Read on for details for directions, parking info, and all you need to know about our ceremony.
Ceremony Details
Time: Your invitation says the ceremony starts at 11:30am. Please leave yourself 10-15 minutes or so to park and be shuttled (see below under 'parking information') or walk to the ceremony site. (Longer if you want to use the washrooms at the West Concession first - a good idea, as washrooms are 1 km from the ceremony site.)
Seating: The Parks Board wedding permit only allows for 20 chairs at the ceremony site. This means that those who need one will have a seat, but the rest will be standing (there are some logs that border the site, too). The site is hard packed gravel, and we are aiming for a 25-30 minute ceremony. Plan your shoes accordingly!
Weather: Rain or Shine, Spanish Banks is the plan! It's the end of July, so should be good weather, but bring an umbrella (and maybe one to share) and a rain coat if it looks like rain. Pray for good weather, but we'll have a great time either way!
After the Ceremony
We'd like all guests to stick around for a group photo, and after that, we'll do groups of friends and family photos before the Bride and Groom and the wedding party leave for more photos.
There will be a few hours between the ceremony and reception. Check out In Between for some ideas of what to do or where to go between the vows and the party.
Directions
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GPS Coordinates: N 49 16.751 W 123 14.204 (Google Map it!)
Download a Word Document with maps and directions for both the
ceremony and reception by clicking here: Maps and Directions
(You don't have to sign up, just click the x on the sign in window to see the
document and you can download and print it from there)
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From North Vancouver:
- Cross the Lions Gate Bridge (Hwy 99 South)
- After the bridge, continue straight and the road becomes Georgia St
- At the Vancouver Art Gallery (Classical Roman-ish looking building), turn right/south onto Howe St
- Howe St will merge to Granville St southbound and carry on to the Granville St Bridge.
- Keep right at the fork off the bridge towards 4th Ave/Fir St
- Keep right at the next fork for 4th Ave West
- Follow 4th Ave for about 5.5 km. When you see Jericho Park on the right and the Jericho Garrison on the left, look for the sign for Spanish Bank/Locarno Beach
- Take the right onto NW Marine Dr and follow it as it winds towards Trimble St
- Turn right/north on Trimble St
- The road then bends left/west and becomes NW Marine Dr again
- From this bend, it is 2km to the parking lot nearest the ceremony. The ceremony site is about 400m west of the nearest parking lot (there is a drop off point that is closer for those who have mobility issues).
- See "Parking" below for more information about how and where to park, and look for the signs directing you to the ceremony site.
From elsewhere in Greater Vancouver:
- Find W 4th Ave and Granville St in Vancouver (Near False Creek and Granville Island)
- Follow 4th Ave west (away from Granville St) for about 5.5 km. When you see Jericho Park on the right and the Jericho Garrison on the left, look for the sign for Spanish Bank/Locarno Beach
- Take the right onto NW Marine Dr and follow it as it winds towards Trimble St
- Turn right/north on Trimble St
- The road then bends left/west and becomes NW Marine Dr again
- From this bend, it is 2km to the parking lot nearest the ceremony. The ceremony site is about 400m west of the nearest parking lot (there is a drop off point that is closer for those who have mobility issues).
- See "Parking" below for more information about how and where to park, and look for the signs directing you to the ceremony site.
Parking Information
Parking at Spanish Banks is free, but limited near the ceremony site. We will have a 'Wedding Wagon' to shuttle people parked in any lot west of the Spanish Banks East Concession and transit loop. The Wedding Wagon will drop guests at the nearest lot to the ceremony (350m away). For those with mobility issues, there is a parks access gate still west of the nearest parking lot where people can be dropped off that is 60m from the site. Watch for the signs directing you to the site.
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