Talk everyone to the beach?

[OddAbe]

We're wanting (have no money) a small but fun wedding. Would it be crazy to get married in the morning and then coach to the coast? We'll have less than 30 guests. We're 2 hours away from the beach.
Potential problems are bad weather and access to toilets.

*Take everyone to the beach 🤦‍♀️

Yes fun for you because it’s your wedding day, less fun for your guests. You have to provide proper access to toilets at a wedding I think

Yeah I definitely need to have toilets. I'm just thinking through options.

I think the toilets is too big an issue. Also what have you planned for food and drink? And if you receive presents or money you'll need a safe place to put them.

To do what at the beach?

What are you planning to do when you get there?

Four hours in a coach to ruin my shoes for your photo opportunity isn’t my idea of a day out at the seaside.

Sounds mad, sorry.

We're 2 hours from the coast, and it's A road most of the way apart from a brief section on the motorway. Last time we went, it took 5 hours to get home due to an accident. We had no food or drink with us, and were 18 miles from services. We haven't done it since!

Bunch of 20/30 somethings friends - could be fun.

Mostly older family, probably not so much!!

Coaches won't be cheap either
Everyone is tied to returning at the same time
Food/drink a lot of planning

Maybe I'm just getting old, but it sounds impractical.

Why not just find a nice garden location and have the ceremony and the afternoon there?

Plan a picnic day at the beach with friends 'just because'.

Would be better to get married at a beach venue then surely?

Utterly crazy, bless you 😀

Is there a lake or river or wood or something nearer?

But what would you do? Take a load of deckchairs and expect people to sunbathe and build sandcastles in their wedding guest outfits?
At 2 hours you'd have to offer return transport to original location too, I'd be declining the invite as sounds a bit of a faff as a guest

It's literally only close family. I'm just looking around for ideas right now.

Could you get a marquee somewhere? I got married a few months ago and this is what we did. Everyone had a good time even thought there weren't many of us.

Can you not just get married near the coast? We married in a coastal hotel so we could pop across the road to the beach for photos. Then you have a base with toilets etc. I wouldn't want to do it as a day trip after a ceremony, either as a bride or as a guest. Everyone will be in their best clothes and not appropriately dressed for the coast.

There are some places where you can hire beach huts and have a bbq, which could be fun or could be very sandy!

I bloody hate beaches & sand (weird, I know). It wouldn't be my idea of fun, sorry. What would you be planning on doing when you get there? Just standing / sitting around on the beach wouldn't be great.

That sounds bonkers, sorry.

If it's a small number of guests and you want something outdoors but with shelter in case it rains and toilets, why not look for a localish campsite that has a few safari tents, everyone could stay over them, you can usually fit at least six people in one.