January through March are the biggest wedding planning months and offer great bridal shows where you can get ideas on everything from invitations to favors and honeymoons.  Keeping this in mind, if you have your heart set on a particular venue for any part of your ceremony: the family church, or favorite restaurant for the reception, book it sooner rather than later and use it as your starting point for the rest of the plans.

At the beach, consider holiday weekends when setting a date.  Many accomodations will require a minimum night stay at certain times of year.  Like wise you may be able to negotiate discounts in the shoulder months of April and October, May and September. 

The weather here in March, April and May can be gorgeous as can September, October and November.  Keep these months in mind for a destination wedding as better rates may apply for accomodations and catering.

A beachside wedding is a perfect venue for some, but it is not for everyone.  The weather must always be kept in mind.  Hurricane season is June through November.  The  humidity is high in the summer months.  The beach in general is  usually breezy, weather can be unpredictable.  I highly recommend everyone to have a plan B; tents, chapels, restaurants any port in a storm so to speak.

Elderly or handicapped reletives may need special assistance getting through the sand.  Chairs and tents are not allowed in certain areas, but plan ahead to have a few  fold up chairs on hand for special needs if no seating will be provided at the ceremony site. 

The privacy factor.  There is no way to cordon off a section of the beach for your ceremony or party, so there may be others passing by, sunbathing in the background, looking on, etc.   Plan to leave adequate space between the dunes and the ceremony site for emergency vehicles to get by. 

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