The search for a beach wedding location

I’ve been busy meeting with couples these past few weeks.  It has been fun to take them around to each of the locations and see their excitement when they’ve found that special beach wedding location.

It takes me back to my search for a wedding location when I was planning my wedding.  I remember looking up and down the state for a wedding location.  My husband and I had friends and family all over the state and even out of the country.  Because of this, we were ok with a destination wedding spot.  We considered Portland and Hawaii…talk about destination wedding!  When we toured each of the places I was excited to see what they had to offer.  All of the locations were great ones with some nice features.  Since I had found the majority of the locations online, it was important for me to make sure the pictures matched the real location.  One of the spots I found had a lot better photos than online, while another one was so much better in person.  There was this one location that still stands out in my brain today…it was located past Santa Cruz.  It was surrounded up these tall trees with the ocean far off in the distance.  The ceremony would be outside in their garden and the reception in an old historical home.  My husband and I knew right then THAT WAS THE SPOT!  Well, it actually didn’t turn out to be our spot.  The location was amazing, but the lady couldn’t give us a price on the food or what the food selections would even be, the hotels in the area were going to be expensive for our guests since it was summer time, the location wouldn’t do a no host bar, and the destination was a little too far away from where we were living so planning was going to be tough (AND they didn’t have a wedding planner to help coordinate the details).  I have to admit my heart sunk.  But my search continued!

I am happy to say I found the PERFECT  location for my wedding!  I was lucky to get a great off season discount on a roof top reception spot in Santa Barbara.  The view of the city lights, the delicious food, the dancing, a place on budget, our signature drink, and the most important part – saying I DO.

So, if you have your heart set on a location, just know there are other spots out there for you.  I am happy to take you on a wedding location tour around the Central Coast. Pismo Beach and Shell Beach are some very beautiful places to get married.  There are also some of my favorite places to eat around here.  Let us help you with your search for the perfect beach wedding location!

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