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

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.

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.

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.

Cynthia and Jim have been in love for a long time.   Cynthia has been coming to Mackinac Island, Michigan since a baby with her family.  She dreamed about having a fairy-tale Wedding at the Grand Hotel since she was playing with dolls.  It all came true on this beautiful fall day in Northern Michigan on the porch of the Grand Hotel.

Wedding on porch of Grand Hotel

The beautiful Wedding flowers were designed by Margaret’s Garden at the Grand Hotel.  Margaret’s Garden always does such a perfect job with their flowers.

Grand Hotel Wedding interior photo

Fall color at Grand Hotel Mackinac Island

Happy to be your Grand Hotel Wedding Photographer

Maria and John eloped to Mackinac Island, Michigan at Mission Point Resort for their Wedding vows at the gazebo on the lawn.  It was a small, intimate Wedding with just Maria and John and the witnesses.  The evening was perfect weather.  Maria designed all her flowers and decorations.  They are both from the Detroit area.

Manda from Mission Point Resort did a wonderful job coordinating the Wedding event.  Both Maria and John were very happy with their choice for the Wedding ceremony.   After the Wedding the couple went out on Mackinac Island in celebration.

See more of the Images from this Wedding in the Wedding Photo slideshow below and then visit my Mackinac Island Wedding Photography website.