Celebrations by the Sea

Anyone ever use these folks as wedding planners for Cannon Beach Area? My daughter would like to get married on the beach in that area in August. We%26#39;re looking for some help. Thanks for any advice.

Celebrations by the Sea

I%26#39;ve seen several weddings on the beach in front of SurfSand Resort. You might give them a call.

Celebrations by the Sea

I have never heard of them -

There is two churches, Cannon Beach Presbyterian and the Community Church that is Baptist. I have seen weddings on the beach here, as well as one at the Haystack Gardens. Both were neat.

Know nothing about them. But I have a copy of the ';Cannon Beach Magazine'; from 2007, and here are the advertisements related to weddings. Maybe you could contact them and see which companies they recommend?

www.franklynchphoto.com

www.stillimages.com

www.cannonbeachflorist.com

Depending upon the size of the wedding, and whether or not you plan on having canopies, etc. you may need a permit. (Sigh, of course . . . ) Contact the Chamber of Commerce and/or CB Police Dept for more info.

And a license is required and must be purchased three days ahead of time.

Again, just info from a magazine ;-)

Thanks everyone! I will check into the other options you gave me.

I think it will be a spectacular back drop for pictures! She%26#39;d like to tie the knot near Haystack Rock. It will be a small, simple ceremony.

We have until August to get things done, so you might see me asking more questions here as we plan along.

';I think it will be a spectacular back drop for pictures! She%26#39;d like to tie the knot near Haystack Rock. It will be a small, simple ceremony.';

LOL; small, simple, in August, at Haystack? OK, it will be a great wedding spot, if you can hold the crowds at bay. Let%26#39;s all go and give the bride away, your dearest, closest, TA family.

If it was me I would do a morning one, so less people. Especially at the beach. If you can do it before 10am that would be best for small, and might get some great shots. Earlier the better really for photos with the rock itself without people in the photos that you don%26#39;t know :)

I have a friend that went through the Surfsand resort. It was a beautiful wedding. I don%26#39;t know much about the details, but she said the resort took care of everything. It might be worth checking out.

Tadsfam1:

not sure if it%26#39;s too late, but if you%26#39;re still looking for information:

We got married on the beach in Cannon Beach two years ago, and did it without a planner. So I have LOADS of suggestions for you.

Among them: Seaside has/had a wedding show featuring all the options back in February, so it%26#39;s too late if she%26#39;s looking to get married this year but not if next year.

My suggestions: Costco in Gearhart for table flowers, Basketcase for ';wearable'; flowers. The minister at the Presbyterian church is really awesome; we loved him (and we%26#39;re not very religious). Baked Alaska did our catering, very good value and excellent food (plus they provided plates, linens, cake cutting service, etc.). We provided our own alchohol, booked a bartender thru our caterer. DJs were the hardest to come by - there are only a few in the area, so we had to rely on a friend of the family to do this. Excellent photographer: Don Frank. Cakes: Bel Lisamo cakes (try the chocolate with butter brickle). For parties under 100 (we had 140, and it was pushing it), I%26#39;d totally recommend the Cannon Beach Chamber Hall - super cheap, and really nice!

Let me know if there are any pieces you%26#39;re still working on; since I did it all myself, I did a TON of research.

:-)

Oh, and note about getting married at Haystack Rock:

You%26#39;ll have to be at a certain distance from the rock, and from major beach access points (esp. during the summer). You%26#39;ll need to get a permit from the Parks department, and get permission for your specific access point. Here is a link to much of this information:

http://cannonbeach.org/hall-rental.htm

Without a doubt they are the number one experts of weddings on the North Coast and highly recommended by both the Seaside and Cannon Beach Chambers of Commerce. Not really a %26#39;wedding planner%26#39; so much as a %26#39;wedding facilitator%26#39; Photography and the Officiants are also part of what they offer. Will definately save you time and money, they do most of the weddings in this area.