Northern Michigan Wedding Photographer captures Grand Hotel Wedding Mackinac Island

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

The Wedding season for me begins tomorrow and I am excited for all of the beautiful lilacs on the island.  It is fantastic right now.  The weather is starting to be more summer like and the smells are wonderful from the flowers.  Get away from the crowded summer months by going now to Mackinac Island, Michigan.

These images are from yesterday on Mackinac Island, Michigan with friends from the Grand Rapids area.  If you are thinking about a Wedding on Mackinac Island please check out my beautiful Wedding Photography and now that you are treated with the best customer service and receive the best products on the market, guaranteed!

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The Mackinac Island Destination Dream Wedding Weekend hosted by the Mackinac Island Visitor Bureau is a fantastic way to see the beautiful Island in Northern Michigan and get ideas for your Wedding on Mackinac Island, Michigan.

The weekend is balanced out to allow you to visit locations around Mackinac Island and meet some of the Vendors available for your Wedding on the Island.    As a member of the Mackinac Island Tourism Bureau, vendors are allowed to set up space in island locations to visit with the incoming brides and grooms on Saturday.

Unfortunately, I, Paul Retherford Wedding Photography,  will be busy shooting a Wedding at Castle Farms on Saturday and I will not be on Mackinac Island until Sunday to meet with people.  If you would like to set up an appointment please call me at 231.445.1793 or email me at paul@paulretherford.com

Another option to REALLY see who I am and how I work is to go to Images for a Cure and book a Photography session with me for Sunday October 11, 2009.  Click on the find a photographer tab and then find Paul Retherford Wedding Photography or just click here.  The Sessions are over 50% off and all of the proceeds go directly to The Breast Cancer Research Foundation!  You get all of the images on DVD for your use to print, an online website with images placed on it, images uploaded to Facebook which you can tag too.  What a wonderful way to spend an hour of your day on Mackinac Island.  Rent a bike and lets go have some fun on the island!

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Please feel free to visit my Mackinac Island Wedding Photography website and call me to set up a meeting or appointment at 231.445.1793

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Yesterday I attended the Mackinac Island Visitor Bureau Media meeting at the Lilac Tree on Mackinac Island, Michigan.  Wow, online content and Web 2.0 is moving at a shocking rate.  What I thought that I had figured out is now changing.  I met some more of the Mackinac Island Business owners and that was cool too.

The weather was to die for too.  I couldn’t believe that I was watching the flag on The Grand Hotel lying against the pole, no wind.  There is always some type of beautiful breeze on the island.

On the way off of the island I picked a few things up at Mackinac Outfitters which is running a storewide 40% off sale.

Check out the video that I took on my Flip Video leaving the island.