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California Weddings –
Make it a Destination
Planning a Southern California wedding can
be easier than you may think. Southern California offers magical and
natural backdrops for a wedding on any budget. All you need to do is to
bring your vision and with some helpful coordination, you will have the
wedding you have always dreamed of.
Southern California offers almost a year
long opportunity for outdoor ceremonies and receptions because of the
temperate climate. Your guests will be able to get to the wedding
because the area is served by major airports, train and in some cases
only a short drive away. And while the beaches of the Pacific Ocean are
usually thought of first, Southern California has so much many other
wedding locations to think about.
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the beach. The best way to incorporate the beach is to find a vacation
rental property that may even have a beachfront. However, most beaches
in Southern California are public and it takes a little planning and
perhaps permitting to have your ceremony on the sand.
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California has many wineries. If your dream was to get married among
the vineyards of Napa Valley, Southern California has many beautiful
wineries with excellent venues and great food. The weather is not an
issue and they are easy to get to. Some even offer overnight
accommodations.
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are many public and private parks and gardens where you can have your
ceremony and reception with a very natural background. I find that very
little is needed for décor with the beauty of a garden or the foliage in
a park.
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you like the idea of honoring the past, Southern California has many
historical sites such as the Spanish Missions, which were so important
to the discovery of the west, and museums that have been created for
past celebrations, such as Balboa Park in Sand Diego where the
Panama-California Exposition was held in 1915 when the Panama Canal was
opened.
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you have a little cowgirl in you, Southern California has many ranches
and farms that will allow you to have an old-fashioned Western wedding.
Most have beautiful views and well groomed areas for the ceremony and
the reception. You can even have horse and carriage rides for your
guests or perhaps for the Grand Entrance. Private ranches also have the
convenience of being able to offer menus from simple to elegant. If
horses are special to you, a Southern California Ranch can bring all of
this to your special day.
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you fun-loving or like excitement? Consider all of the great Theme Parks
in Southern California. Believe it or not, you can arrange your wedding
at places like the SeaWorld, the San Diego Zoo or even Disneyland. Most
Theme Parks have special packages and areas where you can have your
ceremony and reception. I find that if a certain theme park or
attraction has played an important role in the couple’s life, getting
married there adds so much to the ceremony.
For budgets big and small, from the
mountains to the sea, whether in a hot air balloon or on a boat in the
ocean, Southern California is the perfect destination for your wedding.
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