Hilton Head Island Beach weddings
A Wedding By The Sea
Elope and exchange your coveted wedding vows on the beautiful beaches of Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. From serene sunrises to breathtaking sunsets, Hilton Head Island can offer the perfect romantic setting for a memorable wedding ceremony.

Select from many locations on the Island to have your wedding performed. From the lace-fringed tide of the Atlantic Ocean to a luxurious garden of a French bed and breakfast inn, exchange your wedding vows in paradise.

Whether it's just the two of you eloping, or two hundred of your friends and family in attendance, Gail Felton of A Wedding By The Sea will officiate at the ceremony and notarize the license. If you need a wedding planner, we can refer you to one. Getting married on Hilton Head Island does not require a blood test and there's only a 24 hour waiting period to receive the marriage license after applying.

On the day you're reciting your special vows to one another, why not experience it on Hilton Head Island?

Why choose A Wedding By The Sea?

  • Gail Felton, has been a wedding officiant for over 13 years
  • Experienced in officiating at traditional, religious, civil, interfaith, non-religious, and contemporary weddings
  • Vow renewals and commitment ceremonies also performed
  • Couples may use a ceremony and vows they have written or they may personalize a ceremony written by Gail to reflect their own style and values
A Wedding by the Sea was awarded the 2010 Island Packet Readers' Choice Award as the Best Wedding Officiant by Island Packet Readers

For additional information or to reserve a date and time, call 843-342-3981 or email weddingbythesea@aol.com to receive information including marriage license locations, and a listing of photographers, caterers and other vendors. You may also reserve a date and time for your wedding via email or call 843-342-3981 to speak with Gail Felton.


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