Southern Bride and Groom - Jekyll Island Club Hotel

Nearby Southern Destination Weddings
destination weddings &
honeymoons
a getaway to wed and stay
Destination weddings don’t have to take place in the tropics to exude
an exotic feel. Eastern North Carolina is speckled with lovely historic
towns, and its coastline boasts some of the most pristine beaches and
untouched dunes in the country.
Brian Mullins Photography
CONVENTION CENTER offers a stunning reception
site for any size wedding. With its 12,000 square foot
ballroom and beautiful riverfront veranda, New Bern
has fascinating historic sites such as Tryon Palace and
Gardens, also a wedding venue, so guests can explore
the city and surrounding area throughout the wedding
weekend. There’s something for everyone, from the
colonial downtown area with historic walking tours to
the nearby Croatan National Forest and beaches.
Cyn Kain Photography
Our adjoining states of South Carolina and Georgia
also have an array of fabulous destination options we’d
love to introduce to North Carolina brides looking for
something away, but not too far away from home, for a
delightfully different wedding experience.
Riley MacLean Photography
Many of the Triangle-based vendors you’ll find in the
pages of SB&G often bring their products and expertise
to the coastal areas to work with weddings, so if you fall
in love with a local florist’s designs, Triangle area rental
shop’s specialty linens and tent, or photographer’s eye,
don’t hesitate to contact them for details.
Traveling east through North Carolina, you will
encounter a variety of venues to satisfy your desire
for sand and surf. Just inside the coastline, where the
Neuse and Tryon rivers converge, lies the historic town
of New Bern. Here, the NEW BERN RIVERFRONT
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Shoals Club
Experience an amazing destination wedding close
to home in our unsurpassed coastal region or
explore an entire world of possibilities through a
travel agency expert.
A little further south lies Bald Head Island. Bald
Head is an idyllic 14 mile stretch of North Carolina
coastline reached by ferry, where transportation is limited
to golf carts, bicycles and foot traffic. As a growing
destination location, Bald Head Island offers guests
a slew of entertainment options, from the sandy shore
to the marine forest, to world-class golf and the quaint
downtown area, there’s something for guests of every
age! Overlooking Cape Fear Point, you’ll find Shoals
Club. The club offers a picture-perfect setting for your
nautical wedding, be it a small or large affair, and has
stunning views of the Atlantic Ocean your guests won’t
be able to forget.
Adventure a little further offshore and you will find North
Carolina’s prized Outer Banks, an area renowned
for its beautiful lighthouses and natural sand dunes.
This unspoiled area off the coast is not only a pristine
location, but also offers attractions such as world famous
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Located in Duck, NC, at the northern end of the Outer
Banks, the Sanderling Resort and Spa offers
a most incredible 13-acre ocean-to-sound location with
awesome views in every direction. Couples have so many
options for their entire wedding weekend and for the
comfort and entertainment of their guests who can enjoy
all the attractions of the Outer Banks during their stay.
The beach is beautiful for those who wish to have the
sand beneath their feet and the salty breezes in their hair
as they commit their vows. Other options include the
new climate controlled Soundside Pavilion overlooking
WEDDING AT SANDERLING!
When planning a wedding for
15 – 200 guests at Sanderling
everything you desire is near
at hand. Along with luxurious
accommodations, a pampering
spa and salon, picturesque
ceremony
and
reception
venues, a professional planner
andcatering team set an idyllic
stage for your memorable event.
Sanderling defines what is truly
real in life. A simple connection
to family and friends and the
beauty that abounds for your
special day in the Outer Banks
of North Carolina.
Sanderling Resort
bird sanctuaries, the wild horses of the Outback, Jockey’s
Ridge and the Wright Brother’s Memorial. Enjoy the
untouched coastline on the Outer Banks’ string of fifteen
beaches – from Corolla and Duck to Kitty Hawk and
Cape Hatteras for an island wedding dream.
the Currituck Sound, the private upper deck, and the
ocean-side Swan-Heron room for larger seated dinners.
This AAA, Four-Diamond Sanderling Resort and Spa is
certainly a great place to be...married!
Ask about our
ELOPEMENT PACKAGES
available year round
for weddings of
15 – 50 guests
When it comes to your wedding, ordinary just won’t do. Good thing the Shoals Club
on beautiful, car-free Bald Head Island, NC is anything but. Our oceanfront club offers
unparalleled views of the Atlantic and elegant indoor and outdoor spaces for your
ceremony and reception. Let our dedicated event planning staff meticulously attend to
every detail of your dream wedding.
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WAVES RECEDE.
THE MEMORIES LAST.
FAMILY SHARING RELAXED ROMANTIC MEMORABLE QUALITY WISDOM CONNECTION DEVOTED
MARRIAGE SERVICE VOWS TRUTH LOVE PERSONAL ENGAGEMENT
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DEVOTED HONEYMOON ADORATION ESCAPE TIMELESS FAMILY ROMANTIC SHARING
ENGAGEMENT
1461 Duck Road,TIES
Duck, NCAFFINITY
27949 Phone 855.816.8679
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Further down the coast is South Carolina’s Myrtle
Beach, known for having the most visited ocean
resorts in America because of the area’s wide white
beaches and amazing entertainment. Myrtle Beach is
an ideal nearby destination to centralize your family and
friends from near and far, provide everyone with plenty
to do and to stay for a vacation or honeymoon after a
surfside ceremony.
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Travel a bit further South and you’ll reach the Georgia
coast, including Jekyll Island – an undeveloped,
unspoiled barrier island to the Southeast. The Jekyll
Island Club Hotel is a four-star resort where
you and your guests can enjoy fine dining, stellar golf,
tennis, horseback riding, the beach, bicycling through
the island’s bird sanctuaries and of course, weddings and
honeymoons! Jekyll Island Club Hotel offers ceremony
spots such as the Crane Garden and the colonial-styled
Faith Chapel built over a century ago, while also catering
to those with seaside dreams with their private, openair Beach Pavilion. Receptions may be held in the Club
Ballroom, which opens onto a veranda, or in one of the
uniquely decorated cottages, with event spaces ranging
from banquet rooms with Italian Renaissance design to
rooms with cozy fireplaces and floor to ceiling windows!
Only a six and a half hour drive from the Triangle area,
Jekyll Island provides a festive and relaxing retreat for
couples and guests of all ages.
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convenient and easy planning resource!
Photo by Neil GT Photography
Banks Wedding
Association as a
Not all of the resorts in Myrtle Beach are located in the
hubbub of the tourist town. Our North Myrtle Beach
Sands Resorts locations – Ocean Dunes and Sand
Dunes – provide conference centers and oceanfront
banquet rooms. Couples love the option to enjoy the
ocean while on a grassy courtyard encircled by seated
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guests, or choose the beach for their ceremony, and have
the reception banquet spaces as their bad-weather back
up. We are told that most coastal rains come in short
spurts; so all good things come to those with patience,
plus a little flexibility in their wedding day schedule!
Jekyll Island Club Hotel
Julie Dreelins Beach Productions
The Atlantic Ocean
provides a natural
backdrop for a ceremony right on the
sand or as a picturesque view from an
Outer Banks venue.
The Outer Banks
offers large rental
homes suitable for
entire families and
wedding parties and
also clubs, inns and
event boats. Brides
can use the Outer
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The only
passport
you’ll need!
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