Fort Langley is supposed to be an awesome place to go, and really it is. But if you're thinking of having your wedding here, please think twice.

We just recently had our wedding there this past August. The venue was awesome for pictures and everyone had an amazing time, but that's probably because they don't know everything else that happened.

Leading up to the day, communicating with them was extremely difficult to say the least. No one would respond to me for weeks and when they did, I would get one word replies to a paragraphs long message. Arranging everything (which was all done by me. while going to school and working full time) was hard. I persevered because I thought it would be worth it. 

Then, much closer to the day, they put me in contact with someone else. Who was absolutely amazing. She made our day even more memorable. I will NEVER forget her and her amazingly warm, kind and helpful personality. 

Unfortunately, most of what was communicated to the original person in charge of our wedding, (I suspect) never got communicated to her (a big example of this was whether or not security would be hired for the overnight care of our belongings that had to be left behind. This caused A LOT of frustration and unnecessary stress leading up to our day, and now more than a month later. 

At 11:30pm on a Saturday they RUSHED us out of the facility. Liquor and gifts and everything we could see and grab was hastily loaded into limos. All the while were being told (rather rudely) to get off the property. We loaded the liquor and attempted to load the non-alcohol despite being told by the bartender we were not allowed to do so (the bartender was hired by the Fort Langley on-site caterer but we knew we had to take it as our liquor license was over -- something he should know as bartender). 

So off we rush -- my new husband and I to our honeymoon and our guests to the after party. We leave the clean up to our generous friends and family. Upon their arrival to the fort, they see strewn Red Bull. Broken drink dispensers. Missing audio equipment. Missing wedding cake. Someone had VERY OBVIOUSLY broken in and stolen the most expensive items they could find.  

Jumping the fence is rather easy to do, which we were told by Fort staff prior to our event (hence us discussing security). Thankfully it wasn't much, but my brand new stand mixer (in yellow!) had been mistakenly left behind (that's what we get for rushing). I had been waiting years for that stand mixer and I hadn't even taken it out of the box. But it was gone. (This, by the way, is really the only thing I care about that was taken.) Apparently the security we were told they would look into was never followed through with. If we had been told this, we would have hired our own -- in fact, we had been looking into it for another venue we were considering. Unfortunately for us, we were told they would do it.

So they waited TEN DAYS to call the police. The police have told us The Fort has rather poor security -- dim lighting, etc. Now the fort is telling us that there was no evidence of a break in (because apparently we would throw Red Bulls around, break our own drink dispensers and steal our own stuff.) In fact, we are apparently to blame (this comes after we told by several Fort employees that our belongings would be safe if we left them there). Haha..  Ahhh...!!!!

They do not have the experience to deal with weddings. There is no understanding of the amount of communication, time, work and MONEY that is necessary to plan such a significant event. 

BEWARE of holding such a significant event with them. And if you do plan on having one there, make sure you hire security if you leave ANYTHING behind.

Size 10, unaltered in Pewter (same colour as in the sample I was wearing). It is stunning and very elegant! I felt very pulled together as the fit and style is unbelievable. Regretfully for sale as I have found something more suiting for my destination wedding.

Paid $1700 asking $1400 obo (make me an offer!)

Please contact me should you have any questions or would like to see more pictures. The model pictures do not show the full beauty of this dress :)

ameralusion@hotmail.com

Sara

Anyways! Is there anywhere along the west coast that wouldn't be too far away, has a beach that gets WARM, and has more of a pamper vibe than a roughing-it vibe? I don't want to camp, I want massages and romance and bathing suits. Does that exist in the region without spending as much as we would on flights/hotels for far-away destinations?

We are new to the area. Help would be very appreciated!

thanks

Any thoughts would be appreciated! Thanks!

Just looking for any recommendations for DJ's for Central/Northern Vancouver island (I'm in the Comox Valley). Preferably looking for someone more affordable, in the $500-700 range. If you have anyone you'd like to recommend please let me know!!

My fiance and I are coming to Vancouver next weekend to on a work trip and decided to extend it a few days for ourselves. Just curious about the nightlife and what to bring to wear. Any tips or suggestions for restaurants, bars, things to do during the day, etc. would be truly appreciated!!!! :)

Ashley 

We're planning to get married in Tofino in August of 2013. It will be a fairly economical affair-- we're looking to get married on Long Beach, and are going to have the ceremony at the Tofino Community Hall. We're set for a caterer as well.

I'm just basically looking for any advice or insight my fellow Knot-ties can offer on anything at all about getting married in Tofino, since we are planning the wedding from afar. Any suggestions for florists, decoration rentals, etc? Did you bring much in from any of the larger cities nearby, like Nanaimo? Where did your guests stay? Were hotels good about blocking off rooms in advance? Any recommendations for a good place to stay for those of us arriving in advance?

Thank you kindly!!