Wedding Locations For Small Ceremonies

When planning your small wedding, try thinking outside the box.  A smaller wedding offers a variety of options for locations that are not possible for receptions of more than 50.  Here are just a few ideas.

Bed & Breakfasts: With intimate and romantic settings, a bed and breakfast is a wonderful place for simple yet elegant wedding. Not only can you have the wedding on site, you can have a wonderful wedding night.

Historic Sites: Nestled among the hustle and bustle of modern city life are many unique historical sites that can host your unique wedding.

On The Water: Celebrate your wedding on your own private island! Treat your guests, and yourself, to a floating celebration on a ship, yacht, or even old-fashioned riverboat.  Both the nautical charm of the boat itself and the breathtaking scenery floating by enhance the dreamy effect of a wedding on the water. 

The Great Outdoors: There will be no place to marry as unique as the great outdoors. The changing of seasons can boast beautiful fall colors or sensuous spring flowers which will be different every year. An outdoor wedding can range from a simple garden atmosphere, a picturesque river or lakeside event, or an elegant buffet design set up to watch the sunset. State parks as well as city parks make excellent choices. 

A Home Affair: Sometimes the perfect wedding site is one you've visited a hundred times ñ your parents backyard. Having your wedding in a place that has personal history will add to the beauty of a place more than any decorations. Walking down the banister you used to slide down, or reciting your vows under the tree you used to climb will make beautiful wedding memories. The extra planning an at-home wedding takes is well worth the effort for brides who have their heart set on a romantic and memorable wedding.

The Place You Met: Ranging from the exotic to the very unusual, more brides are making their weddings memorable by hosting the ceremony, and occasionally the reception, in the very spot they met. From coffee shops, to airports, to zoos you can make that first date or meeting the place where you say your final "I do's." For some brides, half the battle will be obtaining permission to have your wedding in that unusual place. In some locations, however, the businesses will be ready and willing to participate to draw business to their store. Oftentimes they will alert the media, with your permission, to gain a spot on TV or a mention in the local paper.