Thursday 10 October 2013

Beach Weddings vs Park Weddings

We’ve all seen the beautiful photos of beach weddings  -  the colourful flowers wrapped around a bamboo arbour, a seagrass mat,  the white sand, blue sparkling water in the background, gentle breeze blowing. Sounds idyllic, doesn’t it?

Unfortunately, only a small percentage of beach weddings are as perfect as they sound. Usually it’s either too windy or too hot - perfect conditions are rare. The wind causes havoc with the decorations, the sand blows onto everything (and everyone) and, of course, you’ve spent hours getting your hair just right only to have the wind mess it up in a matter of minutes! On the other hand, without any sort of breeze at all, it can get downright hot.
Guests usually aren’t too keen, either, of trudging down the beach in their formal clothes and shoes.  Ask someone who has been to a beach wedding and I’m sure they’ll tell you this.

Most couples these days are, instead, opting to have their ceremonies in a park due to the uncertainty of the weather conditions.
With a park wedding you can still have the same decorations which will look just as stunning. A park is usually more sheltered from the wind and is also cooler which is a relief on a hot summer’s day.

Guests will also be relieved to know they won’t have to spend half an hour after the ceremony trying to get sand out of their shoes.
There are definitely advantages to park weddings and, here on the Gold Coast, we’re lucky to have so many beautiful parks to get married in.

Approval for a park wedding is given for two hours, giving you plenty of time for the decorator to set up, the ceremony and photos afterwards whereas approval for a beach wedding is given for only an hour.
So, if you’re thinking about where to have your wedding, think twice before you decide to have it on the beach.


Helen Coghlan,
Simply Magic Ceremonies

simplymagicceremonies.com.au

Gold Coast - Queensland – Australia