Blessed Beach Weddings

Chris and Tabatha Tullis founded Blessed Beach Weddings on the Grand Strand in 2012. Chris is an ordained minister who writes and performs the ceremonies, while Tabatha handles coordination and decor for couples who want more than an officiant. The company is based in Myrtle Beach and has performed more than 2,000 ceremonies along the South Carolina and southeastern North Carolina coast.

Blessed Beach Weddings separates its ceremony-officiant service from its full-planning and day-of coordination offerings. The entry package, Tie the Knot & Go, covers a professional officiant-led ceremony and delivery and filing of the marriage license for $199. Higher tiers layer on photography, floral arbors, PA sound, and day-of coordination up to $2,199, and every tier includes silk florals and unlimited email consultation.

The Tullises marry couples from Myrtle Beach and North Myrtle Beach down through Surfside Beach, Garden City Beach, and Pawleys Island, and also travel north to Topsail Beach, Wilmington, and the Brunswick County beaches of North Carolina. Ceremonies include traditional, non-denominational, elopement, and vow renewal formats, and the company says it tracks beach permit requirements as part of its full-planning packages.