West Coast Weddings and Events

Thursday, July 1, 2010

Tents on the beach!

I have been planning weddings for 4 years with my own business and for a couple of years before that locally and have been asked many times by prospective clients to please help them have their perfect West Coast Wedding on the Beach with a tent for rain back-up!
Sounds easy but it is not and just in the last weeks Gordon Johns of the Chamber of Commerce has got concrete information about the issue.

Tents for 12 and under are allowed on the beach as long as there is no liquor!
Tents for more than 12 people might be allowed but first a request to do this has to be presented to the District of Tofino for approval and stipulations set in place. There is a catch, No Liquor is allowed and the Tofino council only meets about twice in the summer months so your permission request has to be applied well in advance of your preferred date.

So unfortunately this does not work for all of you wanting to have your wedding and the amazing view in a tent on the beach.

There are a few great places that have views and welcome weddings, whether they are Resorts, Restaurants or Private Houses, we look forward to assisting you in finding the right venue for your Perfect Day in either Tofino or Ucluelet

Chad and Colleen June 30th

Great Day yesterday for a wedding, little cloudy, but warm. Mike Gitelman presiding and did a really good job, the clients love him.
Round Beach was the ceremony location by Big Beach in Ucluelet and then onto Wick Beach for some cold feet, wet dress but fantastic smiles of Love all around with Michael Farrow getting some great shots.
2 days prior to the wedding Chad decided he wanted a Tux/Suit to wear and Jim's Menswear in Port Alberni even with Grad going on was able to fix him up!
The backdrop as you can see is rugged and dramatic with phenomenal Old growth trees to give some colour.

Wednesday, June 30, 2010

Last day of June

What a great Sunny Day and it so happens that I have a 4pm Wedding today in Ucluelet.

6 people from Saskatoon who had a fantastic wildlife trip last night with Archipelago Cruises.
If you want to try Whale Watching and want to learn a little bit of the Local History dating back to when the Japanese settlers first arrived then this is the trip for you, plus the bonus of hopefully seeing some great wildlife, if not whales, sea lions, eagles and otters.

Commissioner Mike Gitelman met with Chad and Colleen yesterday, he is very knowledgeable of the area and is known to tell a story or two. Originally they were getting married at Terrace Beach however there is construction happening nearby and so Mike took them to a few other beaches and a little cove around from Big Beach is the new Wedding Site.

I will fill you in later as to how the the day unfolds!
Have a fun time in the sun~