"A Winter wedding in the Rockies" Top 5 Page for this destination Canmore Things to Do Tip by Bwana_Brown

Our youngest daughter has been living in Alberta for a few years now and she and Ryan suddenly decided that it was time to get married! In checking out possible venues for a winter wedding, they liked what they found out about the Bear & Bison Inn in Canmore. This little town specializes in both tourism and weddings, with the Bear & Bison alone hosting about 60-70 weddings per year. The size of the establishment perfectly fitted the limited number of guests that had been invited and, with a fresh coat of snow the day before, it was an extremely picturesque sight!

I had never even contemplated that someone would want to hold a wedding outdoors at night in the wintertime Rocky Mountains, but that is exactly what they decided to do! Fortunately, the weather cooperated, with a balmy -3 C (27 F) for the half-hour ceremony in the outdoor gazebo, with a nice open fire helping to keep the temperature comfortable. Nevertheless, it was quite bit different from our days in Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea where Carolyn was born all those years ago!

Afterward, we all retired to the dining room where we were served an amazing meal, speeches were made and the dancing began! It all worked out amazingly well as the 'Brown' family members converged from Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and Alberta to take part in Carolyn's wedding.

Address: Canmore, Alberta (see Accommodations tips)
Directions: On the eastern side of the valley in which Canmore nestles