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Articles
In addition to putting you in touch with the area’s finest businesses and services, The Wedding Guide to the Outer Banks features articles to help you plan your special day. Choosing the Outer Banks for your wedding will provide a uniquely wonderful experience for everyone.
Browse our articles for an insider’s look at preparing for your wedding. From local statutes to selecting a location and ammenities, we hope our articles will assist you with our local insights. All of our articles also appear in the printed version of the Wedding Guide. Request your free copy!
- This Year’s Wedding Couple:
Sue Marie Dean & Matthew Bradley Artz
- The first time Matt Artz and Sue Dean met, the moment was captured on the cover of The Coastland Times.
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- Handling Awkward Wedding Situations with Ease
- While we hope that every wedding and reception goes smoothly, many brides and grooms have that one nagging worry that sits in the back of their minds.
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- Isn’t She Lovely? Bridal Beauty Basics
- Your wedding day is your time to shine. With all eyes on you, you want to be sure that you look your very best.
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- The Sweetest Thing
Dishing on Wedding Cakes
- As the sweet finale to your special day, your wedding cake is much more than a dessert – it’s a reflection of your individual style and your love for one another.
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- Catering: The Essentials for Fabulous Fare
- As your biggest overall wedding expenditure, the reception is one of the most stressful parts of a wedding to plan. The party you throw is an expression of gratitude and love to all the people who have come to your wedding to support you, so it’s no wonder you want everything to be perfect.
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- Going to the Chapel – Outer Banks Churches
- Have you always dreamed of a church wedding? Many Outer Banks churches are happy to play host to visiting wedding parties.
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- The Drink Dilemma
- You envision a classy champagne-toasting, cosmopolitan-sipping reception; he’s thinking more along the lines of a tequila-themed margarita bash. What’s a bride to do?
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- It’s a Nice Day for a Green Wedding
- Weddings are a 58 billion dollar industry, and for many couples the wedding reception is likely the biggest party they will host in their lives. As the threat of global warming and environmental responsibility have moved to the forefront of our society, many couples are choosing to make their wedding day as “green” or environmentally responsible as possible.
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- In the Groom’s Corner
- Although much of the pressure of the planning falls on the bride and her family, being a helpful groom will go a long way toward strengthening the bond you already have and will help take some of the pressure off your bride - ensuring you both can relax and have fun!
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- Attending to Your Guests
- The modern family has been slowly moving apart. Well, at least geographically. In the not-so-distant past, extended families often lived within the same neighborhood, perhaps even the same house.
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- Making It Official
- What do I need to be legally married on the Outer Banks? A North Carolina marriage license. North Carolina does not require a blood test or physical exam.
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- Meet & Greet
- Your guests have all R.S.V.P.ed and it looks like you’ve got more than a hundred close friends and family members flocking to the Outer Banks to celebrate your nuptials.
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- Get the Groove ON: Music for the Ceremony and the Reception
- The tone you set with music, whether it’s from a DJ, a live band or your own iPod, is one of the ways to personalize your wedding.
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- The Memory Keepers: Wedding Photography & Videography
- Wedding days are all about making memories, and it’s essential to preserve those memories for years to come.
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- Planning for Perfection – Hiring a Wedding Planner
- Call her what you like – event coordinator, consultant, wedding director – the wedding planner wears many hats. Hire one and you’ll find there’s one hat you won’t be wearing – that of the stressed-out bride.
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- Setting the Stage – Wedding Rentals
- Party-rental suppliers on the Outer Banks offer all the essential accoutrements you need for a fabulous-looking wedding ceremony or reception.
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- Sites & Accommodations
- If you want to get married on the Outer Banks, here are some logistics to help you decide where to hold your ceremony and reception. Remember to make your reservations early.
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- Making an Exit – Wedding Transportation
- Think you’ve got your wedding transportation plans all wrapped up? Perhaps you’ve already picked a deluxe stretch limo or a cute classic convertible to sweep you and your new hubby off to your honeymoon suite. But what about your guests?
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