We hope the below information will assist you in planning your special occasion

See also Meeting Space Vendor

Obtaining a Marriage License – To obtain a marriage license you must go to the Register of Deeds Office in the Brunswick County Government Center on Old Highway 17 in Bolivia. Call 910-253-2690 for necessary documentation.

Who Can Marry Us? – Most churches have policies against marrying anyone who is not a member of their church. Alternatives are:

• Magistrate’s Offices
  1. Bolivia – 910-253-4471
  2. Oak Island – 910-278-419
• Ordained Ministers -
  1. Rev. Betty Jo Blackmon – 910-278-9510
  2. Jim Brown – 910-457-7203 or 800-726-4717
  3. Carolyn Pryor – 910-454-4479
  4. Troy Knight, Generations Church — 910-520-6037
  5. Rev. William J. Tapp — 910-278-1590

Why Get Married on the Beach

Where Can We Get Married? - Check permit requirements at the following:

• Brunswick Town State Historic Site – ruins of the old Episcopal Church 910-371-6613
• Chapel @ South Harbour Village – 910-457-1909
• Old Baldy Lighthouse – 910-457-5000
• Bald Head Island Chapel – 910-457-1183
• Battleship NC – 910-251-5797
• Southport Community Building Observation Deck – 910-457-0665
• City of Southport – Franklin Square Park, Waterfront Park, Keziah Park – 910-457-7911
  (must also get permit from Police Department)
• Town of Oak Island – beach, scenic walkway, one of the numerous waterway parks – 910-278-5011
• Orton Plantation Gardens or Chapel – 910-371-6851
• Town of Caswell Beach – beach or Oak Island Lighthouse – 910-278-1555
• At Sea – list of charter boats in our Vacation and Residents' Guide.
• At a Bed & Breakfast Inn – check list of inns in our Vacation and Residents' Guide..
• At The Big Lake in Boiling Spring Lakes – City Hall – 910-845-2614
• On a Pier – check for a list in our Vacation & Residents’ Guide Business Directory.
• At Live Oak Park at the Southport Marina 910-457-9900
• Looking for a Place to hold the Reception? Click Here
  

SIX TO TWELVE MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING

• Discuss Budget
• Hire Wedding Coordinator
• Compile guest list
• Engagement photos (to be included in newspaper announcement & save the
  date cards).
• Save the date cards ordered and mailed out to out-of-town guests only.
  

Book Your Vendors

• Ceremony Site
• Officiant
• Reception Site
• Caterer picking a caterer
• Rehearsal dinner Site
• Limousine transportation booked
• Florist (ceremony, reception, bouquets, boutonnieres, etc.)
• Band, DJ
• Ceremony musicians
• Photographer
• Videographer
• Wedding Cake Designer
• Rental company (chairs, linens, trees, candelabras, etc.)
• Accommodations (hotel rooms for guests)
• Wedding gown
• Bridesmaid Dresses
• Mothers’ Dresses
• Ice sculptor (optional)
• Balloon Decorator – reception site (optional)

Discuss Reception

• Style – Sit Down, Buffet, Food Stations, etc.
• Formal, semi-formal, informal, traditional, non-traditional
• Theme – Colors
• Favorite décor idea (hearts, beach, favorite flower, etc.)
• Plan Honeymoon

FOUR TO SIX MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING

• Finalize Guest List
• Order and address wedding invitations
• Wedding Bands
• Gift Registry
• Groom, Groomsmen, Fathers’ Tuxedos
• Beauty Appointments
• Hair, Massages, Nails, Facials, Waxes, etc.
• Reception Site
  1. Location of each table (cake, gifts, guestbook, reserved tables, assigned seating, food stations, buffet tables, ice sculptures, photo backdrops, etc.)
  2. Will the bathrooms be decorated, have favor baskets, or attendants?
  3. Special people that have not been included (aunts, Uncles, cousins, etc.) possibly can be guest book attendants,
  4. favor attendants, greeters, scripture readings, ushers, etc.
• Rehearsal Dinner Site
  1. Discuss rehearsal times with officiant
  2. Compile a guest list

ONE TO THREE MONTHS BEFORE THE WEDDING

• Meet with coordinator and begin agenda. Go over details worksheet.
• Marriage license
• Order wedding programs
• Finalize guest list for rehearsal
• Order rehearsal invitations and mail
• Final wedding gown fittings
• Buy gifts for attendants, parents, etc.
• Order favors and assemble, if necessary
  1. Beverage napkins
  2. Cameras
  3. Bubbles
  4. Unity Candles
  5. Place Cards
  6. Personalized Candies
  7. Personalized Ribbon/Boxes
  8. Personalized foam cooliers, etc.
• Child care services – adult reception/out-of-town guests
• Mail wedding invitations (6-8 weeks)
• Choose Music
• Ceremony
  1. Prelude
  2. Processional
  3. Bride Entrance
  4. Readings
  5. Unity Candle
  6. Recessional
• Reception
  1. Cocktail Hour
  2. Introductions
  3. First Dance
  4. Father/Daughter Dance
  5. Mother/Son Dance
  6. Bridesmaids
  7. Cake Cutting
  8. Bouquet/GarterToss
  9. Champagne Toasting, etc.

