Looking for a charming location for an intimate North Carolina Beach wedding? The Beacon House has everything you need to plan your big day. We will provide you with all the necessary information for getting married in or on Carolina Beach. We can help you locate decorations, party rentals, arrange for flowers, wedding planning services and even suggest catering for your rehearsal dinner and/or reception with our trusted vendor referral list. We can host your actual wedding at the Inn, host a reception or rehearsal dinner, or simply house guests and provide an intimate setting that enables you to spend quality time with your guests. Our Inn works especially well as a home base for bridal parties and families of the bride and groom.

Our main Inn has 7 bedrooms with Queen beds, and 2 and 3 bedroom cottages available for families with small children or pets. Our rooms range from a Whirlpool suite to a 2-BR Romance Suite, which provides some additional room for lengthier stays. You can rent any combination of buildings and choose packages that include a full southern breakfast, private dinners, or onsite catering that range from seafood extravaganzas to pig roasts!

We'll do whatever we can to make sure you have an effortless experience that exceeds your expectations! Our Inn is meant to be comfortable and relaxing; we invite you to bring family and friends and curl up on our couch or hang out on our verandas, and do nothing but visit and enjoy your stay on Pleasure Island!

Guests: We can accommodate 40 for a wedding
Overnight Guests: We can accommodate up to 35 using the Inn
and all three cottages. The Inn itself can sleep 15.

Common Areas: The Inn has 2 front verandahs, which can be used for intimate dinners and small weddings. The dining room can also accommodate smaller gatherings such as lunches and showers. There is a grassy area on our grounds where a large tent/tables can be set up with dance floor to accommodate an outdoor reception.

Costs: In order to use the Inn for any Weddings, Receptions, Dinners, etc… from April-Sept, the cost of the facility is $2500 for 2 nights, and $1000 for each additional night. Because this is our busiest time of the year, we are unable to rent only part of the Inn as it wouldn't be fair to other guests. This includes use of the entire building (with some restrictions) and sleeping accommodations for 15 with breakfast. For Oct-Mar, rates are negotiated based on length of time and location in use. Please contact us for custom prices during this time.

Please fill out our online questionnaire so that we may be able to more accurately answer your questions and provide you with pricing specific to your needs.
The Beach: We are across the road from the beach, you just have to walk out the front door, to the left and walk across the wooden "walk-over" to get your feet in the sand. Or you can sit on the front porch - with a little breeze the sand will come to you!
Location: We are 20 minutes south of Wilmington located on Pleasure Island. Coming into Wilmington on either 40, 74/76, or 17 - one road leads to us! College Rd, turns into Carolina Beach Road, which brings you to Snow's Cut Bridge and right into Carolina Beach.
Cooking: We provide all the linens and kitchen essentials in the Cottages, and guests are welcome to cook in any of them. However,
cooking is not allowed in the Main house.
We do have a full size refrigerator available for guest use.

We will provide a full, southern breakfast each morning for Inn guests, and can make arrangements for Cottage guests at an additional minimal charge.
Other meals can be catered such as receptions, rehearsal dinners, or lunches

1. Weddings can be performed on the Beach with an independent minister/priest/etc…
2. We can host the wedding at the Inn using the front Main stairs.
   A tent and chairs may be set up in the front parking pad
   to accommodate up to 30 guests.

You do not have to be a North Carolina Resident to be married here, but you do need a license. It may be issued by the Register of Deeds office in any county in North Carolina. Once issued, the marriage license is valid for 60 days. There is no waiting period, physical exam, or blood test required.

In New Hanover County, Marriage License Applications are taken from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm Monday thru Friday at the Branch of Vital Records Department Office located at 24 N. Third St. which is in the basement of the restored Courthouse, Room 101. The phone number is 910-341-4538.

The fee for a marriage license is currently $50. Certified copies are $10 each. All three of the following forms of identification are required for both the Bride and Groom.

• Valid driver's license or DMV picture ID card
• Certified copy of birth certificate
• Valid Social Security card
• All applicants under 18 years of age must have parental consent.
• If you have been divorced in the last 60 days
  you should bring your divorce papers.

Carolina Beach allows weddings on the beach. You are permitted to set up chairs, tents, anything that is temporary. When finished, you must clean up the area and remove all items and trash. Be sure to leave enough room for emergency vehicles to pass through. Parking is scarce unless you use the pay lots. The town also has a gazebo on the Boardwalk near the beach, which can be rented for $25. Call the Parks and recreation for more information at 910-458-7586.
Kure Beach allows weddings on the Beach. However, no chairs or tents are permitted. Parking is scarce. If more information is needed, please call the police department at 910-458-7586.

Fort Fisher Historic Park has a gazebo on the ocean which is available for weddings. Please call 910-458-5538 for availability. A $100 donation is requested for the use of the Gazebo. A $25. deposit is needed for signs showing the Gazebo is closed to the Public for a private wedding. There is free parking at this location.

Fort Fisher State Park located next to the Aquarium is also a possibility. Once you pass the "rocks" at the Ft. Fisher Historic Park, you are on State Park land. To be married along this strip of beach, there is a $30 fee and you need to fill out a Special Activity form which is available at the State Park.
Please call 910-458-5798 for more information.

Thank you for your interest in the Beacon House!