Hello, my name is Paul Retherford

Welcome to my Mackinac Island Wedding Photography Blog. I am a full-time working Professional Photographer working on Mackinac Island Weddings. My style is a nice mix of Candid, Traditional, and Wedding Photojournalism. See why hundreds of Weddings Clients RAVE about Paul Retherford Wedding Photography.

Mackinac Island, Michigan is a fabulous location to be Married! There are no cars allowed on the island so walking, biking, and horse drawn carriage are the means of transportation. Life is slow paced and the island is beautiful! I work at all of the Mackinac Island Locations doing Weddings, Family Images, Pet Photography, Children, Senior Images, and more. Places like The Grand Hotel, Mission Point Resort, The Inn at Stonecliffe, The Island House, Iroquois Hotel, Chippewa Hotel, Little Stone Church, St. Anne's Catholic Church, Fort Mackinac, Historic Mission Church, and all Mackinac Island Wedding locations.

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Grand Hotel Mackinac Island Porch Wedding | Paul Retherford

August 9, 2011

Porch outdoor Wedding Grand Hotel Mackinac Island, Michigan

Kristie and Todd are a fabulous combination. Their love shined through on their Wedding day at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan in Northern Michigan. This location is a beautiful spot for your outdoor Wedding in a destination location that is only accessible by horse, bike, or foot; no motorized vehicles permitted. This adds to the alure of the Grand Hotel and they huge porch Wedding location. The sound of the horse hooves clanking by adding to the soft melody of the cellist created a utopia for their Wedding ceremony.

Kristie and Todd opted to have a first look and then do all of their images prior to the Wedding ceremony so that they could spend all of the time with their family and friends at their intimate Wedding Ceremony and Reception on the Grand Hotel porch. Here are some of the beautiful images we captured prior to the Wedding Ceremony on the porch at the Grand Hotel, Mackinac Island.

The bride and groom opted for more of a magazine style, fashion shoot. They like the more edgy images and we made nice, creative images together. Here are just a few.

Then the beautiful couple was married on the porch at the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Cheers to Kristie and Todd on being in love forever!

Grand Hotel Wedding Photographer

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Mackinac Island 2010 Wedding Season Thank You

November 14, 2010

Thank you Mackinac Island Brides and Grooms

It was a great year for Paul Retherford Wedding Photography and I want to thank all the Wedding clients for the 2010 Mackinac Island Wedding season who trusted me to capture the most important day of your lives. I am honored that you chose me. Hopefully my captures will bring you back to that special place in Northern Michigan again and again. When you make it back up this way feel free to get in touch. Cheers to Love and Happiness!

Check out samples of my work at Paul Retherford Mackinac Island Wedding Photography.

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Somewhere in Time Wedding Grand Hotel Mackinac Island Michigan

October 22, 2010

Grand Hotel porch Wedding Photography Mackinac

What a beautiful Wedding on the porch at the Grand Hotel during the Somewhere in Time weekend. Sally and Jim traveled all the way from California to elope during the Somewhere in Time weekend. As it turned out, Jane Seymour would not attend their Wedding but Katie Flynn, her daughter, would be in the audience.

grand hotel lawn photo somewhere in time photo

Grand Hotel Wedding Somewhere in time photo

Somewhere in Time Wedding Grand Hotel Porch Mackinac Island

The beautiful Wedding flower design is by Margaret’s Garden at the Grand Hotel.

Somewhere in Time Gazebo Mackinac Island

Please visit my Grand Hotel and Mackinac Island Wedding Photography and see the Wedding slideshow below.

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