If you’re planning a wedding or reception in the Outer Banks, The Comfort Inn on the Ocean is the ideal, romantic setting for your special event. The resort is located right at the beach for gorgeous views.
Molly Issacs of F2 Photographic Design is an award-winning photographer, to say the least. She specializes in family beach and home portraits and reunions.Internationally known, Isaacs presents an impressive list of accolades, including 2008’s “Photographer of the Year“ award, named by Professional Photographers of America. That association also chose her, among only 14 worldwide, as a recipient of the Imaging Excellence Award. In addition to working with one of the most well-known and admired photographers in history, Ansel Adams, she’s done portraits of famous people like Meryl Streep and worked with an number of dignitaries as well, including Supreme Court Justices. She has won the “Oscar” of photography - the Kodak Gallery Award - 14 times.Nevertheless, she seems unfazed by her celebrity and is as well known for her talent of putting all ages at ease as she is for her artistry and her skill at dealing with technical challenges like the ever-changing light on OBX beaches. Her desire is to bring the same world class quality found in her award-winning photographs to every portrait she creates, believing “there is no substitute for excellence.”F2’s says it focuses its philosophy on its clients - providing them with “the highest level of friendly service,” as well as excellent photographs, along with a fun and memorable experience that sparks creativity. Portrait sessions are on the beach, usually in late afternoon, and last about an hour. F2 takes reservations for sessions and puts a lot of work into preplanning. And the work is guaranteed. Call anytime for reservations or use F2’s online form.
Ginger Harvey of Ginger Snaps is a warm, friendly and nationally recognized photographer her clients say they love working with.An Outer Banks native, Ginger says she’s always been a “beach girl at heart” and feels fortunate to be back home after her studies to “live and work with the sand between my toes.” Her degrees in Studio Art and Psychology from UNC-CH are a great background for the passion she finally focused on after studying photography in Italy.Ginger’s specialty is wedding and portrait photography, but she’s also done some very nice local personality photos, like her black and white series of an Outer Banks duck decoy carver. She does a variety of portraits that include family, weddings, pets, maternity and seniors, providing casual and fun sessions that last about an hour. She offers a variety of wedding packages, either pre-designed or custom, and she includes sites from Carova to Hatteras and including Manteo (with travel fees to some areas).Photography-wise, Ginger says her goal is to “create images that incorporate a balance of candid emotion, photojournalism and hints of traditional style.”To Ginger, photography is more than a career or something she loves; it’s “who she is,” and she wants you to have as much fun during a shoot as she has. She’s available year round, and you can contact her by mail, email or phone to set up an appointment.
Heart's Home Films wants to create a piece of art that you will want to rewatch for years down the road. Their small team of seasoned videographers that love to tell the story of your day, and shoot all the little moments in-between with your family and friends you may not have seen! Packages include a full-length feature, highlight film, and teaser shorts.
Island Limousine offers transportation and taxi service for Outer Banks weddings and other special events. Whether you need to transport the bridesmaids, groomsmen, family members or the newlyweds across the Outer Banks, a special occasion calls for a special ride. Island Limousine offers reliable service to suit your needs.
You can never have too many photos and memories of your wedding day. But why settleonly for photos of your wedding day when there is nothing more vivid than a video to capture every detail of your special day? Island Shore Productions by Tony Birttan will provide you with digital photography that is professionally produced with high-quality production tools.
Just Desserts offers elegant and special wedding cakes perfectly fitting for an Outer Banks wedding. Just Desserts’ popular Sandcastle Cake is a detailed, tiered sandcastle that can be made in various sizes to accommodate any size wedding. The Sandcastle Cake is adorned with pearl-colored white chocolate seashells and starfish, creating a beautiful fairy tale motif for your big day.
Kirsten Lewis Photography offers destination wedding and portrait photography for visitors in the Outer Banks. Kirsten Lewis is an award-winning photographer who has placed among the top 20 photographers in the world by Fearless Photographers.
If you are looking for authentic cuisine and the area’s best New York style stone oven pizza made from scratch, you will love Max’s Italian Restaurant. Max’s is conveniently located in the Dare Centre MP 6 3/4 in Kill Devil Hills and owners Grant and Natalya Sharp are all about good natural food and customers can taste that goodness in every bite.
At Metro Rental, experience and customer service makes the difference. We are a full-line event and OBX party rental supplier serving Carova Beach to Ocracoke Island directly from the heart of the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Our Outer Banks wedding rental showroom is located in Kill Devil Hills, NC. We are open Monday – Saturday, 8:00am – 5:00pm, and event customers are served 7-days a week. It’s all about your style, and Metro Rentals can help you show it.
Neil GT Photography offers wedding photography and family portraits throughout the Outer Banks. Neil GT is a husband and wife team dedicated to offering you perfect photos for your wedding.
