We love the outdoors and are a total beach couple, so getting married on the beach was a natural choice!

I have lived where I live my entire life, & ever since I was a little girl I have wanted to get married here... & now I am!!

{on the hill in the back, it overlooks the fountain, bay & beach}

The price. Churches were ranging from like $500-$800 to rent. The park, for our ceremony and reception is only $500.

The freedoms that our outdoor venue has provided is a huge determining factor. My good friends have a beautiful home and yard, creek running thru it and a big area for a light night bonfire. No restrictions other than common sense!

I live in Colorado- if you are getting married here, you better at least try to have it outdoors!! It is beautiful!

I'm from Kansas, so the thought of getting married on the beach is so cool to me!  I didn't see the ocean until I was in my 20's and now, I'm hooked for life!

Ahhh, Allie I'm jealous!  My fiance's parents moved to Colorado 3 years ago and I would have LOVED to have been married out there, but all of our relatives and friends live in Minnesota so it just wouldn't work. 

We decided to have an outdoor wedding though because we didn't feel comfortable getting married in a church, and all of the banquet halls and/or other spaces to rent for weddings in our neck of the woods were just too stuffy or not "us."  In the end we decided to get married in my grandparents' beautiful yard. :)

This pic: (of our venue)

I instantly fell in love with the place! Originally, I did want my wedding in a church, but the feel of our wedding is supposed to be fun and relaxed, and my church doesn't really give that affect. Plus, (I love the church I go to) but it isn't really...pretty.