Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa

Some wedding mornings begin with traffic outside a hotel window.

At Galiano Oceanfront Inn & Spa, they can begin with the Pacific.

Set along the coast of Galiano Island, this boutique resort surrounds weddings with ocean views, gardens, towering West Coast greenery and the feeling that everyone has travelled somewhere genuinely special to be together.

Couples can plan everything from a private elopement to a destination wedding of up to approximately 100 guests, with ceremony possibilities that include the oceanfront lawn, garden settings and spaces overlooking the water.

That means the landscape is never very far away.

The ceremony can happen with the ocean beyond the vows. Afterwards, guests settle into cocktails while the newlyweds wander toward the shoreline or gardens for photographs.

For a little while, the wedding becomes quiet.

Water ahead.

Forest around them.

Everyone they love somewhere behind them.

Then it is back to the celebration.

The Inn offers dining, wedding planning support, guest accommodation and an on-site spa, allowing the wedding to become more than a few carefully scheduled hours.

Friends can arrive early.

Family can stay nearby.

The couple can wake the following morning still surrounded by the same people who danced with them the night before.

For couples who dream about gathering their favourite people somewhere beautiful and simply staying there for a little while, Galiano Inn offers something deeply romantic.

An island.

An ocean.

And enough distance from everyday life to notice every part of the day.