Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club

There is something timeless about a wedding beside the water.

Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club sits where the Kennebecasis and Saint John rivers meet, with its historic clubhouse looking out across Brothers Cove.

Built in 1901, the clubhouse carries the warmth of a place that has been gathering people together for generations. Its waterfront setting gives couples a wedding that feels connected to Saint John while still wonderfully removed from the city.

The day can begin with guests arriving beside the river.

Boats move across the water.

The clubhouse slowly fills.

Then the ceremony begins and, for a little while, everything outside seems to quiet down.

Afterwards, the newlyweds can step toward the waterfront for photographs while everyone else begins celebrating inside.

There is something lovely about those few minutes beside the river.

The nerves are gone.

The vows have been said.

And the wedding they spent months planning is finally happening somewhere behind them.

Later, dinner fills the clubhouse and evening settles over the cove.

For couples who love the idea of a smaller waterfront wedding with genuine maritime character, Royal Kennebecasis Yacht Club offers something beautifully simple.

An old clubhouse.

Two rivers meeting nearby.

And everyone they love gathered beside the water.