Oil Spill News

Sad news-- Our area of beach has received two waves of small tar balls over the past two days. The tar balls are small and quickly cleaned up but the fact that they are here is very disheartening to everyone who lives on and visits our beaches. Please be aware that none of our beaches are closed and everyone has been anticipating that we would at least see some tar balls over the next few weeks--so these are not unexpected. Crews are quickly cleaning up the areas of the beach where the balls are washing up and out of 27 miles of beach, the oil spill has only affected less than a mile of our coastline.

On Friday the first appearance of tar balls washed up just half a mile from one of our weddings but you would have never known it. The beach was just as gorgeous as ever and the water was beautifully clear and calm. There was even a pod of dolphins just offshore and everyone stopped what they were doing to watch as the dolphins rolled and jumped out of the water. Here is the happy couple-Sara and Jacob-on their June 18th, 2010 wedding day.

Here are two links for checking on the oil spill and area information. Panama City Beach Oil Spill and Panama City Beach Chamber of Commerce Oil Spill Updates We hope this info helps and remember--Our Beaches Are OPEN!

Summer Beach Weddings Update!

Summer is almost over and we've had such a busy season I was not able to post to the blog as I had hoped to do! Many couples decided that the Emerald Coast was the perfect place for them to exchange their vows this summer and in particular, Panama City Beach was the beach location for their special event!

One special thing we have done this year was to add a photography website to the Emerald Coast Beach Weddings website. This new site, April's Beach Photography will offer our services as a beach photographer for family beach photos, children photos and engagement photos---all in a beach or garden setting. We hope that even if you are not coming to visit our beaches for a wedding, you might like to have a beach photo session to remember your time here in Panama City Beach Florida

With the Fall wedding season already beginning, and bookings for next year already in full swing, we want to remind you that a beach wedding can be a fabulous and exciting experience for the entire family. And when you are ready to find that special company to handle the details of your special day, we hope that Emerald Coast Beach Weddings is the company you trust to turn your dream of a beach weddding into a reality!

And if you have booked your wedding and are busy planning your special day here, we have a new business that we would like to recommend to you as a wonderful way to spend an afternoon or evening. How Great Your Art is a unique art experience that is so much fun we just have to help promote it. A talented artist walks your through the entire process of creating a painting---all the steps on how to do it, the canvas, the paints, the inspiration--it's all covered in this very fun session. It's not "art lessons" but rather an experience that shows you and helps you create your own masterpiece. Large groups are welcome and we've found it to be a perfect way for a bride and her bridesmaids to spend an afternoon having great fun! Couples are encouraged to attend too as well as older children (teenagers). Private parties, kid's art experiences, it's just loads of fun and having done it several times myself, I have to admit it's a little addictive! Check out their website at www.HowGreatYourArt.com to see what it's all about and check the schedule of paintings and see the artists. The great thing is with a large enough private party, you can choose the artist and any painting by that artist! Paint a picture of Panama City Beach to take home with you!