Looking For a Romantic Place to Elope? Try a Bed & Breakfast!

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Bed and breakfast establishments provide a romantic backdrop to an elopement wedding. They are quaint, cozy and best of all - stress free! A Bed & Breakfast is an ideal location for couples who are on their second marriage, or even first timers who simply want to avoid all the chaos associated with a traditional wedding. From upstate New York, to the Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia and wine country Napa Valley California, there are hundreds of B&B's that offer wonderful elopement wedding packages throughout the United States.

Southern States:

The south has a particular appeal that attracts couples who want to experience an intimate ceremony with a bit of southern charm and hospitality. Some of the most popular southern state B&B elopement destinations are in New Orleans, Savannah,and Virginia. Magnolia Mansion, selected as one of the top 10 romantic inns within the United States is located in Beautiful New Orleans. This popular location also specializes in both small and large weddings and provide the perfect plantation style ceremony. The Azalea Inn and Gardens in Savannah Georgia is breathtakingly beautiful. For under $1000 you will receive a two night stay in the room of your choice, a minister to perform the ceremony, floral arrangements, small cake, and several other wedding day perks.

North East States:

For simplicity's sake, we will consider the states from Maine and down through Delaware as the North East states. The North East offers a wide range of appeal from the cottage feel found in Vermont, New Hampshire and Maine to the quaint, charming ambiance of the New England states. The Westbrook Inn of Connecticut, The Edward Harris House of Rochester New York, Angels Watch Inn located in Connecticut and White Rocks Inn located in Vermont all offer great elopement package deals.

West Coast:

You would be hard pressed to not be able to find a super romantic Bed and Breakfast elopement packages on the west coast. The area between northern Washington state and down into southern California is simply ripe with established B&B's. For less than $600, you can elope at the Swantown Inn located in Olympia, Washington. The package includes your officiant, witnesses if you do not have any and an overnight stay for the newlyweds. You can also opt to rent the entire house to accommodate up to six guests for a fairly low price as well. California's Napa Valley is known for it's Tuscan Style charm and has become a very popular elopement destination. The Bed & Breakfast establishments are perfect for thirty something couples, those on their second marriages or older couples.

This is just a brief overview of what a Bed & Breakfast elopement can offer, if you're stuck on ideas - put this one at the top of your list!

Whether you have 200 guests or an intimate ceremony with just you and your spouse, your wedding day should be a special moment - one that will be full of joy and wonderful memories. If you are seriously considering forgoing a traditional ceremony, visit us today and we will show you a variety of ==> Places to Elope

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Themed Weddings - The Romantic Southern Belle Bride

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There is a unique area in our country where life is genteel, ladies are still called ma'am and where men still hold the car door open for there dates. This area is called the deep south and incorporates several different states, Alabama, Georgia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Mississippi, Virginia and Kentucky.

Southern girls instinctively grow up knowing how to flirt, be a daddy's girl and speaking that slow southern drawl that has men falling all over themselves to gaze into her beautiful eyes. Ask any traditional Southern girl and she knows who Scarlett O"Hara is. Most of us down here cut our teeth on "Gone with the Wind", and that dashing rogue Rhett Butler still gets a thumbs up when it comes to making our hearts skip a beat. Indeed, lots of us Southern girls dream of wearing the full antebellum gowns and sipping chilled champagne as we gaze adoringly up into our groom's eyes.

At a young age many of us decided that we wanted to be a Southern belle bride complete with all the trimmings of our special heritage. The southern belle bride is unique and her trademark is a romantic bell shaped gown made of silk and embellished with lace and pearls. Lots of other little goodies complete this romantic image. If a girl truly has her heart set on being a Southern belle on her wedding day she will usually hold her wedding and reception in a rented old antebellum plantation. Roses, gardenias, magnolia blooms and camillias are the flowers of choice. We love to show off so our wedding favors or are an important tradition that can't be left out. For a romantic belle bride, "Key to my Heart" bottle stoppers, rose or calla lily sachets, silk fans or old fashioned ice cream scoops make adorable and memorable favors for our guests. Bridesmaids dress in romantic dresses and they might be any color, although from my experience in dealing with my fellow Southern brides, pink is still the all time favorite shade. The groom and his best man are garbed in elegant tuxedos that can either be white or black depending on his taste.

The reception is held on the verandah where champagne, iced tea, whiskey and brandy are served to guests and misty eyed relatives of the happy couple. Along with many boisterous toasts, delicious food of the southern tradition is served, roast duck, red velvet cake, pies, shrimp cocktail, steaks and the south's signature food, barbeque, after all we wouldn't have it any other way.

Southern weddings are a wonderful way of showing off some of our finest traditions and cuisine besides being spectacularly beautiful and romantic. If you are a girl who has her heart set on being a southern belle for the day, then go for it. You only have one life to live.

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