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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Mackinac Island Wedding Photography | Mission Point Resort

June 12, 2010

Wedding at Mission Point Resort | Mackinac Island, MI

Thursday I had the opportunity to capture the intimate Wedding of Michele and Paul at Mission Point Resort Gazebo on Mackinac Island, Michigan in Northern Michigan. Destination Weddings on Mackinac Island are beautiful! Come on up to Mackinac Island to have your Wedding on an island with no motorized vehicles, just horses, bikes, and walking.

Wedding at Gazebo at Mission Point Resort

Michele and Paul were married on Thursday this week at the Gazebo at Mission Point Resort on Mackinac Island. It had been raining for almost two days and the skies cleared for this beautiful couple. It was just fabulous light and the intimate Wedding was perfect. We spent about 1.5 hours together making images around Mission Point Resort.

Here are the Mackinac Island Wedding Vendors:

Wedding Ceremony and Reception Location

Mission Point Resort

6633 Main Street

Mackinac Island, Michigan 49757

Email: weddings@missionpoint.com

Website: www.missionpoint.com/weddings/contact.html

Phone: 1.800.833.5583

Wedding Photography

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography

Mackinac Island Wedding Photographer

Phone: 231.445.1793

Email: paul@paulretherford.com

Website: www.PaulRetherford.com

Wedding Flowers

Weber’s Floral and Gifts

Mackinac Island & St. Ignace locations

P.O. Box 1844
Mackinac Island, MI 49757
Phone: 906-847-6070
Toll Free: 1-800-643-8243
Email: info@webersfloral.com

Website: www.Webersfloral.com

Wedding Hair and Makeup

7th Heaven Salon & Spa

PO Box 1892
Mackinac Island , MI 49757

Phone: 906.847.9977

Email: info@7thheavensalons.com

Website: www.7thheavensalons.com

Wedding Officiant

Reverand Tom Marx

Phone: 1-877-881-9736

Wedding Musician

Roger Humphrey

Wedding Guitar

Phone: 1.8o0.266.0795

Email: info@rogerhumphrey.com

Website: www.RogerHumphrey.com

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Mackinac Island Weddings | 2010 Destination Wedding season begins

April 5, 2010

Mackinac Island Wedding | Wedding destination island

The 2010 Mackinac Island Wedding season is about to begin. The weather has been everything but normal this year. Last year the snowmobiles were still running today and now there isn’t but a hint of snow on the ground. We have already seen 80+ degree temps that have broken records too. Who knows what the weather will be like this year. Hopefully it will be just a bit warmer than last summer on the island though.

Paul Retherford Wedding Photography (Me) is still available for Wedding Photography commisions on Mackinac Island. I have a handful of Weddings booked this year on Mackinaw Island and I will be happy to book some more Photography sessions and Weddings. I capture Weddings, trash the dress, fash the dress, family, pet, engagement, senior, lifestyle and whatever else you can think up. I have had everything from simple headshots all the way to a large Wedding on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

Mackinac Island is a destination location in Northern Michigan that is a motor-free island. The common modes of transportation are feet, bike, and carriage. The island has a beautiful downtown with a mix of boutique and trendy shops with lots of food and fudge. Bring the entire family and enjoy a vacation. Do a hike around the island, rent a horse and carriage, bike the 10-mile island loop, check out the arch rock, see beautiful landscapes gardens and houses, relax on the lawn by the lake, bring your dog, fly a kite, shop, or just people watch and make new friends.

How about your high school senior pictures on a cool island like Mackinac Island? The images are truly spectacular and the opportunities for images are spectacular. Everything from water to nature to architecture to horses…cool stuff!

The fash the dress/trash the dress sessions on Mackinac Island, Michigan are really awesome! Hire a horse carriage to travel around the island and I will lead and follow you on my bike and capture fabulous images in and out of the carriage. I create images that tell your story of the trip around the island and the love and emotion between the two of you. The images that I create will be cherished forever, my testimonials will prove that! The sessions are going to be the highlight of your Mackinac Island Trip!

If you have any questions please let me know and I can help you plan your perfect Wedding Photography or Photography session on Mackinac Island, Michigan | your Destination vacation location

Check out the Mackinac Island Photography slideshow below:

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Mackinac Island Wedding | The Inn at Stonecliffe Wedding | Mackinac Island Wedding Photographer

June 18, 2009

The Inn at Stonecliffe Wedding on Mackinac Island, Michigan in the Grotto & Lookout Point

Mackinac Island, Michigan in Northern Michigan is a spectacular location for your destination Wedding, Elopement, or your traditional large family Weddings. Mackinac Island is located between the upper and lower peninsulas of Michigan on Lake Huron and it is a short, 15 minute, ferry ride to the island destination. There are no vehicles allowed on the island and this makes for a perfect location for Weddings. Book your Mackinac Island Wedding today!

The Inn at Stonecliffe is one of the many awesome locations for Weddings. The Inn at Stonecliffe is away from the downtown Mackinac Island area and has a beautiful view of the Mackinac Bridge from the back porch. You can go to lookout point and see one of the best, if not the best, view of the Mackinac Bridge, Mackinaw City, and the Straits of Mackinac.