At home or not?

It is your wedding and your vision. I understand that family can play a factor into making decisions. But if getting married in the mountains is something you both want and means something to you then go for it!

My FH and I like 4 hours North from our family and could not decide on what city to get married in. We ended up looking at venues that fit what we were looking for regardless of location and ended up choosing something completely different, now everyone has to travel. Once we showed our family photos of the venue they understood and have fallen in love with it as well.

We currently live in Nova Scotia and that is where we plan on getting married. Our entire family is from either Manitoba or Ontario so everyone will have to travel. I wanted to do what was best for us though plus this way we can invite more people knowing a lot wont be able to make it (I have a large family and reducing the guest list was difficult).

View quoted message This is so funny! This is the space my partner and I decided on as well! Very cool hall!

Thanks Breanne! I recall seeing that venue in looking through all the options - What a great space!! I'm finding it challenging to figure out all the details from far away, but I'm certain we'll make it work - it's so gorgeous out there!

Looks like we'll be getting married three weeks before you - we'll have to keep in touch and compare notes.

Thanks again for sharing, and congratulations on your engagement!

Lisa

View quoted message Hi Lisa!!! Congratulations on your engagement! I’m definitely comfortable sharing! We have selected the Canmore Miner’s Union Hall. At the time we booked (October of 2017), the venue was the cheapest we could find! We are paying $1,500...and we get the venue from 10am on the Friday until 4pm on the Sunday. Gives us time to set up, have our rehearsal dinner, our Saturday ceremony and reception, and then our gift opening on Sunday with clean up to follow. Bob, the hall manager has been a dream to work with so far. When we booked, he said they were going to be raising their prices, as they could afford to do so and still be the most affordable venue. I believe (don’t quote me...) that the fee is now $3,000 for the same amount of time that we paid for. One of the other advantages of this venue is you get to provide your own alcohol and catering. The hall is also a historical building and I LOVE that element. It fits our personalities perfectly and we love the rustic/vintage vibe.

I hope this helps!!!

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Hi Breanne, we are getting married in Canmore in 2019. I'm curious, (if you are comfortable sharing) which venue you selected? We are still looking at a few options.

Lisa

We are from Winnipeg, but are getting married in Canmore - lots of reasons that I won't get into here, but it's the right fit for us. We understand that it may mean some people aren't able to join us, due to travel, cost, time, etc., but we understand. After all, the wedding is about us, and this is what makes the most sense for us.

These are great points and have given us a few different directions to discuss and consider. Haven't quite made our decision yet though we are definitely getting closer. Just wanted to say thanks!

I think you guys need to do what makes you happiest and feel right. It is way easier to plan a wedding where you currently live than away. We got married 3 hours from where we live and the only reason it was so smooth is because our venue was family property but even then we had to make the effort to dedicate weekends to wedding stuff. Just remember that it is your day and other's will always have an opinion but you need to do what you guys want.

I decided to do what we wanted - we are getting married in the mountains!! Do what you two want. It’s YOUR day

We are getting married in Canmore because we had our hearts set on the mountains. We found a super affordable venue!

It’s tough but go with your gut/budget.
we’re based in Ontario but trying to make a Victoria Bc wedding weekend work. For us if it can’t happen this way, we’ll elope.

In all honesty, if you want to have a mountain wedding, then you definitely should! You can always cut costs by having a smaller wedding. We originally wanted to get married in Kananaskis or Canmore, but we chose not to because of some family not being able to travel (older) We are totally fine with it as we want the most important people to be there. But there is still a small part of me that gets a little jealous when I see wedding photos from the Rocky Mountains lol

Planning a wedding where you live is much easier. We know first hand as we live in BC and are planning the wedding in Ontario where our family lives. We were going to make the wedding here but realized about 90% of the guests we want to invite from home wouldn't be able to make it. For us the only additional cost will be the flight there and back, as we will stay with family leading up to the wedding and just before we head back home.

It’s definitely easier to plan a wedding in the same town you live in. It’s ultimately your wedding so your decision! I like pro and con lists when I’m trying to determine the best route. Good luck with your decision!