Island Sunset Resort

It is difficult to imagine a more fitting name for a Cape Breton wedding venue than Island Sunset Resort.

Set beside the ocean near Margaree Harbour, the resort gives couples a celebration where the water, beach and famous west-coast Cape Breton sunsets become part of the day without needing to be recreated through décor.

Weddings and events are part of the resort's hospitality operation, supported by a dedicated meetings and events contact.

Couples can bring the ceremony close to the shoreline, allowing guests to gather with ocean air around them and the Cape Breton coast stretching into the distance.

Afterwards, the celebration can move inside for dinner and the reception while the water remains close by.

Accommodation on the property makes the setting especially appealing for travelling family and friends.

Guests do not have to arrive for only a few formal hours. They can stay beside the coast, spend time together and experience the wedding as part of a wider Cape Breton getaway.

For photographs, the landscape supplies almost everything naturally.

Beach, harbour, ocean and evening light provide a changing backdrop throughout the day.

And when sunset finally arrives, the name of the resort suddenly makes perfect sense.

The sky warms over the water, glasses are raised and for a little while the whole edge of Cape Breton seems to belong to the wedding.

• A historic setting