Accent Cruises

A Vancouver wedding on the water has a way of making the city look completely different.

Accent Cruises operates from Granville Island and specializes in weddings aboard private charter vessels, giving couples the opportunity to build the celebration around Vancouver's coastline rather than simply using it as a distant backdrop.

A ceremony can happen while the city, mountains and harbour surround the boat.

Cocktails can move onto the deck.

Dinner can unfold inside while the scenery outside keeps changing.

Then everyone can return outside as the light begins to soften across the water.

The experience is especially memorable for guests travelling into Vancouver.

Instead of simply attending a wedding reception, they get to see the city from the harbour while celebrating.

Accent's fleet allows different group sizes and styles of events to take shape, with professional crew and event support keeping the practical side of the day moving.

But it is the water that does most of the storytelling.

Mountains on the horizon.

Downtown behind you.

The wake disappearing into the harbour.

And somewhere in the middle of it all, two people beginning a marriage.