ALABAMA BEACH WEDDINGS, FLORIDA BEACH WEDDINGS 

If you want a stress free wedding, please allow enough time to get to the wedding location. Visit the location the day before, to make sure that you can find it. 
Traffic is  heavy on Saturdays and holiday weekends, so plan to arrive (you and all the guests) at least 30 min early. This is an absolute necessity. Peak season brings busy streets as well.  We ask the guests to arrive earlier, to make sure nobody gets lost. Bridal party needs to get there to make sure they have enough time to distribute bouquets and pin flowers. 

 

I DON’T WANT MY FUTURE HUSBAND TO SEE ME BEFORE THE WEDDING. WHAT DO I DO?

When the bride is arriving at the wedding site, please notify the wedding coordinator (call or text). Please remain in the car, your wedding coordinator will tell you when to make your appearance. The groom can go to the wedding site and talk to the wedding officiant. Please bring your marriage license and have it ready before the wedding, so the wedding officiant can take care  of legal documents. 

 

Rehearsal. 

You can do your own rehearsal or we’ll be happy to do it (not included in our wedding packages). A very easy way to have the processional is to have all the bridesmaids walking first, one after another with 30 seconds intervals, followed by the groomsmen that are walking one by one with 30 seconds intervals. 

If you want the bridal party walking in couples, here is a easy way to practice:

Start by getting everyone in the order they will be walking during processional.
It’s important to tell your wedding party that they need to be evenly spaced and standing at a slight angle in relation to the wedding guests, with the attendants at each end a little more forward than the Maid of Honor and Best Man. This looks better for pictures, and helps the guests see each person in your wedding party better. Bridesmaids should hold their bouquets in front of them with both hands, and groomsmen should decide on clasping their hands in the front or the back of their body. It’s important that everyone do the same thing. The maid of Honor and Beast man should stand next to the Bride and Groom, but not too close.

When walking down the aisle, it’s important to make sure that each couple leaves enough room between themselves and the couple in front of them. To do this, everyone should agree on a set distance they will wait for before walking (about 30 seconds). 


The Wedding Processional Order.

1. The guests are seated.
2. The Groom and The Officiant are standing in front of the arch. 
3. Grandparents (they can be already  be seated, if they choose to).
4. Parents (except father, if he is walking the bride down the aisle), they can be already seated, if they choose to. 
5. Bridesmaids and Groomsmen.
6. Maid of Honor and Best Man. 
7. Ring Bearer.
8. Flower Girl.
9. Father with the Bride.




The bride walks on the left side. If the bride's escort is her father, he leads her to the front of the aisle, then takes his seat next to the bride's mother.
Don't forget to smile!

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If you are bringing your own officiant, please read this:

It’s a very nice experience when you have someone close to you officiating your ceremony.
Those moments you will remember and cherish forever. There are certain things to consider when bringing your own officiant. When we plan a wedding, we allow 15-20 minutes for the ceremony. This time is the best to keep people engaged. If its hot outside, this amount of time won’t cause the guests to be in the sun for too long. If your minister causes the ceremony to run too long during a sunset wedding, you risk running out of good light, which is essential for photography. Also, the sand ceremony, the seashell ceremony, telling people when to stand, directing the bride on how to stand in front of the altar, and instructing when to give away the bouquet are all performed by the minister, so if you’re bringing your own, please make sure he knows how to perform all this. I’ve seen weddings when the ceremony was very short, not very engaging with the people and just plain. For a wedding to be a success, there are many small things that can contribute and are absolutely necessary.
For example, if you are late, you are cutting yourself short on wedding photography. If you are scheduled for a sunset wedding, even being 10 minutes late can make a big difference.
Traffic is always bad on Saturdays, so plan to arrive at least 30 min early. This is an absolute necessity. Peak season brings busy streets as well. 
During a wedding sand ceremony, it's common to include some wording that explains what is happening, and what it represents to you. Though you can do it in silence, or during a reading or song, consider having your officiant say a few words.
Officiant: 
______ and _______, today you are making a lasting commitment to share the rest of your lives with each other, joining your two families into one.
First, you will each separately pour a layer of sand into the vase, representing who you are as an individual. (First one person pours, then the other, forming two distinct layers of sand.)Then, you will pour simultaneously, blending your two colors as you will blend your lives in marriage.
(The couple pours simultaneously. Depending on the size and shape of the vase, it may form a third color, or a swirl of the two colors.)
Officiant:
As the individual grains of sand can no longer be separated, may your bond also be inseparable.
But you are also making a bond with your children, ______ and _______. As they also contribute their unique personalities and strengths to this new family, they will also individually add a layer of sand to this unity vase. (Pause as the children pour their sand individually, forming separate layers over their parents' blended sand.) Then everyone, _____, _____, _____ and ______ will pour together, representing their commitment to each other. 

Wedding Photography

Wedding are always incomplete without pictures, people cherish their wedding pictures for life and that is the reason we invest so much into equipment and expert photographers. As team work is the best effort we assist the bride and groom with our three best photographers. The three of us share the same passion, equipment and editing style. Our fundamental goal is to provide the couple with the best pictures that will make them smile for the rest of their lives. 

Our work starts at the very beginning of the ceremony. Ceremonies last for about 15 minutes. Others pictures that include immediate family pictures, bridal party pictures and more significantly couple pictures will be taken after the ceremony. If you wish to cover the whole wedding we can provide your assistance with your reception pictures for just $200 per hour as well as getting ready pictures prior to the wedding ceremony for just $300.