Oceanstone Resort & Spa

At Oceanstone, the Atlantic does not sit politely in the distance.

It becomes part of the wedding.

Set along Nova Scotia's rugged coastline near Peggy's Cove, this seaside resort brings the ceremony, dinner, accommodation and the rest of the wedding weekend together in one place beside the ocean.

The vows can happen outside with the coast around you.

Salt air.

Water beyond the aisle.

And that unmistakable Nova Scotia landscape that could never be recreated with a backdrop inside a ballroom.

Then nobody has to leave.

Cocktail hour becomes dinner, with Oceanstone's in-house culinary team carrying the celebration from beautifully prepared dishes through to the late-night food that appears just when everyone thought they were finished eating.

The resort's cottages, suites and guest rooms mean the people closest to the couple can stay on the property too.

That changes the feeling of the wedding completely.

Guests arrive before the ceremony and settle in.

People wander between cottages.

Families who rarely get enough time together suddenly have an entire coastline and weekend to share.

There is even a Nordic spa on the property for couples who want the wedding escape to include a little genuine exhaling before or after the big day.

Then the ceremony finally arrives.

Everyone who has spent the weekend laughing, eating and watching the ocean together gathers in one place.

The music begins.

Two people meet at the end of the aisle.

And later, when dinner has become dancing and the formal parts of the wedding are finished, nobody has to say goodbye quite yet.

The cottages are still there.

The ocean is still outside.

Tomorrow morning, everyone can find one another again.

For couples who want a wedding to feel like an East Coast escape rather than a single evening, Oceanstone gives the whole love story a weekend beside the sea.