The OBX Wedding Blog
20th Annual Wedding Weekend and Expo 2018
It is time once again to prepare for the annual Outer Banks Wedding Association Annual Wedding Expo. This is a time honored Outer Banks extravaganza, featuring vendors to meet your every wedding need, and likely some needs you haven't even considered. There you will...
The Ins And Outs Of An Outer Banks Beach Wedding
While so many couples dream of beach weddings, many have had limited exposure to the beaches and can at times find the logistics of maneuvering in the sand and the elements challenging. Knowing what to expect, along with a little aforethought and planning can go a...
Where Do I Get A Marriage License In The Outer Banks?
One of the most often asked questions from my couples, in fact nearly every couple, would be about marriage licenses, i.e. Where do I get it? How do I get it? When do I get it?First, if you are being married in North Carolina, you will need a marriage license issued...
There’s An OBX Wedding Venue For Everyone
While the Outer Banks is one of the most favored areas in the nation for destination weddings, not everyone wants to “just get married on the beach”. While the beach has its obvious aesthetic appeal and is ideal for a wedding, indeed even the dream of a life time for...
The Amazing Horses of the Outer Banks
You just never know who you're going to run into in the 4x4 area of Currituck. On a recent wedding day in the Carova area, accompanied by my wife, Pam, as we neared the Oceanfront home where the event was to take place, we spied the wedding party grazing on a nearby...
Sound Side OBX Weddings
So many of my couples come to the Outer Banks with visions of weddings at sunset on the beach, which I admit is a wonderful thought and would be a beauty to behold, with the exception that the sun sets in the west, and the ocean is to the east! So when planning your...
It’s Fishing Season on the OBX!
April is not only the harbinger of spring to The Outer Banks, but it is also the start of the fishing season here! Speckled trout have begun to appear in the sounds on the west side of The Outer Banks, while Big Red Drum are making their annual spring appearance on...
Why Get Married on The Outer Banks?
As yet another wedding season is about to begin here on The Outer Banks, I am reminded of how blessed we are to be hosts to the thousands of couples that journey here each year to begin their special journey through life together. Indeed, The Outer Banks is said to be...