Check out these links to fabulous beach areas that New Jersey offers. 

Point Pleasant Beach

Brigatine

Atlantic City

Margate City

Sea Isle City

Cape May

In general, larger cities and towns are going to have more choices of hotels, motels, and bed & breakfast inns (as well as restaurants, bars, and entertainment for your guests) than remote locales. But don’t avoid considering those remote beaches. They are often far less populated, which will give you more privacy and fewer worries about gawkers and potential party-crashers. 

BEACH PERMITS:
Some municipalities may require you  obtain a special permit in order to hold your wedding on their beaches. A few may also ask you to show proof of liability coverage before issuing a permit. The permits are generally very modest in price, but vary widely among communities (starting at $0.00).

New Jersey has a 3-day waiting period between obtaining the license and the wedding. Since you’ll have plenty to do in the days before The Big Day, it’s a good idea to take care of this about a month beforehand.

The marriage license is issued by the municipal office in the bride’s town. If she is a nonresident, then it is issued by the same office in the groom’s town. Otherwise, it is issued by the municipal office where the ceremony will take place. Some towns require proof of residency. The bride and groom must appear in person and present a picture ID (driver’s license, passport), a lease, or a tax return.

Previously married folks may need to bring a divorce decree or marriage annulment.

The license fee is a $28 (cash only). The license is only valid for 60 days. No blood test is required.

In addition to clergy, mayors, county clerks, Chairperson of any township committee, and most judges can officiate at weddings. The officiant will sign your marriage license, which must be sent to the registrar of the town where the marriage took place within 5 days for it to be legally recognized.

Because marriage license requirements can change, please do not regard this guidance as legal advice.

 

Planning so far in advance for a beach wedding means that you need to equip yourself with facts about the weather (temperature and possibility of precipitation) for the beach location that you have in mind.

Although there certainly are exceptions, when it comes to weather, the past is a pretty good predictor of the future.and it will almost always be better than a wild guess. This link provides historical weather data over nearly 50 years for thousands of locations in the world. 

You won’t want to have the bridal party standing at the water’s edge for the ceremony if the tide’s coming in. But when will that be? Find the time of the high tide for your beach location for any day in 2009  with this link.

What if a major storm occurs or the groom has an accident that requires the wedding to be postponed or even canceled? What if an important vendor goes out of business before the wedding and you can’t get back your deposit for the cake or the music?

Consider wedding cancellation insurance. It is available online for as little as 1 cent for every dollar of insurance, and it  can cover the honeymoon, too.

Here’s one site that  has designed a special insurance policy just for coverning wedding -related events: http://www.wedsafe.com/