hours at the beach, reading and talking,” said Derrick Crandall, father of the bride.   All of the wedding guests commented on how elegant the wedding was.   What most of the guests said they enjoyed particularly about the wedding was the relaxing beach setting in which the event was held.

Event homes available!   Come find out why the Outer Banks is the perfect place to say “I do.”

  The 11^th annual Outer Banks Wedding Expo will be held this weekend (1.10 – 1.11) at First Flight High School in Kill Devil Hills. 

The Outer Banks is a world-class wedding destination, and the Outer Banks Wedding Expo is the oldest and largest wedding planning event on OBX. 

You could with the “Wedding of Your Dreams”(a wedding package donated by the members of the Outer Banks Wedding Association), but in order to win, you must be present at the Expo. 

You must register to attend the event.  You can register online or on Friday from 6 to 10PM and Saturday from 10AM to 6PM at:

·         the Comfort Inn South (map),

·         The Pearl Restaurant (map), and

·         Argyle’s Restaurant (map).

Schedule of Events

Friday, January 9

·         Registration from 6PM to 10PM
Comfort Inn South (map)
The Pearl Restaurant (map)
Argyle’s Restaurant (map)

Saturday, January 10

·         Registration from 10AM to 6PM
Comfort Inn South (map)
The Pearl Restaurant (map)
Argyle’s Restaurant (map)

·         Wedding Tour from 10AM to 4PM
Locations throughout the Outer Banks

·         Meet & Greet Reception from 7PM to 10PM
Duck Woods Country Club (map)

Sunday, January 11

·         Expo from 11AM to 4PM
First Flight High School (map)

·         Events at The Expo
11AM to 3PM – Registration Open
2PM – Fashion Show
2:30PM – Door Prize Giveaways
3:45PM – Wedding Tour Giveaways & Wedding of your Dream Giveaway

The weekend after Thanksgiving offers a great opportunity for brides and grooms to prepare for a dream wedding on the Outer Banks. 

The Outer Banks Wedding Salon will  be held November 28 – 30 at the Hilton Garden Inn in Kitty Hawk.  The Wedding Salon offers brides offers a variety of events bringing local wedding vendors and brides to be together. 

General admission tickets for Salon events are $15 per person and $20 per couple and include:

·         Your choice of one chauffeured Outer Banks wedding venue tours on Friday.

·         Admission to the Outer Banks Wedding Salon on Saturday.

·         Admission to the Salon After Party at the Hilton Garden Inn Pierhouse on Saturday night.

·         Admission to the Sunday Dessert Brunch at the Hilton Garden Inn on Sunday.

·         Special offers from select Outer Banks retailers and restaurants.

·         Your luxury Swag Bag, filled with special offers and gifts from participating vendors.

Tickets for the Saturday morning Champagne Brunch sponsored by the Hilton Garden Inn are $25 per person and include a scrumptious feast in the Hilton’s newly renovated Pierhouse overlooking the Atlantic Ocean.