Ceremony

Summer

Our Wedding

One of our favourite things to do during the summer is camping, we usually book at least 2 trips a year. We were getting ready for our last camping trip of the year at McGregor Point Provincial Park when Jake had this great idea to do a sunset picnic date at the beach one night while we where there. Bless his heart he tried and tried to convince me to get my nails done and pick a cute outfit for the date, even offering to book the appointment and pay to ensure that I went. Well me being stubborn as usual declined all his offers saying "why in the world am i gonna get my nails done and dress cute for camping, they will just get dirty and ruined." clearly being oblivious is another characteristic besides stubborn that you could use to describe me :) While camping comes and we are super excited to relax but Jacob just could not seem to sit still. It was day 3 into a 4 day camping trip, our last whole day there and our date day. When we woke up and came out of our tent we were surprised to find these two small dogs on our campsite. We made makeshift collars and leashes for them both and took them for a walk around the neighbouring campsites hoping their owner would claim them, but nobody was awake yet. We brought them back to our campsite and took care of them while we called the park to come and get them. Finally after a few hours go by a park truck comes, picks up the dogs and takes them to find their owner yay! Okay now we can relax right, NOPE! after lunch time Jacob gets a call from his work while on vacation, which is super odd. His boss wanted to speak to him about a new position at the plant and did not want Jacob to miss out on the opportunity for a promotion while on vacation. Now with this great news Im thinking this picnic was a great way to celebrate our last night. The time comes to go to the beach as the sun is beginning to set. I put on my comfiest leggings and tie-dye shirt for what I thought was a chill evening on the beach with the dogs. We get to the beach and it is practically empty, score! While finding a good place to sit and set up our blanket I see this lady sitting on a bench kinda just watching us so I decides to go further into the beach to get a bit more space and privacy for our date not realizing that I completely messed up the location that Jacob had picked out a few weeks prior when scoping the place out. Finally we get to a spot that I choose and Jacob is asking me to tie up the dogs to this tree so we could walk to the water, now this is where I started to get the "this is weird" feeling as we never leave our babies like that. We get out to the water and Jacob says to me "i'm pretty sure you knew this was coming" the weird lady starts running over with a camera taking photos as he drops down to one knee and asks me to marry him. I WAS IN COMPLETE AN UTTER SHOCK! Despite Jacob thinking I already knew what was going on I had no idea until he was on the ground. I started saying "no no no no no" in shock as he asks me to marry him, he even had to say "soooo is that a yes" cause I completely froze in excitement and shock. Then still taking it all in I hand Jacob both my hands, sticking consistent to awkwardly ruining everything, and he puts the ring on the wrong hand. If my reaction was not enough to show that I did not see this coming, the pictures sure do. Although I wish I listened to Jacob and put on some cuter clothes and did my nails, I love the way everything unraveled, it was just so us! He thought of everything from trying to get me all dolled up to having a photographer there to catch the moment! Once our little photoshoot was over we sat on the beach to have our date and he explained to me all the details of his planning process. We spent the rest of the night relaxing around the fire, taking it all in and discussing our ideas about our future wedding. We both just felt so high on life and could not imagine a better way to end the camping season.

The Engagement Story 

Our Story 

Camp Sites 

We have rented a large group site at the campground for the Ceremony and Reception. Any guests that wish to camp the night please let us know when completing your RSVP and we will co-ordinate with you directly to assign you a site.

Other Accommodations 

If camping isn’t quite your style, no worries! There’s a Best Western just 5 minutes down the street from the venue.Feel free to book your room directly with them to reserve your stay.

Accommodation

The Saugeen River 

For those of you who choose to camp with us, we’re thrilled to share one of our favorite pastimes with you. Our favorite summer days are spent on the river either having fun with our friends or relaxing with the dogs in the canoe. These experiences really contributed to the wedding we saw ourselves having. Once we found this campground that made it easy to enjoy all the things we love with our friends and family, it was a no brainer. The Saugeen River runs right through the campground easily accessible for swimming and other water activities. Feel free to bring your own canoe, kayak or float but don't worry, if you do not own any the campground has kayaks and tubes available for you to rent. If this is something you are interested in please contact us or talk to the park manager upon arrival. We will be able to get you all set up and provide good river routes with varying lengths.

Things to Do

Dinner will be served food-truck style!We’ve selected a few of our favorite dishes, for you to order from our special menu fresh off the truck. Relax and enjoy your meal at your own pace as the food truck will serve for 2hrs beginning at 5 O'Clock.

Dinner Service 

Cabin Assignment

Dome 1 -Rhian and SimonDome 2 -Bride and GroomBunky 1 -Kelly and RyanBunky 2 -Catrin and IanBunky 3 -TristanTrailer -Erin, Joel and EiraGaynorEdenYurt -JeevanJoeySite 57 -Trent and MackaylaDakota and ElizabethSite 58 -Ellery, Alexandra and SullivanSite 59 -Rayma and RhidianCaelinDafyddSite 60 -Jordan and BenNathanBrodySite 61 -KC and Abby * NOTE, any guests staying in a roofed accommodation are required to provide their own linens*

Check in Information

Check in is at 2:00 p.m August 8th We will provide you with the gate code in a private message the morning of. Once you arrive please follow the map to get to your site.

Check Out Information

guests must vacate their accommodations by 11:00 a.m Sunday August 10th

Guests that do not have an accommodation booked will need to park their car out front, before the gate, and walk from the entrance to the wedding site following our direction signs. 

Day of Information

Registry 

Q + A

Travel

As we begin our new adventure together, we are lucky to have everything we need for our home. We are so grateful to have you in our lives and to share this special moment with you, your presence is the greatest gift we could ask for. If you would like to give a gift, a contribution to our honeymoon and house fund would be greatly appreciated!

Ariana & Jacob

Ariana & Jacob

Accommodation

Camp Sites

Other Accommodations