So I thought I was OK with it..

The locations is beautiful, but if you really want to get married on the sand, you should. You may have to contact the city for permitting but it is pretty low cost.

I have been to a wedding on the beach in Galveston! I've also been there several times for work, and each and every time it has been extremely windy along the ocean. Was it windy when you went to visit the venue? That would be the only concern I could think of that you might have. It can really make it hard to hear, and difficult to keep your hair out of your face.

If you feel you were talked out of a beach wedding, you probably were! You shouldn't feel like that, and you should have the wedding where YOU are dying to have it!

I think you'd be better off using your venues ceremony location. most beaches in galveston are not very nice..

I would have talked you out of the beach too~ I grew up at the beach, love the beach, i think it's great, but I HATE attending beach weddings. If the wind picks up sand flies everywhere… it'll either be really hot, or really cold because of the wind… your guests in heels will curse you under their breath for making them walk in the sand…. no one will hear your vows, even if amplified because the ocean will drown them out. I recommend getting married in the grass and then take the bridal party down to the water for pictures.

It was windy, but it was February, so I figured that was why. Which is also why they have tried to talk me out of it. But at the same time, I don't want to regret not having it on the beach later on. This is why i was thinking of having it on a pier or something.

I keep thinking how much more work it would be to have it on the beach, renting the chairs, extras from the DJ, etc. but then I weigh that against how beautiful it is and think it might be worth it. I think the main problem is that you can't see the beech at all from my ceremony location. We are flying from MA to get married in Galveston, and I feel the beach is an important part of it.

The other thing is the hotel we are getting married at has another room (which I don't love as much as the room I booked) but they jus built a new ceremony location for that room that you can see the beach from.

STB Dirty- I would obviously find a beach that was nice to have it on. The picture I attached is on a Galveston beach

Cont.

I figured that the room I love was more important than the ceremony location because we will spend more time in it.

Pic 1.Here is the room I am having the reception in

Pic 2. This is the other room

Pic 3. This is the other ceremony location (that I can only use with the room I don't like as much)

I agree with STB- the beaches here are not very pretty. And as cool as it sounds- think sand in EVERYTHING, wind, and along the beaches in Galveston- lots and lots of traffic! Seawall Blvd runs right along the entire length of the beach. Without renting out a portion of the beach from a private location (resort or soemthing), you won't have any privacy and it will be really loud. If you haven't been to the beaches, they aren't exactly clean. You would also have to talk down a really narrow staircase that is rough to navigate in a swimsuit- much less a wedding gown.

If you really want the water as a background- there is a really pretty, simple, more secluded park near the Bolivar Peninsula. I'm trying to find the name of it. It has a large concrete pavilion that is actually pretty. It's almost entirely surrounded by water, quiet and private. I'll see if I can info on it. It would be about 15-20 minutes from the hotel for the reception- but that's not a big deal.

I really like the venue you have now. It is absolutely beautiful!

If you are unhappy, weight the pros and cons before deciding anything else though!

I've had nightmares about that disgusting seaweed that plagues the shoreline. jk, but that stuff is awful.

Check out galveston state park too you might be able to work something out with them.

I live on the beach, been to weddings on the beach, and mine is on the beach. Nobody could talk me out of that one. It's a very special place to have your ceremony. I recommend going for it

I also live on the beach (just in MA). My dad and I stopped in to the state park when I was down there, and they said it could be done, but I wasn't too impressed with that beach. We are thinking of having the casual rehearsal dinner BBQ at the state park (see picture), I think maybe I just have too much time before more things have to be done. I don't have a lot to do and I think that is making me over analyze things.

We will definitely do pictures at the beach, and my TTD will be partially at the beach, maybe that's enough for me.

Lillie, where are you getting married?

To be completely honest, your reception room is really pretty and different, but I LOVE that second room that you don't like as much!! I love those big huge arches...it makes the room so dramatic! They're very different styles though; actually, if you hadn't told us, I never would have guessed in a million years that they were even in the same venue! Did you see this room in person, too? Maybe it seems less appealing because the photo is kind of dark, and because it's set up for a banquet with the big long tables. I guess I'm just saying this to reassure you that if you decide having the ocean behind you is important and you want your ceremony in your venue's new space, the second room is NOT ugly and is actually quite pretty! Hopefully Meghan's suggestion of the secluded park pans out and you can have the best of both worlds. Don't let it stress you too much, though...remember, it's only a day!

Yeah I saw them both in person, and I agree that the room I like less is also very pretty, but the second I walked into the room I picked I knew it was the room. It was dark in there when we saw it, because the curtains were drawn, I have thought about switching rooms, but I don't want to regret not having the room I picked first. (Can you tell that I second guess EVERYTHING?)

I just need to stop thinking so hard about everything.

Also, when I went to look at the hotel, the newer ceremony spot (the one you can see the beach) was under construction, and I feel like this took away from the room. I wish we had gone down after it was finished.

You should plan a trip down there this summer. that way you can get a feel for the texas heat and humidity, what crowds are like, the wind, etc etc.

I think in many ways anyone hosting a wedding anywhere can have a regret about something. You can't pic a venue based on "What if I have regrets?" Base choosing your venue on, this is where I want to get married...period. If the beach is what you want, than don't budge. Obvsiouly, you were able to be swayed, there must have been a reason.

Given my choice, I would do pic 2.

I grew up in Texas and go back 2-3 times a year (at least once a summer), I know all about the heat and humidity, and I feel like wind is something that can never be predicted.

I have a trip planned for August, but by then it will be too late to changes things, so I will have to figure it out without a trip down.

Carole- which pic 2? I posted 3 sets of pictures.

Carole- which pic 2? I posted 3 sets of pictures.