Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens

Some wedding venues need flowers brought in by the truckload.

At Annapolis Royal Historic Gardens, they are already waiting.

Spread across seventeen acres in one of Nova Scotia's most historic towns, the Gardens offer couples a wedding setting shaped by winding paths, mature trees, archways, heritage plantings and one of the property's celebrated rose collections.

Weddings are an established part of the Gardens' current program, with spaces suitable for everything from an intimate ceremony to a much larger outdoor celebration.

That variety gives couples the freedom to let the property guide the day.

A ceremony can happen surrounded by flowers and greenery. Guests can wander through the grounds while photographs are being taken. Every turn seems to offer another background, from climbing roses and garden paths to enormous trees and the surrounding Annapolis landscape.

There is also something beautifully fitting about beginning a marriage somewhere rooted so deeply in history.

The Gardens represent centuries of Nova Scotia settlement and horticultural history, yet every spring the landscape begins growing again.

Old roots and a new beginning.

For a wedding, the symbolism almost writes itself.