As our guests, you'll be arriving from many far-flung places; but most of you will probably be routing through Vancouver at some stage on your journey. From there, you will either have to make a connecting flight to Victoria, or catch the ferry to cross the beautiful Strait of Georgia (seen here from Mayne Island) and reach Vancouver Island. (I know, it's sort of confusing that Vancouver is not located on Vancouver Island, but just go with it.)
To get to Vancouver Island by ferry, you can either bring a vehicle or go as a walk-on passenger. If you're lucky, a talented Coast Naturalist will be working on board and can tell you all sorts of awesome facts about orcas. But even without the interpretive talk, the scenery is stunning.
www.bcferries.com
The ferry will dock at Swartz Bay, which is a convenient 10-minute drive (20 minutes by bus) from the nearest town, Sidney, and an almost-as-convenient 15-minute drive from our wedding venue. If you're bringing a vehicle, we recommend that you make a reservation - you can do this from their website or via their toll-free number. In general, the ferry sails every two hours, at 9 am, 11 am, 1 pm, and so on. Since our ceremony starts at 5.30, we recommend that you catch the 1 pm ferry at the latest. This will give you time to check into your hotel and get your bearings before heading up to Sea Cider.
If you're feeling particularly flush, you can always take the Helijet.
http://www.helijet.com/n/
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