Accommodations:
Bald Head Island Limited—800-432-Rent
Better Beach Rentals — 877-441-0009
Brunswick Inn Bed & Breakfast — 910-457-5278
Captains Cove Motel — 910-278-6026
Comfort Suites — 910-454-7444
Hampton Inn- Southport — 800-HAMPTON
The Inn at River Oaks — 910-457-1100
Island Resort — 910-278-5644
Lois Jane’s Riverview Inn — 800-457-1152
Margaret Rudd & Associates, Inc. REALTORS — 800-486-5441
Oak Island Accommodations — 800-243-8132
Ocean Crest Motel — 910-278-3333
Priority Sailing — 910-454-4479
Robert Ruark Inn — 910-363-4169
Southport Inn —398-0641
Southport Angler Outfitters—910-264-7722
Southport Realty — 910-457-6401
Wingate Inn — 910-454-0086
Woodside RV & Trailer Park — 910-457-6564

Beauty Salons
E Salon & Spa — 910-457-0009
Great Clips — 910-457-6016
Watertown Hair — 910-457-4734

Boat Charters:
Bullfighter Sportfishing Charters — 910-713-2130
Endless Summer — 910-253-0531 or 910-612-3279 cell
Kelly Allen — 910-524-7245
My Way Charters — 910-619-1274
Parrot Head Charters — 910-754-5342
Priority Sailing — 910-454.4479
Scuba South Diving Co. — 910-457-5201
Southport Angler Outfitters — 910-264-7722
Yeah Right Charters — 910-845-2004

Bridal Registry:
Longaberger — 910-454-9880
Tastefully Simple — 724-935-9064

Cakes - Wedding:
Crazy Cake Chicks, LLC — 910-933-4253
Lowes Food Store — 910-457-0657
Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering — 910-278-4944
Wal-Mart Super Store — 910-454-9909

Catering Firms:
AQ Catering & Events — 910-231-2133
Bald Head Island Management — 910-457-5000
BBQ House — 910-201-1001
Bella Cucina Italian Restaurant & Deli — 910-454-4540
Cape Fear Restaurant & Lounge — 910-457-9222
Coastal Catering & Events — 910-845-2516
Fishy Fishy Cafe' — 910-457-1881
Island Way Restaurant & Bar — 910-278-7770
Marco Enterprises — 910-754-3582
PJ's Restaurant & Catering — 910-457-4328
Quizno Subs — 910-457-4636
Sticky Fingers Restaurant & Catering — 452-7427
Surfers Restaurant — 910-454-8252
Taylor Cuisine & Catering Inc. — 910-454-0088
Thyme Savor Catering — 910-262-2962
Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering — 910-278-4944

Category- Concierge Service
Your Coastal Concierge— 910-200-5353

Entertainment Consultants:
DJ America & Video — 800-804-8869
Gracie & Tic Toc Family Entertainment — 845-242-2538
Key Productions — 910-457-5243
R&S DJ Productions — 910-279-3217
Shoresound Productions — 910-253-7515
Tic Toc & Gracie Family Entertainment —845-242-2538

Fitness Center:
Cape Fear Fitness Center — 910-457-0085
Curves for Women — 910-454-8365
Lake House Fitness —910-547-7766

Florists:
Basketcases Gourmet Food & Gift Baskets — 910-457-6285
Brunswick Town Florist — 910-457-1144
Event with Verzaal's - 910-791-1756

Horse & Carriage Rental
Smithville Horse & Buggy — 910-477-2045

Invitations and Favors:
The Designatorium - 910-616-4278
Party Time — 910-454-4577

Jewelers:
Blue Crab Blue — 910-454-8888
Cape Fear Jewelers — 910-457-5299
Renee's Fine Jewelry — 910-457-7714

Magistrate Offices:
Bolivia — 910-253-4471

Ordained Ministers:
Rev. Betty Jo Blackmon — 910-278-9510
Jim Brown — 910.457-7203 or 800-726-4717
Carolyn Pryor— 910-454-4479
Troy Knight, Generations Church — 910-520-6037
Rev. William J. Tapp — 910-278-1590


Party Supplies:
3 Cheers Party Rentals — 910-448-1002
Party Suppliers — 910-791-0024
Party Time — 910-454-4577

Photography:
Boswell Photography — 910-278-7957 or 866-878-8984
Kevin Seifert Wedding Photography — 919-208-9458
Kristin Goode Photography — 828-289-1719
MDR Photography By Bonnie — 910-368-9556
Photos by Phyllis — 910-278-1873
Piner Photography — 910-798-2334
Time 2 Remember — 910-253-7428
Secure Digital Photography, LLC — 216-316-0544
Your Love is an Art— 910-619-4000
Zeb Starnes Creative Photography — 919-477-6751

Porta-Potties:
Down East Rent-A-John — 910-376-7361
Rent-A-John — 910-791-8333
Waste Industries — 910-253-4177

Publications:
Cape Fear Images — 910-392-5228

Register of Deeds Office, Marriage License:
County Government Center - Hwy. 17 Bolivia — 910-253-2690

Registries
The Pampered Chef-Rhiannon Wagoner — 910-457-5067

Spa
Bald Head Island Spa — 910-457-5000
E Salon & Spa — 910-457-0009
Essential Spa Care — 910-454-9584

Table Linens:
Oak Island Linen & Beach Rentals — 910-454-0876
Party Suppliers — 910-791-0024
Sharon's Linens—877-874-2766

Tents:
3 Cheers Party Rentals — 910-448-1002
Party Suppliers — 910-791-0024

Transportation:
A Step Above Limousine — 901-579-0861
Hertz Local Edition — 910-457-0469
Wilmington Trolley Co., Inc. — 910-763-4483

Travel Services:
Astro Travel,Carlson Wagonlit — 800-759-7404

Wedding & Event Video Productions:
DJ America & Video — 800-804-8869
USC Web&Video Productions — 910-294-0019
Your Love is an Art — 910-619-4000

Wedding Planners:
Coastal Catering & Events — 910-845-2516
Wonderful Weddings-Barefoot Beach Chapel— 910-278-9510

Wine, Cigars & Coffee
Port City Java — 910-454-0321
Silver Coast Winery — 910-287-2800
The Grape and Ale — 910-933-4384
The Flying Pig — 910-278-5929

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