| When it comes to planning your beach wedding | | | | that sometimes takes on Biblical proportions! |
| the right way, make Mother Nature your guest of | | | | Whether you are dealing with those that descend |
| honor! | | | | onto the drying seaweed which is washed ashore |
| Imagine the beach! It is the perfect backdrop to | | | | or the mosquitoes which seem to come out of |
| the quintessential romantic wedding. Yet to do it | | | | nowhere but may have your wedding party |
| right, Mother Nature will need to be taken into | | | | running for cover, knowing the setting ahead of |
| consideration first and foremost. As one of the | | | | time will allow you to wisely choose the right |
| main factors in this equation which cannot be | | | | beach - or any portion therefore - for your |
| controlled, she may throw you some curve balls | | | | marriage celebration. |
| which, if you are well prepared, should not bother | | | | As you choose the time of the event, remember |
| you in the least. | | | | that the outgoing tide carries a scent of |
| The weather of course is the primary adversarial | | | | refreshing, while a tide that has gone a long time |
| force when it comes to beach weddings. The | | | | ago will have left behind rotting seaweed which - |
| wise couple will peruse the weather history of the | | | | after four hours in the glaring sun - will not add a |
| beach they are considering and then estimate the | | | | lot of sweet scents to your celebration. Pick your |
| likelihood that on their chosen date the weather | | | | time accordingly; once again, the tide schedules will |
| may be cooperative rather than fickle. Obviously, | | | | be a tremendous help! You will also want to take |
| common sense will dictate that an East Coast | | | | this into account when contemplating your picture |
| beach wedding should not be set during hurricane | | | | poses and backgrounds. |
| season while a West Coast beach wedding should | | | | Next on the list of beach related items to tick off |
| not be set during the fall and winter months when | | | | your check list are the amenities. Granted, there |
| it is notoriously rainy, even in sunny Southern | | | | is precious little you will need other than your |
| California! | | | | mate and an officiator, but your guests may |
| Next is a study of the tide schedules. Serious | | | | appreciate the availability of bathrooms while |
| fishermen will carry them as a staple in their | | | | those wearing high heels might like a concrete slab |
| tackle boxes, but enterprising couples intending to | | | | or something even to stand on - sand is murder |
| celebrate their vows on the beach of their choice | | | | for those wearing heels! |
| will be wise to know when the tide comes in. | | | | In addition to the foregoing, keep in mind that a |
| Nothing is worse than having the minister or other | | | | public beach is, well, public! You may have a |
| officiator rushing through the vows in an effort to | | | | Frisbee flying through your nuptials or listen to the |
| make it to the reception dry-footed! | | | | wailing child who got wet when she thought she |
| Not all that often considered but a big part of the | | | | could escape the waves! Onlookers may stop to |
| marine setting are bugs and little sand crabs. | | | | watch, and unless you do not mind the publicity, |
| Although the latter do not really chomp down too | | | | then a public beach is not a good choice. |
| hard, the aforementioned bugs can be a nuisance | | | | |