Picture a small historic town with roots that go back to the war of 1812, huge 200 year old trees, orchards, vineyards, bike trails, the Niagara River and a clear view of the Toronto skyline against the sunset.

Imagine a place where people actually know your name in the postoffice, and yet you can walk to world class theatre and four star restaurants.

Visualize a place where you are 15 minutes from one of the seven natural wonders of the world, 45 minutes from Buffalo and only 90 minutes from Toronto.

That's Niagara-on-the-Lake!

When it comes to unique locations for your ceremony & reception - Niagara has it all. You can choose from a traditional ceremony in a historic church or go wild with a public ceremony aboard the Maid of the Mist at the base of Niagara Falls (best skip the wedding "hair doo" if you go for this option!)

We even have a miniature church nestled alongside a vineyard just five minutes out of town.

Did you know that there are over 20 vineyards right in Niagara-On-The-Lake and several of them offer the opportunity to hold your ceremony and reception right on the grounds? There are even two Inns set on the edge of the vineyards which offer wedding packages for couples planning weddings for 10 - 120 people.

When you are interviewing wedding planners in the city where you live, ask yourself the following questions: Does this person really know all of the vendors that I am going to need personally? Does this person have multiple contacts for all the services that I will require? Will I have to pay a premium just to get this person to look at the venue site with me?

Chances are the answers are: sort-of, not reallllly and yes.

The benefits of working with a wedding planner who actually lives in the region in which they live are numerous:
- they have first hand knowledge of the venues that they are recommending
- they have established working relationships with all of the vendors that you will require
- they won't charge you 2-4 hours travel time just to take a look around town
- they have connections for supplemental services(such as accommodation for your out of town guests)
- they will know someone or some way to solve any last minute problem
- they can reconfirm all of your bookings & arrangements in person
- they can provide driving directions that even your Aunt Mable can follow!

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