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
     
• Ordained Ministers - See list below

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 – 910-547-2352
• Old Baldy Lighthouse – 910-457-5000
• Bald Head Island Chapel – 910-457-1183
• Battleship NC – 910-251-5797
• Oak Island Golf & Country Club –Oceanview & Oceanfront………Patti Hensley 910.278-5275
• 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 – 910-278-5595
• Town of Caswell Beach – beach or Oak Island Lighthouse – 910-278-1555
• At Sea –See below
• At a Bed & Breakfast Inn – See below
• 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
  
• At Winery— Silver Coast Winery-Ocean Isle Inn 910-287-2800
• 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 (7368)
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
Robert Ruark Inn — 910-363-4169
Southport Angler Outfitters—910-264-7722
Southport Inn — 910-363-4554
Southport Realty — 910-457-6401
St.James Properties — 910-253-3001
Wingate Inn — 910-454-0086
Woodside RV & Trailer Park — 910-457-6564

Beauty Salons
B-Original — 910-619-6967
Great Clips — 910-457-6016
Watertown Hair — 910-457-4734

Boat Charters:
Bullfighter Sportfishing Charters — 910-713-2130
Carolina Water Sports—910-336-0266
Endless Summer — 910-253-0531 or 910-612-3279 cell
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

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:
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
Coastline Catering – 910/619-6964
Fishy Fishy Cafe' — 910-457-1881
Flying Fish Café’ — 910.278-5504
Island Way Restaurant & Bar — 910-278-7770
Marco Enterprises — 910-754-3582
Quizno Subs — 910-457-4636
Shagger Jacks — 910-933-4103
Seaside Wedding Connection— 910-547-2352
Taylor Cuisine & Catering Inc. — 910-454-0088
Turtle Island Restaurant & Catering — 910-278-4944

Cosmetics & Skin Care
Mary Kay Cosmetics - Lynda Coughlin — 910-231-8153
Nerium International — 910-269-8889

DJ's,Entertainers,Entertainment Consultants:
DJ Professionals— 800-804-8869
Gracie & Tic Toc Family Entertainment — 845-242-2538
Jeanette Egan, Professional Flautist — 910-279-6914
Key Productions — 910-457-5243
Sound Waves Studio — 910-233-8166
Tic Toc & Gracie Family Entertainment —845-242-2538

Fitness Center:
Cape Fear Fitness — 910-457-0085
Curves for Women — 910-454-8365
Dinah Gore Aquatic & Fitness Center — 910-755-7300
Island Healing Chiropactic & Massage —910-278-5877

Florists:
Brunswick Town Florist — 910-457-1144

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

Jewelers:
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
Carolyn Pryor— 910-454-4479
Troy Knight, Generations Church — 910-520-6037

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
Beach People Weddings — 336-314-0503
Brunswick Air Inc. — 910-363-4334
Bryace Lafoon — 910-880-5848
Gene Ho Photography — 843-626-3381 or 866-626-3381
Kevin Seifert Wedding Photography — 919-208-9458
Oak Island Photography & Weddings – 910/538-6589
On Stage Photography — 919-499-7390
Seaside Wedding Connection — 910-547-2352
Secure Digital Photography, LLC —910-777-9782
Zeb Starnes Creative Photography — 919-477-6751

Porta-Potties:
Waste Industries — 910-253-4177

Publications:
Carolina Wedding Guide – 910/259-8323

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

Spa
Bald Head Island Spa — 910-457-5000
Brunswick Family Medicine — 910-454-4343

Table Linens:
Oak Island Linen & Beach Rentals — 910-278-6011
Party Suppliers — 910-791-0024

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

Transportation:
A Step Above Limousine — 901-579-0861
Brunswick Transit System Inc. — 910-253-7800
Parrot Head Charters & Recreational Boating Services — 910-754-5342

Travel Services:
Astro Travel,Travel Leaders-7404

Video Productions:
DJ Professionals — 800-804-8869
USC Web&Video Productions — 910-294-0019


Wedding Planners:
Coastal Catering & Events — 910-845-2516
Seaside Wedding Connection — 910-547-2352
Wonderful Weddings-Barefoot Beach Chapel— 910-278-9510

Wine and Coffee
Port City Java — 910-454-0321
Silver Coast Winery — 910-287-2800
The Grape and Ale — 910-933-4384
Uncorked By The Sea — 910-454-0603

Southport-Oak Island Area Chamber of Commerce
4433 Long Beach Rd., SE
Southport, NC 28461
(910) 457-6964 (800) 457-6964
Fax (910) 457-0598
Email: info@southport-oakisland.com

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