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Wedding Tips

by Lifestyle staff, Lorrie Walker and numerous others
Music: Look for a local band in the area. Call the local tavern or legion. Consider a single entertainer with a guitar to give a kitchenparty feel to the end of your evening,following a deejay.Lots of popular bands are available for weddings like Signal Hill, Fortunes Hand, Boys Next Door, and Big Fish. Talentsource.ca has lists and bios. For CDs, include anything by the Rankins, Lennie Gallant, Shaye, Sarah McLachlan, Bruce Guthro, or Great Big Sea. At the ceremony, a celtic harp and bagpipes are perfect.

Food: Scallops, mussels, lobster, bannock, fish, blueberries, strawberries, chowder, salt water taffy, or anything out of a Nova Scotian cookbook.

Decor: Nova Scotia tartan, blues of the sea, shells, seaweed, fish nettings, lobster traps, Celtic symbols, flag, or sailboats.

Flowers: Go natural with lupins, daisies, dainty mayflowers (an official symbol of Nova Scotia) and Purple Heather that can be picked around the province.Use them for bouquets, decor and on your cake.

Locations: You can get married and have receptions at Pier 21, on the Tall Ship Silva, at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic, at resorts such as Keltic Lodge, Digby Pines, Oak Island Resort, at Grand Pré or Gaspereau wineries, at Acadia University Grounds, at Halls Harbour in Kentville, on the waterfront boardwalk or Historic Gardens in Annapolis Royal, the waterfront docks at Digby, Grey’s Beach in Yarmouth, the Cruise Pavilion in Sydney, & most golf clubs.

Photography locations: Along the waterfront, Citadel Hill,on a tall ship,Peggys Cove, in front of lighthouses, on the beach, the Dingle Park on the Northwest Arm, the Public Gardens, Chebucto Head lighthouse, Hemlock Ravine Park, historic sites.

Attire: The groom and groomsmen especially love getting decked out in kilts or Highland dress, sporran and all. You can rent or buy at The Plaid Place on Barrington St., including Nova Scotia tartan, or try MacIsaac Kiltmakers and Celtic gift shop, St. Peters, Cape Breton.

Originally published in the Spring 2007 issue of Lifestyle Nova Scotia Magazine.