Saturday, November 15, 2008
The West Coast
According to Vital Statistics of Canada, there has been a dramatic increase in the amount of Weddings held here on The West Coast of Vancouver Island in recent years. In 2007 there were between 500 and 600 wedding ceremonies celebrated between the small towns of Tofino and Ucluelet, that is more than 1 a day.
“The Perfect Day”
Why are more couples deciding on A Destination Wedding?
Especially on ”Elopement Packages” ?
Well there are a few reasons for this:
- More and More Canadians are spending their “well earned dollar” in their own country, where it has true value.
- Many couples are on their second marriage and have come to the realization that this time around they are going to have a very simple wedding doing exactly what will make them happy.
- Other couples, have realized that they do not have to go abroad for a white sandy beach to have their intimate wedding on, that right here in beautiful British Columbia we have amazing stretches of clean beaches just waiting to be walked upon.
Many of the guests that are coming to these weddings are making it into their yearly vacation.
Some couples think that when they decide to have a destination wedding that that will keep their guest #’s down but in fact surprisingly 80% of guests invited to a West Coast Wedding decide to come!
So if you are looking for a stress free, intimate wedding with just the two of you or a couple of hundred of your closest family and friends, then think no farther away than right here in Tofino or Ucluelet.
Saying Goodbye!
We would like to say “Good Luck” to Lynn Wilson on her new Career Change.
Lynn has been one of our two local Commissionaires here in Ucluelet for the last few years.
Lynn has been studying to become a Reverend and will be ordained in the near future, in doing this she has also decided to move to Victoria. Many couples have had the pleasure of having Lynn perform their wedding ceremony and discovering that she has quite the sense of humour.
Thank you Lynn and good Luck in your new Life!
THE LOVE STORY
I have to share with you, what I do for a living. The reason for sharing it with you is that there are not that many rewarding careers out there. I help create a dream, a fantasy, a love affair of the heart. The secret that little girls share only with their favourite doll—–yes you’ve guessed it
“Their Wedding Day”
Can you feel it now, the anxiety, the bulid-up, the nerves, the prayers, the dress—oh yes the dress, there is only ever 1 dress for every bride, there are a couple of maybe’s but only 1 that when she steps into it her smile comes from within. Now don’t let me sugarcoat this buying a wedding dress is probably the hardest part of the entire wedding but if you have never experienced it, you must, simply ask if you can tag along with a friend or friend’s daughter. That joy that the bride exudes from the perfect dress is priceless! Now planning a wedding is not an easy feat especially a destination Wedding unless you know who can do what, where, how, on time and within your budget. Remenber most brides only do this once “Plan a wedding” whereas I get to do this often. I know who is the right fit for each individual couple and I know how to circumnavigate The Modern wedding with at least one or more member of the extended family. Elopements are becoming very trendy, they are both stress and fuss free and the bride and Groom do whatever makes them smile, be it running into the ocean with a vera wang gown or rollling up the new wool pant leg. I help create The Love story wedding memories
Local Business changing hands!
In this 1st edition, I would like to honour a self-made business woman. Camilla Thoroughgood—–the previuos owner of Crabapple Floral serving both Tofino & Ucluelet for many years. Many if not all of the resorts and businesses here in town have displayed floral arrangements designed by Camilla and her designers. Every week, she would try and give each client their own individual centrepiece never making 2 the same. She is known for her candid nature and creative vision.
Good Luck Camilla and Ray in your new adventures, we can’t wait to see what other ideas you have up your sleeves!!!
