A week or so before the wedding, Groupon had a buy-one-get-one-free deal for “The Lost Colony” tickets. I purchased the deal for two tickets and two back stage passes for the June 14 show. Total cost: $31 (versus $62). Part of our Thursday would be spent on Roanoke Island, so we decided to make it…
Our Wednesday adventures took us south on NC 12. We headed out early (who sleeps in on vacation?) to beat the crowds. Our first stop was the Cape Hatteras Lighthouse. Piece of advice: 90% of the touristy sites on the Outer Banks are open from 9 am to 5 pm. If you want to do…
Monday night, we planned our next adventure. In an effort to see all of the Outer Banks in a week, we decided to visit an area each day. We looked north to Duck and Corolla for Tuesday and thought going on a horse-watching expedition would be fun. First thing Tuesday, I called Wild Horse Adventure…
Monday morning, we woke up bright and early to head to the beach. Our beach house was about halfway between Kitty Hawk and Kill Devil Hills and about a block off the beach. We walked down to the public access entrance and were laying on the beach by 8:30 am. Mac wasn’t in a sunbathing…
Our honeymoon was amazing. A week of nothing to do, no wedding errands to run, no work to do. Pure relaxation. I’m going to blog about each day separately and recap all the stuff we managed to cram into five days. Today, I’m going to share some information about our Outer Banks house rental. Why…
Mac and I discussed the need* for a wedding coordinator after we booked the Botanical Garden. We were mainly looking for a non-family member or guest to work with our vendors to set up and oversee the set-up, reception, and clean-up. Sharon, the CFBG event coordinator, gave us a stack of vendor information after our…