There are mountain weddings where the peaks form a beautiful background.
And then there are weddings where you actually travel up the mountain to say your vows.
Fernie Alpine Resort gives couples both.
Set in British Columbia's Elk Valley, the resort is surrounded by the dramatic Lizard Range, with wedding spaces that allow the mountains to remain part of the celebration from the ceremony through to the evening.
For couples who want a little adventure woven into the day, the Kodiak Deck sits at the top of the Elk Chair.
Guests ride the chairlift upward before gathering for a ceremony high above the valley, with mountain views stretching in nearly every direction. The deck can welcome up to approximately 100 people, creating the sort of wedding entrance nobody is likely to forget.
Back at the base of the mountain, the Lizard Creek Lodge Lawn offers another outdoor ceremony setting framed by the surrounding peaks.
Then everyone comes inside.
Cirque Restaurant brings a more refined alpine feeling to the reception, with floor-to-ceiling windows keeping the Lizard Range visible beyond the tables. For couples who want something a little more relaxed, the Griz Bar has the character of a true mountain gathering place, with rustic interiors, a stage for music and room for approximately 150 guests.
But a Fernie wedding does not have to begin and end within the ceremony timeline.
Guests can stay at Lizard Creek Lodge. Friends can arrive early for a weekend in the mountains. Family can gather before the wedding without everyone being scattered across different places.
Then comes the morning itself.
Someone opens the curtains and sees the mountains.
People begin getting ready.
The chairlift starts carrying guests upward.
And somewhere high above the valley, two people stand together while everything below suddenly feels very far away.
After the vows, the mountains remain.
They are there during photographs.
They are still outside the windows during dinner.
And they are waiting the next morning when everyone wakes up and realizes the wedding they planned for so long has already become a memory.
For couples who want their wedding to feel like an adventure shared with everyone they love, Fernie Alpine Resort gives them one extraordinary place to begin it.
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