Wedding traditions of Vancouver
Vancouver weddings sit between the mountains and the sea, and combine Pacific, Chinese and South Asian customs.
The city is known for outdoor weddings, mountain-top chapels and its Chinese and Punjabi communities. The First Nations of the coast have their own protocols for feasts and ceremonies.
A wedding here
Couples marry at a park, in a garden or at a gallery. The BC Vital Statistics Agency issues licenses through service centres.
Chinese and Sikh weddings
Chinese weddings in Richmond have a tea ceremony and a banquet of many courses. The Punjabi Market and Surrey host Sikh weddings, with the Anand Karaj in a gurdwara.
Wedding customs of Vancouver
Also part of it, and being written: Wedding (General customs.), Chinese wedding (Customs.), Potlatch (A feast ceremony of the northwest coast.).
A wedding trail idea for Vancouver
- Stanley Park A park for ceremonies.
- Capilano area A forest setting.
- Richmond banquet halls Chinese banquets.
Written by the EveryShaadi desk with AI assistance. Opening hours, venues and wedding-season dates change; check locally before travelling. Customs differ from place to place and family to family. If this is your tradition and we have it wrong, tell us.
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