Check out these links to fabulous beach areas that Texas offers. 

Padre Island National Seashore

Matagorda Island State Park

Surfside Beach

Galveston

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).

Texas has no waiting period except for folks divorced within the previous 30 days. 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.

Marriage licenses are issued by County Clerks in each Texas county, and they can be used anywhere in the state. The bride and groom must appear in person and present a certificated copy of a birth certificate, driver’s license or other acceptable ID issued by any government agency. Bring along your Social Security number. (Portions of the application may be completed elsewhere if one party is unable to appear in person.)

Folks divorced within the prior 30 days need to show a certified copy of their divorce decree that waives the 30 day waiting period.

The license fee is $36.00 (cash only). The license is can be used anytime after a 72-hr waiting period (which can be waived due to active duty military service). No blood test is required.

The marriage ceremony must be conducted by a member of the clergy. The officiant will sign your marriage license, which must be sent to the County Clerk within 3 days of the marriage 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/