Sidanna Retreat

There are weddings where guests attend for an evening.

Then there are weddings where everyone escapes together for a few days beside the ocean.

Sidanna Retreat was made for the second kind.

Set along Nova Scotia's coastline, Sidanna specializes in private oceanfront weddings of up to approximately 50 guests, with accommodation spread across its collection of coastal homes. Couples can plan anything from an elopement to a micro wedding or a multi-day celebration while keeping the people closest to them nearby.

That creates a very different rhythm from a traditional wedding venue.

The celebration can begin long before anyone walks down an aisle.

People arrive at their oceanfront retreats, settle in and begin spending time together. There may be dinner the night before, coffee overlooking the water the next morning and those wonderfully ordinary conversations that happen when everyone is together without rushing toward the next item on the schedule.

Then comes the wedding itself.

Couples can exchange their vows overlooking the Atlantic, surrounded by the dramatic beauty of Nova Scotia's coast. At the main wedding property, the oceanfront setting includes an expansive deck and climate-controlled clear domes, allowing the celebration to remain connected to the scenery around it.

Once the ceremony is over, guests can remain together for dinner and celebration rather than immediately scattering. Sidanna can also assist with catering, décor and other event details, helping couples create a destination-style wedding without having to build every part themselves.

But it is the privacy that may make the experience especially romantic.

For a little while, this piece of the Nova Scotia coast belongs to your wedding.

There is ocean beyond the ceremony, stars above the evening celebration and accommodation nearby when everyone finally decides the day is over.

Then the next morning arrives.

The Atlantic is still there.

Your favourite people are still nearby.

And for just a few more hours, the wedding does not have to be finished yet.