Wakamow Heights Bed & Breakfast

Wakamow Heights feels like the kind of place where a small piece of old Moose Jaw becomes part of the wedding.

The historic bed and breakfast brings the romance of another era to an outdoor ceremony, with the grand old house rising behind the gardens while everyone gathers on the lawn.

From May through September, couples can marry outside on the grounds.

The fountain creates a natural focal point for the ceremony, with the veranda and architecture of the inn giving the setting a character that does not need to be manufactured for the occasion.

And the gathering can be surprisingly large.

Outdoor ceremonies can accommodate celebrations reaching up to 250 guests, allowing couples to have the charm of a garden ceremony without necessarily having to keep the guest list tiny.

But Wakamow Heights is best understood as a ceremony venue rather than a traditional full wedding reception property.

Formal receptions are not hosted here.

Instead, couples can keep the gathering beautifully simple, with the possibility of an informal buffet and refreshments around the veranda before or after the vows.

That can be exactly right for the couple who does not want every wedding to follow the same formula.

Perhaps the ceremony is the heart of this part of the day.

Family gathers on the lawn.

The music begins.

Two people marry beside the fountain.

Then everyone lingers for photographs and something to eat before the celebration moves somewhere else.

Or perhaps the couple simply stays.

Wakamow Heights has guest rooms upstairs, including four Jacuzzi suites, giving the newlyweds somewhere wonderfully fitting to spend their first night married.

The party may happen elsewhere.

But the moment they said yes can belong entirely to this old house, its garden and one summer afternoon in Moose Jaw.