Washington-Seattle

low-key beach wedding

Hi guys!

So I'm just getting started on my wedding planning, just got engaged last month!  I'll be the first to admit that I know nothing about weddings or wedding planning.

I'm a super low-key girl, and originally was planning a simple public park ceremony and reception with around 50 guests, potluck-style, BYOB, beach, etc.  Maybe you can already see the problem with this - in the state of Washington, there is absolutely no alcohol in public parks (unless you rent an indoor facility, and then the alcohol must remain in the facility.)

I definitely want my guests to be able to drink on the beach, so I started looking into beachfront rental cabins.  Unfortunately they are all small and many seem to have a minimum stay requirement of at least 2 days, and also are unwilling to accommodate the number of people that will be there.

So THEN i started to look at the larger venues.  But they're all SO big (and SO expensive), and they almost seem set up to require that you have a formal catering service, etc.

I'm sure you'll laugh at me, but jeez, who knew that planning even a simple wedding could be so complicated!  Does anyone have any advice for how I could make this work with minimal effort and money spent?

Re: low-key beach wedding

  • edited December 2011
    Sounds complicated.. haha! Sometimes you have to adjust your wants for a wedding.. We started our planning in one direction and are ending in a completely other direction.. But we love everything we have put together and are thrilled about it. What is the area you are looking at? What's the farthest north and south you will go? What's the venue and overall wedding budget? (I hope you don't mind me asking.. we are pretty open about our budgets here, since we're all brides :] ) MUST you have a beach venue, or is the view of the ocean enough?
  • sparent2010sparent2010 member
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    edited December 2011
    http://www.townofsteilacoom.com/activities/facility_rentals/index.htm

    Might be some options- You can rent spots at the beach you need a banquet license for alcohol
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