Welcome to the 2008 Coastal Event Planner featuring the most perfect settings Eastern North Carolina and the Southern Outer Banks have to offer. In this waterfront-wonderful area of North Carolina, weddings and celebrations take on almost any style and flavor, from beach casual to classic elegance. Sites for ceremonies and receptions are just as unique. With celebrations happening in churches, on beaches and boats and everywhere in between, this incredible area of North Carolina caters to the bride and groom looking to get away from it all.
           
As a destination that features the ocean, the Intracoastal Waterway, charming rivers and historic towns with grand heritage, the opportunities are endless to incorporate waterfront or historic locations into your biggest celebrations.

Whether it’s a traditional event in New Bern or Beaufort or a casual celebration on Crystal Coast beaches (recently featured in the 2007 issue of Weddings Unveiled) including Emerald Isle, Pine Knoll Shores, Atlantic Beach, or anywhere in between, your occasion is sure to be a memorable one here in this beautiful vacation and celebration destination. The Southern hospitality of area businesspeople including photographers, shop owners, caterers, florists, hotel and resort reservationists and others, is sure to make event planning, down to every last detail, a positive experience. The area’s array of shops and services gives you unlimited choices when it comes to sites, supplies, rentals, printing, hair, beauty & fashions gifts, jewelry, accommodations and more.

This NC beach wedding guide and planner introduces you to some of the best the area has to offer in coastal event planning including weddings and reunions, and serves as a reference for all your associated needs. Welcome to our area and best wishes for your upcoming coastal event.

Beach bride? Waterfront wedding? Email your best beach wedding photo, your beach or waterfront wedding tips, your wedding story to Tricia Morris, editor, at coastaleventplanner@nccoast.com. You might just see your name, photo, great beach wedding tip featured in our next issue!

For a complimentary copy of the Coastal Event Planner or other information:
coastaleventplanner@nccoast.com.

For more information on Eastern North Carolina, plus complimentary visitors guides & information, visit www.nccoast.com. 



(Top photo credits: Bell Photography; Larry Brown Camera Artist.)