Hello my lovely friends

So Nick and I have been discussing over the past little while ways to get married.
As some of you know, this is my second and most of me (I'd say 90%) wants our ceremony to be just Nick and I alone in some romantic location verses having my parents and brother drive down for a wedding and then dinner afterwards.

Nick could go either way. He hasn't really expressed a stronger preference for either side of the coin: alone or with our immediate families.

Talking tonight we have decided that we want to get married just the two of us and then plan a sort of party or reception if you will with my parents, brother and his parents and siblings in the near future.

Does anyone have any unique, romantic, cool ideas of how and where Nick and I should get married with just the two of us?

We will be in New Jersey but are willing to travel (not super far though) to a location to tie the knot.

We are both thinking romantic and intimate with a little bit of spark.

Thanks guys You always come up with great ideas!!!

~Laura

lol i have my drive through in vegas but it might be not that romantic specially for a first wedding...
on the other side, it's quite cost effective and require almost no organisation

You've got 90 days right? When are you heading to the Outer Banks? It's stunning out there, and you guys could do it right before you spend the week with your friends in that beach house...Kind of a weddingmoon, of sorts...

Chris and I were going to get married this summer - he wanted the big wedding. We finally decided on a couple weeks notice last year that we'd just get away and do it. Since we were already going to Vegas for his birthday - we decided to get married instead. Since he figured his fam would be butt hurt if we didn't invite them - we invited our immediate relatives. Surprisingly they all came - so instead of 2 of us there were 15 or so.

We got married just outside of Vegas at a place called the Valley of Fire. It was beautiful and slightly different from the off the strip Chapel wedding - which is what I wanted. My personal choice would have been at the Chapel of Love.

http://www.vegasweddings4u.com/valleyoffire.htm

I'd do it all over again - but still wish it has just been Chris and I.

on a yacht or boat? eheheh, only u and him (except the captain).. then cruise on the ocean,,, , if not on the ocean, maybe on the boat on the lake while sailing ehehhe

best wishes,, God bless

Great idea!!! We are going there early September so we would have plenty of time...that sounds awesome...I'll see what Nick thinks.

Keep them coming guys!!!



Thanks hon
I don't think Vegas is for us...but I really appreciate the suggestion.
You guys should renew your vows just the two of you!

We had a small, intimate wedding. We received permission to hold our service in the heritage gardens of an 1839 Southern Plantation historic home among the magnolia trees and underneath of a lovely garden bower. We had a friend who was a Judge marry us and we wrote our own vows. A good friend of ours with her husband and young daughter, and my father were the only other ones present. We went to a tearoom afterwards for a small celebratory repast and then came home for a buffet dinner. See if there are any old historic mansions with a gazebo or something like that in the garden - they make lovely, romantic settings and beautiful photographs.

You will need at least two witnesses to sign the marriage license. My father and our friend were our witnesses.

Well, let's see.... An American + a Canadian... that screams Niagara Falls to me! Unfortunately, on a K-1, they probably won't let you cross the border into the Canadian side, even though you are from there!! Sorta pathetic...

Otherwise... New York City is nearby...

Kathryn - that sounds wonderful

Laura - like the idea of a renewal just the two of us =)

We were married at a mansion as well -- had 20 people at the wedding. We had pictures taken outside on the grounds -- they turned out fantastic! I'd recommend that as well.

We had something similar...small garden wedding at the house of our friend Dianne, who was also one of our officiants with only about 20 in attendance. It was perfect! Neither of us wanted a huge do as we're just not like that. I've been married before and had already done the church thing. I wanted THIS one to be different. We knew we had to have witnesses so our ministers were perfect for that. Still, we didn't really want to exclude our very close friends...they really wanted to be there on our special day. We had a small reception afterwards with a CD that we made, choosing our favourite songs. Joel's parents flew down (they were the only out of town guests) and they kept Anna while we went on our honeymoon. We did all this for less than $1000.

Whatever you decide...best wishes...it will STILL be incredibly romantic and special.

I like this idea.

I was once vacationing in Florida and was sitting in one of those bars on the beach at sunset. A couple walked in and we started talking. They had just been married on the beach and had come in to celebrate.... just the two of them. They were dressed like they had had a beach wedding and they looked lovely. You'd have to see what the requirements are for other States, but in Florida you just require one person to witness and that can be the officiant. Anyway, it seemed like a lovely way to get married, and that would have been my preference.... to have an intimate wedding on the beach then stay at a small boutique hotel or something.... preferably on the beach as well. But I would definitely hire a professional photographer for an hour. We didn't, and I regret that. Oh, and if you marry in SC and hire a photographer, I have a recommendation on who NOT to hire.

Laura, the Pocono mountains in PA are absolutely beautiful, especially for fall weddings and it's not a far drive from NJ...

www.poconoweddings.com

There are quaint little inns, B&Bs, and hotels whatever your taste is, very romantic... in fact I have been looking into a Poconos wedding for myself and Glen

If you do want it to be just the 2 of you, on your way to Hattaras you can get married in Virginia. I know you don't need any witnesses. Just not sure what you need for sure since you are not a resident. Then you could travel onto to N.C. and have your honeymoon (with friends) lol.

Wow you guys kick butt!!
So much to think about and discuss...
I have to look into whether or not we can just have him and I and the officiant being the only witness needed.

Google is my friend

Thanks again guys!!!

I know this may be far but.....if you decide on getting married somewhere in southern FL, let me know...my photographer was awesome! PM me if you'd like to see her work... =)

I am behind my time but as a single man the word marriage scared me.

I guess getting married while bungeeing off the top of the Chrysler building is totally out of the question. For a small wedding you could probably have the ceremony anywhere. It sounds like you want to keep things small and inexpensive. The Museum of Natural History, the observation deck of the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty and so on. It's a bit cheesy, but how about the boardwalk at Atlantic City or Coney Island, can you imagine a fireblower and all the sideshow folks at your ceremony? It would certainly be different. If you have your heart set on being a bit more traditional but intimate, there are arboretums, botanical gardens, zoological gardens, B&Bs, Inns and the local beach. If you want to be more upscale you could always go to the some place like the Winterthur Estate, info can be found at http://www.winterthurweddings.com. If none of that appeals to you, how about a ceremony in the back of a Hansom cab. Most of the unusual wedding ceremonies are pretty played (Yankees Stadium, Shea Stadium, Giants Stadium, Citizens Bank Park, jumping out of an airplane, naked, underwater, whatever). Whatever choice you make, I'm sure it will be the right one.

Haha we did that too!!!!

I vote Florida too, or somewhere in Colorado like Breckenridge or Aspen. The resorts are great in the summer - so beautiful - and there is tons of great hiking, restaurants, and hotels. You could probably organise just yourselves and an officiant on one of the mountains outside - and you could just ride up on the gondola.

And rightly so. It sure scared the crap outta me.

Just thought I'd add my .02

We're talking about getting hitched at a park. It's really small and smack dab in the middle of downtown Lexington, but it's got a couple of really gorgeous fountains and is right across the street from a nice hotel. We'd get the honeymoon suite for a couple days, that way I have a place to get ready the day of, then all I'll have to do is walk across the street to meet Chris and the minister in the park. Probably won't have any family there, jsut a couple of friends to take pictures and help out with things.

We'll prob'ly be doing the same thing - a larger reception/ceremony/whatever for family and friends once things are more settled. I think it's a good idea - takes a lot of pressure off.