Dianna Colnett and Ian Guthrie are keenly interested in British Columbia’s natural world and they enjoy camping and kayaking throughout the province. They are all too aware of the habitat degradation that threatens the survival of many species.

After many years of living together, Dianna and Ian decided to celebrate their life together in a marriage ceremony. They had all the household items they wanted, so they asked friends and relatives to consider a donation to The Nature Trust of British Columbia in lieu of a wedding gift.

Instead of receiving gifts that we would not be able to use, we had the tremendous satisfaction of knowing that The Nature Trust would use donations from our friends to protect critical habitat somewhere in British Columbia. And, our friends and relatives told us that it was an appropriate way to honour our marriage, given our love of nature.

Dianna Colnett and Ian Guthrie