Keep your vacation stress free! Pack your casual beach clothes & essentials, and let Ocean Atlantic Rentals deliver the rest! CURBSIDE PICKUP/CONTACTLESS DELIVERY: 1-800-635-9559 JUST RENT IT! Since 1979, OAR has been serving families with quality gear for their beach vacation fun, their baby needs, or the even the beach cottage, all at reasonable daily & weekly rental rates. Reservations before your arrival are strongly encouraged, and can be made at www.OceanAtlanticRentals.com or toll-free at (800)-635-9559 every day of the week! Everything can be delivered to your door; from bikes to surf boards, kayaks and paddleboards, OAR stocks the fun stuff to enjoy in the water, or on land. Back at your beach home, OAR has you covered with gas grill rentals, rollaway beds, beach towels, and even dog crates! Bike rentals for the entire family are just a call away at Ocean Atlantic Rentals, or get around town on a Golf Cart LSV. These street legal golf carts are a great way to explore the villages, or get your family and gear to the beach everyday if your vacation home is some distance from the Atlantic ocean.
Sandy Beach Tours says it wants you to experience the Outer Banks in comfort and style. It offers “luxurious transportation” for any group, large or small, serving weddings to corporate functions, including group shuttles to and from Norfolk International Airport.The company’s boast about luxury is backed by the amenities their Executive Coach and Luxury Tour Bus together offer - extras like TV, VCR, CD, booth seating, tables, mood lighting and tinted windows. Additionally the Executive Coach has three couches, a bar and refrigerator, and the bus provides comfortable high-back bucket seats, foot rests and lots of storage area.But Sandy Beach is not just about comfortable and reliable transportation. The company’s experienced step-on guides offer tours for groups of up to 35 passengers to the area’s hottest spots, such as the Wright Brothers Memorial in Kill Devil Hills; Jockey’s Ridge in Nags Head; Manteo’s NC Aquarium, Elizabethan Gardens and Festival Park and all the lighthouses from Ocracoke to Corolla. As a wedding service, the company will plan and schedule transportation for everything from the bachelor and bachelorette parties to the final reception. They also offer the same services for business conventions and local civic groups, such as garden clubs, church and senior groups, music or art shows, all occasion parties and much more.Sandy Beach Tours adds that it wants to provide its customers with the “best service possible,” and continues to “drive forward” with that goal in mind. You can contact them via phone, email or their online form.
For wedding ceremonies, receptions or special events, Scott Franson offers classical guitar live music for a smooth, elegant sound. Classical guitar is a great choice for wedding ceremonies, and Scott can create a custom instrumental arrangement for your big day. Classical, spanish guitar offers a romantic and unique option for any wedding.
Simply Weddings OBX specializes in heartfelt and romantic wedding ceremonies across the Outer Banks. Officiant Patricia A. Walden will give your beach wedding the individual and custom attention you and your significant other deserve offer you the wedding ceremony of a lifetime. Simply Weddings OBX is dedicated to making couples happy with their once in a lifetime ceremony.
The Crowd is one of the most popular wedding bands in the Outer Banks, with a long history of showing brides, grooms and their guests a great time. The six-piece ensemble has been playing in the Outer Banks since 1996, offering classic rock, motown, soul, reggae, country and light jazz to please any audience. In 2011, The Crowd was voted best band in North Carolina by popular wedding magazine, The Knot.
If you are planning a wedding on the beautiful Outer Banks, you’ll need a reliable officiant to make your day official. The Outer Banks Officiant offers wedding officiant services across the Outer Banks and beyond. Rande Banks has been blessing newlyweds of various faiths for years helping couples attain the wedding ceremony of their dreams. Rande is a native and lifelong resident of the Outer Banks. As you wedding minister, he’s be considerate of your vow preferences to make sure your casual, contemporary, traditional, non-denominational or faith merging ceremony is all you expect it to be.
The Proper Setting is a wedding coordination service that wants to make your time here “on the edge of the earth” the best experience possible.The Proper Setting team, composed of couple Nannette and Eric Kalstead and associate Catino-Nason, boasts a combined experience of over 20 years. Involved in the wedding industry since 1995, Nannette is a designated Professional Wedding Planner with the Association of Bridal Consultants, and husband Eric has worked a number of years as a food and beverage manager, handling small to large events, including the 2002 Winter Olympics. Kerri is certified with the Association of Certified Professional Wedding Consultants and, along with the rest of the team, received rave reviews in Wedding Wire’s 2012 Bride’s Choice Awards.The team says its goal is to personalize your wedding in a way that sets it apart from any other you’ve ever seen - and at the same time help you work within your budget. They aim to cater to your style - from traditional to avant-garde or from “calm and serene” to “wild and free-spirited.” They’ll even provide consultation if you want to do it yourself.Among their ideas is a suggestion to substitute party favors for donations to the bride and groom’s favorite cause. Likewise, The Proper Setting does its share of donating, giving back to the Outer Banks community a portion of its profits.This service says it’s committed to being the “invisible resource” for brides and their families and gets great satisfaction from the “joy, laughter, and happiness” it receives as reward for “a job well done.”