CA legal beach wedding?

[gkashmira]

Honestly all you need is someone to perform the ceremony and any pretty place will do! Since you're not having guests or anything like that you don't have to worry about permits or anything.

One thing I'm not 100% sure on is how you're going to get a CA wedding license since you don't live here. Dan and I had to go to the city records department together to get the license. This is not the same as a courthouse that marries you (you would still need this license to do that) it's the actual marriage license that a minister, priest, judge, etc. would sign. I know you have to both be there together and apply in person for it. So just keep that in mind as you will need to arrive in LA (or SD or SB, etc.) at least 1 business day prior so you can go to the county clerk's office and get your license. Here's the info:

California Marriage License, Registration and Ceremony Information - General Information

Here's the application you need to submit for your license:

http://www.lavote.net/RECORDER/PDFS/confMarriageApp.pdf

We went to the Van Nuys office and were in and out in about 20 minutes. If you do decide to marry in CA iin the LA vicinity I recommend this office because it was not very crowded.

[kateofsantacruz]

Laguna Beach has some nice relatively private areas and it is easy to fly into Orange County airport. Easy for anyone to get to that is flying in from out of town and lots of hotel options. For it to be legal you need to get forms from the county (different for each county) in which you plan to get married and register the marriage. Need recognized officiant and two witnesses to make it legal.
Pick a local officiant and they can help you with the details.

Beach weddings are nice but check the tides on the day planned as at high tide there may be a lot less beach to use. The last hour before sunset is a great time for a ceremony. My photographer, Bruce Stenman at Lightsmith Wedding, checked the tides and the sunset and even how best to have the ceremony oriented for my wedding day next year. A local photographer will know the best spots and can provide advice on parking, getting ready options, and other concerns that you might need even think of in your planning.

[thomastaci22]

We are getting married at Scripp's Park in La Jolla, which is right outside the city of San Diego. It is a beautiful place! It is not right on the beach, but it sits on top of a cliff that is oceanside...check out this link. I am using San Diego Destination Weddings to plan my wedding and so far they have been wonderful!!
http://sandiegodestinationweddings.c...rippspark.html