The Bayside Oceanfront Resort

There is something wonderfully calming about celebrating beside the ocean.

The Bayside Oceanfront Resort sits directly on the waterfront in Parksville, giving wedding weekends the feeling of a Vancouver Island escape from the moment guests arrive.

The resort specializes in wedding receptions, with the newly renovated Tidal Ballroom offering a bright, modern setting with floor-to-ceiling windows and plenty of room for dinner, speeches and dancing.

For the ceremony itself, couples can choose one of the beautiful beaches or gardens nearby before returning to the resort to celebrate.

That makes the transition especially lovely.

The vows happen beside the coast.

Guests make their way back to Bayside.

Then the couple has a few quiet minutes for photographs near the water before joining everyone again.

Inside, the tables are ready.

Glasses begin to fill.

Dinner becomes speeches and eventually the carefully prepared ballroom turns into something much warmer once the music starts.

Guests can stay right at the resort too, allowing the wedding to continue beyond the reception.

The next morning becomes one more chance to gather, laugh about the night before and look out across the same ocean that surrounded the celebration.

For couples who want their wedding to feel like a little Vancouver Island getaway, Bayside offers water, accommodation and an easy place to bring everyone together.