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����������� Want a destination wedding but can't afford to travel to an exotic locale?� No problem. The ideal spot might be a lot closer and more affordable than you think.
The Great Outdoors
������������ Search the website of your local state parks for stunning locales. Or write or call your state's parks and recreation department.� Chances are they have a list of lovely locations that have been used for weddings and parties.
�Vice-Versa
����������� If you live in the country, consider a cosmopolitan wedding in a nearby urban area.� If you're a city dweller, look for quaint bed and breakfasts in the country.� Farms or ranches add a new meaning to bridal path.�
����������� Locate a small town that prides itself on its Victorian charm for a turn-of-the-20th century wedding.� Or go bohemian by selecting an artist's colony for a matrimonial masterpiece.
Scouting for a Space
����������� Don't know how to find a lovely locale?� Go to a store that sells tourist attraction postcards.� Photographers love to capture scenic spots that are reproduced as postcards. And don't forget that libraries are the perfect way to study your state or those nearby.
Expand Your Horizons
����������� For more inspiration, don't forget vineyards, museums, aquariums, zoos, restorated villages, seaport villages, theme parks, or botanical gardens.� Many universities have historical buildings that would be ideal.� In fact, if you met in college, how about your alma mater?�
Mother Nature's Splendor
����������� �What are your state's most picturesque settings and the best time to see them?� A fall wedding in the woods or at a sky lodge or mountain retreat would make a spectacular autumnal setting.� Perhaps you'd prefer a wedding on a waterway in which you swim or sail. Canoeing to the ideal spot is a romantic way to arrive as well.�
����������� Select a spot and the time of year that is at its most beautiful for a breathtaking wedding.
Raise Your Sights on Sites
����������� A rooftop ceremony on a skyscraper would be breathtaking in more ways than one.� Or a hot air balloon ride with the setting or rising sun.� Charter a private plane or small jet for a truly heavenly setting.� The sky's the limit when you raise your sights on sites.
Still Stumped for a Site?
����������� Contact your convention and visitor's bureau or department of tourism for site suggestions.� If you're near the border, don't forget adjoining states as a source for sites as well.
������������ Remember, a slight change of your state's scenery may be all the change you need to go from done-to-death ceremony site to a stunning setting.
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