Inn? Rental House? Hotel?

skford911 · May 2010

I am in the beginning stages of planning a NC beach wedding. I can not seem to decide if I want to rent out a Bed and Breakfast, have everyone in the same hotel, or rent some homes that are close together or something else totally!

We really want a private ceremony, no bystanders on the beach getting a tan. We will have no more than 60 people. We would like to have the ceremony on the beach and then the reception outdoor on a lawn, both sites at the same location. We would like the lodging to be close to the ceremony and reception sites, if not right there as well.

If anyone has any suggestions of locations that could accomodate these needs it would be greatly appreciated! Even if you did not have a wedding in NC, I would love to hear the plans for yours or the outcome.

chosen175 · May 2010

When we were researching for Savannah, Ga I found that renting a vacation rental was actually a LOT cheaper than hotel rooms! Especially if you have relatives that wouldn't mind sharing a house (most were anywhere from 3-6 bedrooms and the "Wedding Cake Mansion" held something like 30 people.) All of them had gorgeous courtyards that could easily hold a small wedding, although 60 would have been pushing it at most of them.

Maybe try an informal poll of your guests and see if they'd be up for something like that.

gabi829 · May 2010

As a Virginia Beach native and OBX lover, I highly recommend the rental house route. The B&Bs and hotels can get very pricey, and the length of stay might be very short. If you have your wedding in the shoulder seasons, the price for renting a house for a week can be pretty reasonable.

Several of the rental companies offer "event homes" that can accommodate larger events, though I imagine these are more expensive than other homes.

gabi829 · May 2010

Out of curiosity, which beaches were you looking into?

skford911 · May 2010

I really dont mind the beach. We are up for any beach location in NC. We have been living in the Raleigh area for almost a year. I want to be very hands on with the vendors, so we want to stay with the NC beachs so it will not be too much of a drive to meet the vendors.

I have already looked at a few rental houses, some of the 'event houses' as well. I thought about either getting an 'event house' that has hotel accomodations close for non-family members or getting 2 beach houses next to each other. One for my family and one for his family. I think I may contact a realtor to see if they have any recommendations for the latter option.

Islamorada14 · May 2010

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[QUOTE]I thought about either getting an 'event house' that has hotel accomodations close for non-family members or getting 2 beach houses next to each other. One for my family and one for his family. I think I may contact a realtor to see if they have any recommendations for the latter option.
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</div><div>We went the 2 beach houses route and absolutely loved it. Instead of splitting each house by family, our parents, grandparent, and aunts/uncles stayed in one house and the kids (us, bridal party, siblings, and cousins) stayed in the other house. Everyone loved the privacy of using the rental houses and beach for all of our events.

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Bigwuhead · May 2010

I'm getting married in the OBX in 2 weeks. We are doing an event home, The Love Boat in Frisco on Hatteras for a few reasons. We looked at the inn's but some of them didn't allow children, or weren't very child friendly, and for the cost of a room for a night, our friends/family get get a house (split) for the week. We are doing a full sit down dinner, dancing, cocktail hour wedding for 54 people for 10K.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask away. Not sure if you are thinking Hatteras, but I've got a ton of resources I can help with.

hibiscus118 · May 2010

I'm getting married in Hatteras (about an hour and 15 minutes south of Nags Head) in September. We chose the beach house route. Didn't really look into inns/hotels though so I can't help there. We rented through Hatteras Realty. I rented a house for the bridal party, my FMIL rented one for her family about 6 houses away, and my dad rented one for his family in the next town up. We don't know who else is coming but I gave everyone info on hotels and rentals in the area.

As far as a private ceremony, there really isn't public beach access is the neighborhood I'm in so I figure if anyone is watching it will be other people that have rented houses in the community. My ceremony is at 5:30 also so we'll probably have a few people stroll by. It seems kind of hard to have a totally private ceremony on the beach though.

gabi829 · May 2010

I live in Raleigh, too! The OBX are great, but the Wilmington-area beaches are also a good option because they're closer and have more in terms of things to do.

I also know a lot of families that rent houses on the The Crystal coast (Emerald isle, etc) during the summers, but when I visited that area, it was pretty sparse in terms of amenities.

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